13 October 2025 The Australian Counselling Association (ACA) is proud to celebrate the formal endorsement of the National Standards for Counsellors and Psychotherapists in Australia by the Hon. Mark Butler MP, Minister for Health, Disability and Ageing. This historic milestone...
Media Release For Immediate Release Brisbane, 13 October 2025 The Australian Counselling Association (ACA) welcomes the formal endorsement of the National Standards for Counsellors and Psychotherapists in Australia by the Minister of Health, Disability and Ageing, the Hon. Mark...
November 11, 2024 Consultation Open - Share Your Thoughts The Australian Counselling Association (ACA) is pleased to announce the release of the draft National Standards for Counsellors and Psychotherapists , an important milestone in advancing recognition...
July 5, 2024 ACA CEO Jodie McKenzie recently attended a one-on-one stakeholder engagement session focused on developing National Standards for counsellors and psychotherapists, a project lead by the Department of Health and Aged Care. This discussion was a significant...
July 5, 2024 The Australian Counselling Association was invited to participate in the Department of Health and Aged Care’s (DoHAC) Scope of Practice Review in early June. ACA CEO Jodie McKenzie represented the counselling and psychotherapy community of ACA in the last of the series...
May 11, 2024 Federal Government Invest $300,000 into National Standards for Counsellors and Psychotherapists On 11 May 2023, Assistant Minister for Mental Health, Hon Emma McBride and a team of other government officials and stakeholders held a one-day forum...
April 16, 2024 Dear Members, Great news! We have heard from the third party consultants, Allen + Clarke Consulting (“Consultants”) who will be working with the Department of Health and Aged Care on the development of the National Standards for Counsellors and Psychotherapists in...
March 18, 2024 Dear Members, I received an update from the Department of Health today (18 March 2024) advising that they have appointed a third party contractor to assist with the research and analysis, facilitate sector consultation and develop a draft set of National Standards. The...
February 27, 2024 Dear Members, I received an update from the Department of Health today (27 February 2024) advising that they are in the final stages of the procurement process and hope to have the provider in contract in the next few weeks. No further update at this time. ACA is...
November 21, 2023 As we near the end of November 2023, we wanted to provide you with the latest information regarding National Standards for Counsellors and Psychotherapists, led by the Federal Government. As communicated in our previous update in May 2023, the ACA, in collaboration with the...