Source: https://www.europsy.eu/national-requirements-austria
Timestamp: 2019-04-24 04:22:22
Document Index: 426137995

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 15', '§ 24', '§ 15', '§ 24', '§ 4', '§ 33', 'Art. 1']

National Requirements Austria | Europsy
National Requirements Austria
Applying for EuroPsy in Austria? visit : https://www.europsy.at/
The education for psychologists in Austria is a 5 year study comprising 3 years BA + 2 years MA.
Recognition of university education programmes as meeting EuroPsy requirements for clinical and health psychologists is undertaken by a national accreditation authority of which the judgments are accepted by the Austrian National Awarding Committee, and for work and organisational psychologists in co-operation with the National Awarding Committee (NAC).
Recognised programmes exist at 7 universities in Austria. The names of universities and programmes which meet the EuroPsy requirements are listed below:
Almer Mater Rudolfina Wien BSc + MSc-Programm
Karl Franzens Universität Graz BSc + MSc-Programm
Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg BSc + MSc-Programm
Leopold Franzens Universität Innsbruck BSc + MSc-Programm
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt BSc + MSc-Programm
Sigmund Freud Privat universität Wien BSc + MSc-Programm
UMIT – Private Universität Tirol BSc + MSc-Programm
The arrangements are different for psychologists in different fields.
The requirements for health psychologists to become recognised by the Federal Ministry of Health as chartered health psychologists are:
1,553 hours supervised practice + 100 units supervision (= 70 units group-supervision + 30 units single supervision) + 76 units self-experience (1 unit = 45 minutes)
(See Psychologists Act (2013): § 15 The competent authority is the Federal Ministry of Health)
The requirements for clinical psychologists to become recognised by the Federal Ministry of Health as chartered clinical psychologists are:
2,098 hours supervised practice + 120 units supervision (= 80 units group-supervision + 40 units single supervision) + 76 units self-experience (1 unit = 45 minutes)
(See Psychologists Act (2013): § 24
The competent authority is the Federal Ministry of Health)
The requirements for work & organisational psychologists are:
1600 hours supervised practice + 25 hours supervision
See BÖP-Certification Regulation
The requirements for clinical & health psychologists offering supervision are a minimum of 5 years experience as a chartered clinical & health psychologist + CPD (30 units per year), and for psychologists offering self-experience a minimum of 5 years experience as a chartered clinical & health psychologist + 120 hours self experience
These requirements are regulated by the Psychologists Act (2013): § 15 + § 24
The requirements for work & organisational psychologists offering supervision are a minimum of 3 years listed in the BÖP-register of work & organisational psychologists + CPD 16 hours per year + optional training in supervision
These requirements are governed by the BÖP
“Psychologist” is a legally recognised and protected title for clinical & health psychologists. The federal law is the Psychologist Act of 2013 with the competent authority the Federal Ministry of Health, Register
For work & organisational psychologists recognition of title “psychologist” by Psychologist Act § 4
There is no requirement for a licence or entry in a register for work & organisational psychologists. The BÖP register is voluntary and the majority of W&O psychologists in Austria are registered.
A licence and entry in a register is required by federal law for practising psychology as a clinical & health psychologist (Psychologist Act, 2013) by the competent authority, the Federal Ministry of Health, Register
There are requirements for CPD for Clinical Psychologists and Health Psychologist and Work & Organisational Psychologists.
Clinical & Health: CPD: 30 units per year or 150 units within 5 years
(1 unit = 45 minutes) See: Psychologist Act (2013): § 33
Work & Organisational Psychologist: CPD = 16 hours per year
See: BÖP-Regulation: Art. 1.5 + App. 4
https://www.boep.or.at/service/zertifizierung/arbeitspsychologie
listing organisation = BÖP
License or registration is not restricted in time and no revalidation is required