Kia ora H. G.
We acknowledge receipt of your official information request received on 26
November 2024 for information about University of Waikato Clinical
Psychology programme applications. 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 20 working days after the day your request was
received, being 24 December 2024. If we are unable to respond to your
request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe. If
any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your request,
please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken into
account.
Ngâ mihi
Anna
OIA Admin
Corporate Services - Legal
University of Waikato | Private Bag 3105
Hamilton 3240 | New Zealand
[1]www.waikato.ac.nz
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From: H. G. <[FOI #29336 email]>
Sent: 26 November 2024 5:41 PM
To: OIA Admin <[University of Waikato request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Registered psychologists applying
for clinical psychology
 
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Dear University of Waikato,

I am requesting information regarding:
- the number of registered psychologists who have applied for your
clinical psychology programme each year for the years 2020 - 2024.
- the number of registered psychologists who have been offered places in
your clinical psychology programme each year for the years 2020 - 2024.

I note that recent proposed changes by the Psychologists’ Board would
narrow the scope of registered psychologists, so that only clinical
psychologists would be able to make complex mental health assessments and
diagnoses. If these proposed changes were implemented, registered
psychologists would either be unable to make complex mental health
assessments and diagnoses, or would have to be considered on a
case-by-case basis to do so.

I am wondering whether these proposed changes may have led to increased
numbers of registered psychologists applying for clinical psychology
qualifications, because a clinical qualification would allow them to
continue to make complex mental health assessments and diagnoses, even if
the changes proposed by the Psychology Board go ahead.
As such please, advise whether your clinical psychology admissions staff
have noted any new trends in clinical psychology applications - formally
or informally - that could be related to these proposed changes.

Yours faithfully,

H. G.

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Kia ora H. G.
Please find attached the University's response to your request for
official information.
Ngā mihi
Anna
OIA Admin
Corporate Services - Legal
University of Waikato | Private Bag 3105
Hamilton 3240 | New Zealand
[1]www.waikato.ac.nz
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From: OIA Admin <[University of Waikato request email]>
Sent: 27 November 2024 2:24 PM
To: H. G. <[FOI #29336 email]>
Subject: Re: Official Information request - Registered psychologists
applying for clinical psychology
 
Kia ora H. G.
We acknowledge receipt of your official information request received on 26
November 2024 for information about University of Waikato Clinical
Psychology programme applications. 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 20 working days after the day your request was
received, being 24 December 2024. If we are unable to respond to your
request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe. If
any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your request,
please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken into
account.
Ngā mihi
Anna
OIA Admin
Corporate Services - Legal
University of Waikato | Private Bag 3105
Hamilton 3240 | New Zealand
[2]www.waikato.ac.nz
The content of this email is confidential and intended for the recipient
specified in message only, unless otherwise stated.

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From: H. G. <[FOI #29336 email]>
Sent: 26 November 2024 5:41 PM
To: OIA Admin <[University of Waikato request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Registered psychologists applying
for clinical psychology
 
[You don't often get email from
[FOI #29336 email]. Learn why this is
important at [3]https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific... ]

Dear University of Waikato,

I am requesting information regarding:
- the number of registered psychologists who have applied for your
clinical psychology programme each year for the years 2020 - 2024.
- the number of registered psychologists who have been offered places in
your clinical psychology programme each year for the years 2020 - 2024.

I note that recent proposed changes by the Psychologists’ Board would
narrow the scope of registered psychologists, so that only clinical
psychologists would be able to make complex mental health assessments and
diagnoses. If these proposed changes were implemented, registered
psychologists would either be unable to make complex mental health
assessments and diagnoses, or would have to be considered on a
case-by-case basis to do so.

I am wondering whether these proposed changes may have led to increased
numbers of registered psychologists applying for clinical psychology
qualifications, because a clinical qualification would allow them to
continue to make complex mental health assessments and diagnoses, even if
the changes proposed by the Psychology Board go ahead.
As such please, advise whether your clinical psychology admissions staff
have noted any new trends in clinical psychology applications - formally
or informally - that could be related to these proposed changes.

Yours faithfully,

H. G.

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the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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