PACFA Certified Supervisors

Eligible practitioners may apply for listing on the PACFA National Register as a PACFA Certified Supervisor. PACFA Certified Supervisors are Clinical Registrants whose practice includes the provision of professional supervision to counsellors and/or psychotherapists.

You can search for a PACFA Certified Supervisor using the Find a Therapist search function. For more information, visit the Find a Therapist page.

The PACFA Register of Supervisors is intended to be a resource for psychotherapists and counsellors rather than a mandatory requirement. PACFA Registrants are not required to undertake their supervision with a PACFA-certified supervisor, although they may choose to do so. This ensures flexibility for practitioners to access supervision from a variety of sources.

Eligibility

The PACFA Supervision Training Standards set out in detail the requirements for supervisor training to be undertaken by Certified Supervisors. For details, review the Supervision Training Standards.

In addition to meeting the Supervision Training Standards 2020, applicants must also meet the requirements outlined in the Register Requirements for Certified Supervisors.

  • Applicants must have at least 5 years’ practice experience, including 3 years as a PACFA Clinical Registrant (or equivalent membership of a comparable professional association).
  • Applicants must complete a Supervisor Training Program that meets the Supervision Training Standards — including at least 36 hours of theory and practice, and 10 hours of supervision practice with 2 hours of supervision.

Previously there was a transitional pathway, which ended on 30 June 2020.

PACFA Certified Supervision Programs

Applications

Please note: The Certified Supervisor application pathway is temporarily closed.

An updated application pathway will open in early October. The new application form and supporting resources will be available at that time.

Applications currently have a processing time of 4–6 weeks.

Renewals

Certified Supervisors renew their Registration with PACFA annually, at the same time they renew their Clinical Register listing.

The renewal requirements are as follows:

  • The renewal requirements for Certified Supervisors are included within the renewal requirements for Clinical Registrants, with some variations as detailed below.
  • Certified Supervisors must complete 20 hours of Professional Development within the previous 12 months (it is recommended that 5 hours relate to supervision practice).
  • Certified Supervisors must undertake 15 hours of formal supervision linked to practice in the previous 12 months (it is recommended that 5 hours relate to supervision practice).

For more information on registration renewal, please visit the Renewal Requirements page.