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Leadership Day Christchurch

20th November 2012

Cutting Edge 2012 School of Addiction 2013 Cutting Edge 2013 Practitioner Registration

Cutting Edge 2012

 Relevant:

97.5%

 Enjoyable:

99%

 Recommend:

89%

 Cost reasonable

80%

School of Addiction 2013

 7th - midday 9th March  Parnell, Auckland  Theme: Identifying, assessing and

managing cognitive disorders in addiction clients

 Tutors: Dr David Manchester,

neuropsychologist; Vanessa Caldwell; Dr Philip Townshend

 Intended for experienced practitioners  Fees start at $339.00  Application forms on the website

Cutting Edge 2013

 Rotorua Convention Centre  Site visits and pre-conference meetings: 11th

September

 Conference: 12th & 13th September  Workshops: 14th September

Proposals out for membership consultation Revision of proposals as result of consultation Consideration by executive 29th November

 All to be qualified in addiction studies  Provisional registration  Supervisor accreditation  Phasing out associate endorsement  Overseas applicants to show evidence of

equivalency of qualification and competency in working with Maori & with Pacific

Renewal of Registration Criteria: from the membership consultation Five substantial issues were raised in the feedback.

1

Immediate post-graduate training for allied health practitioners too expensive and likely to deter entry into the workforce Recommendation: this criterion be deleted and replaced with a new criterion stating that all applicants applying for full registration must hold a level-7 addiction-specific qualification. So this leaves the timing to negotiation between the allied practitioner and their employer. Provisional registration can last up to 3 years.

2

The gap between post-qualification and being provisionally registered will be problematic especially for those returning to the workforce. Salaries are based on registration and the 1 year+ gap will be a disincentive to entry into the workforce No changes recommended

3

Why Te Taketake and not other level 6 courses? No changes recommended

4 What if applicant’s scope of practice doesn’t meet the range of the competencies? What if CPD requirements aren’t met by the practitioner? Recommendation: retain the Associate Practitioner endorsement for under-performing registered practitioners. They cannot stay at associate level for more than one year

5

The proposals will be out of step with funding contracts – so longer transition period required. Recommendation: that while a beginning date is set for 1 July 2013, dapaanz will consult with funders and planners and if the date is not reasonable then dapaanz can adjust the start date in response

Supervision Six substantial issues were raised in the feedback

1.

Two years immediate experience in addiction will cut out numbers of experienced people (those returning to the workforce, those in non-clinical positions), and move supervision duties to less experienced staff or take out experienced staff from practitioner duties

Recommendation: delete the two year requirement and reduce the years of clinical practice to three. Thus: Have completed a minimum of 3 years of clinical practice in working with addiction

• 2. Plea for inclusion of NZAC registered

counsellors Recommendation: include membership of NZAC as an approved profession. They will still need to meet the remaining criteria, including three years experience in working with addiction

• 3. What if an experienced practitioner

wants non-AOD specific supervision

• r those who contract-in particular

supervisors to meet particular needs? Recommendation: no change

4 Where does supervision provided by cultural rather than AOD practitioners sit? Recommendation: no change

5 Replace HPCA registration with membership of HPCA-registered associations + NZAC and SWRB Recommendation: Agree to this change

6 Some rural areas will not be able to provide accredited supervisors Recommendation: no change