Bron is joined by Kate Crosher (founding director of the Australian Educational and Developmental Psychology Association, AEDPA) to unpack the Australian Psychology Board's proposed training pathway redesign. Kate breaks down what the proposed changes are in plain English, reassures current trainees and early career psychologists about what could change (and what isn't), and makes a compelling case for why every psychologist should make a submission before the consultation period closes on June 10th, 2026.

They chat about:
👉🏽 What the single five-year pathway to general registration would look like
👉🏻 Why the proposed AQF level drop from 9 to 8 matters for salaries, career progression, and research
👉 The risks and opportunities of industry-accredited workplaces replacing registrar program
👉🏿 Why the Board is proposing to remove provisional registration and what student registration means instead
👉🏾 How to make a submission (even if you only have 10 minutes) using the AEDPA submission generator

Guest: Kate Crosher, Educational & Developmental/Clinical Psychologist and Founding Director of AEDPA

LINKS

• To make a submission by June 10th 2026, complete this form. Feel free to use AEDPA's Consultation Submission Generator to help you out. You can also provide brief feedback by completing this survey.
• Kate's psychology practice, Enfys Psychology - Kate is also a Board-Approved supervisor 🌈
• AEDPA Position Summary on PsyBA Training Pathway Redesign Consultation and here's info about the Australia Education and Developmental Psychologists Association
• More information on redesigning the higher degree pathway from the Australian Psychology Board
• Information from AAPi about the PsyBA proposal
• Submission from the Australian Psychological Society (APS)

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Producer: Michael English

Music: Home

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