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As we reach the first cohort of renewing Certified Practising
members with Provisional CPSP status who completed their
entry-level speech pathology course three or more years ago, the
options for renewing are as follows:
Members can upgrade from Provisional to full CPSP status if they
have met the requirements below prior to renewal:
• The member MUST have worked a minimum of 200 hours
in speech pathology practice post course-completion,
with at least 12 points in PSR activity type M for receiving
mentoring and/or clinical supervision since commencing
employment. This must have occurred in the period prior to
the first renewal at which the member is eligible to move from
Provisional to full CPSP status,
• The member has undertaken sufficient professional
development to meet the annual requirements of the PSR
program of a minimum of 20 points per annum across at
least two different activity types, with at least 12 points
in PSR activity type M receiving mentoring and/or clinical
supervision and completion of both SPA online Independent
Study activities – the SPA Evidence-Based Practice
Independent Study Resource and the SPA Ethics Education
package.
Provisional CPSPs have up to three (3) years to meet the
requirements to move to full CPSP status or failing this, the
member is no longer eligible for Certified Practising membership
with SPA.
According to which criteria have not been met, the following
actions will occur:
• If the member has NOT worked a minimum of 200 hours
of speech pathology practice, they will cease to be a
SPA Certified Practising member and will not be able to
renew/rejoin as a Certified Practising member until they
have successfully completed the Speech Pathology
Australia’s Re-entry program.
OR
• If the member has worked a minimum of 200 hours of
speech pathology practice but NOT with supervision
and/or mentoring (as per SPA Guidelines) post-course
completion, a SPA staff member will follow up with
the member who will become Non-Certified in the first
instance.
• If the member has worked a minimum of 200 hours
of speech pathology practice with supervision and/
or mentoring (as per SPA Guidelines) post-course
completion, and the ONLY criteria not met is completion
of SPA’s the Ethics and EBP resources, a SPA staff
member will follow up with the member who will become
Non-Certified in the first instance.
368 835.
Please note that this information may be subject to updates
– for current information, members are encouraged to go to
New outcomes for members with
provisional CPSP status
CERTIFIED PRACTISING MEMBERSHIP WITH PROVISIONAL CERTIFIED PRACTISING SPEECH PATHOLOGIST (CPSP) STATUS
WAS DISCUSSED AT THE RECENT BOARD MEETING WITH THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES.
• All Certified Practising members including provisional CPSPs
are now eligible to use the title Certified Practising Speech
Pathologist and the post-nominals CPSP.
• Certified Practising members with Provisional CPSP status
who received 2017 membership certificates without the
wording are, “eligible to use the title Certified Practising
Speech Pathologist and the post-nominals CPSP” are
entitled to a new membership certificate with this wording.
• The updated certificate can be obtained by logging into the
member’s profile online.
Go to the Speech Pathology Australia Website and log in to
Members > Update Your member Details. Click the tab My
Membership and then the button Membership Certificate to
download. To print your membership certificate simply click on the
PDF icon.
If you have any questions please contact the membership team
on or
1300 368 835.
Provisional? You can use CPSP
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