New Zealand Psychological Society

Short description: New Zealand society and professional body for psychologists

New Zealand Psychological SocietyFormation| 1947

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Type| Professional association
Headquarters| 90 The Terrace
Wellington, New Zealand

Region served

| New Zealand
Field| Psychology

Membership (2022)

| 2,000[1]

President

| Tania Anstiss
Website| www.psychology.org.nz

The New Zealand Psychological Society (NZPsS) is one of the professional associations for psychologists in New Zealand. It is the largest professional body for psychologists in New Zealand,[2] providing for both research psychologists and practicing psychologists.[3]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 1.1 Institutes and divisions
* 2 Registration
* 3 Ethics
* 4 Presidents
* 5 Publications
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## History

The society began as a branch of the British Psychological Society in 1947, becoming an independent body in 1967.[4][5] The society's first annual conference was held in 1968, when the society had approximately 150 members.[6] Originally the society was dominated by academic psychologists, but by the 1960s and 1970s, practicing psychologists, primarily clinical psychologists, became a growing voice within the society.[7] Between 1968 and 1978, the society grew to over 600 members.[8]

In the 1970s, the society spoke out against unsafe driving practices,[9] and submitted in support of changes to the Crimes Amendment Bill in 1974, the first parliamentary attempt at homosexual law reform in New Zealand.[10] In 1978, Ann Ballin became the first woman president of the society.[11]

The society was an integral lobbying force in passing the Psychologists Act 1981, which established psychology as a registered profession in New Zealand.[7][12][8]

The society is a constituent organisation of Royal Society Te Apārangi.[13]

### Institutes and divisions

Within the society, a number of divisions exist to promote and foster specific fields of psychology. The Clinical Psychology Division was formed in the 1970s,[7] followed by the Counselling Psychology Division in 1985[7] and the Community and Social Psychology Division was established in 1987.[14] As of 2022, there are seven institutes and one special interest group:[15]

* Institute of Clinical Psychology
* Institute of Community Psychology Aotearoa
* Institute of Counselling Psychology
* Institute of Criminal Justice and Forensic Psychology
* Institute of Educational and Developmental Psychology
* Institute of Health Psychology
* Institute of Organisational Psychology
* Special Interest Group (Coaching Psychology)

## Registration

The society has a two-tier approach to membership and professional regulation: a general-scope registration, followed by a specialist scope registration, in a field such as clinical psychology or educational psychology.[5]

## Ethics

Members of the society are signatories to the Code of Ethics for Psychologists Working in Aotearoa/New Zealand, which was established in 2002 due to the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003.[16][17] Prior to the establishment of the code, each individual professional association for psychologists in New Zealand had their own code of ethics.[18]

## Presidents

The following have been Presidents of the Society.[11][19][20]

President | Term

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Hubert Sampson  | 1968–1969
Hugh Priest  | 1969–1970
Alan Crowther  | 1970–1971
Clement Hill  | 1972–1973
T. McKellar  | 1973–1974
Richard Barham  | 1974–1975
Jim Ritchie  | 1975–1976
Michael Malloy  | 1976–1977
Graham Vaughan  | 1977–1978
Ann Ballin  | 1978–1979
John Small  | 1979–1980
Andrew Hornblow  | 1980–1981
George Shouksmith  | 1981–1982
Ross St George  | 1982–1983
Ted Glynn  | 1983–1985
Aloma Colgan  | 1985–1986
Harry Love  | 1986–1987
Geoff White  | 1987–1988
Freda Walker  | 1989–1990
Sharon Driscoll  | 1990–1991
Michael Hills  | 1991–1993
Olive Webb  | 1993–1995
Fred Seymour  | 1995–1997
Judith McDougall  | 1997–1999
Ian Evans  | 1999–2000
Barry Parsonson  | 2000–2002
Cheryl Woolley  | 2002–2004
Keriata Paterson  | 2004–2006
Raymond Nairn  | 2006–2008
Jack Austin  | 2008–2010
Frank O'Connor  | 2010–2012
Peter Coleman  | 2012–2014
Kerry Gibson | 2014–2016
Quentin Abraham  | 2016–2018
John Fitzgerald  | 2018–2020
Waikaremoana Waitoki | 2020–2022
Tania Anstiss  | 2022–2024

## Publications

* New Zealand Journal of Psychology
* Psychology Aotearoa

## References

1. ↑ "Who we are". New Zealand Psychological Society. https://www.psychology.org.nz/about/who-we-are.
2. ↑ "A special issue of the New Zealand Journal of Psychology focuses on disasters and the Canterbury earthquakes". American Psychological Association. March 2012. https://www.apa.org/international/pi/2012/03/earthquakes.
3. ↑ Manthei, Robert; Stanley, Peter; Gibson, Kerry (2004). "Counselling and Counselling Psychology in New Zealand: Similarities and Differences.". New Zealand Journal of Counselling 25 (1). ISSN 1171-0365.
4. ↑ "From independence to professional registration: A timeline of activities". New Zealand Psychological Society. https://www.psychology.org.nz/application/files/1815/7972/3126/A2-IndependenceProfessionalRegistration-FINAL.pdf.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Robertson, Neville; Masters-Awatere, Bridgette (2007). "Community Psychology in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Me Tiro Whakamuri a-Kia-Hangai Whakamua". International Community Psychology. Springer. pp. 140–163. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-49500-2_7.
6. ↑ "Psychological Society". CVIII. The Press. 7 August 1968. p. 14. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19680807.2.116.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Stanley, Peter; Manthei, Robert (2004). "Counselling psychology in New Zealand: The quest for identity and recognition". Counselling Psychology Quarterly 17 (3): 301–315. doi:10.1080/09515070412331317594. ISSN 0951-5070.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Thompson, Tui (18 August 1978). "Plea for greater recognition of psychology profession". The Press. p. 5. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19780818.2.53.4.
9. ↑ "Psychologist to speak on safe driving". CXI. The Press. 20 August 1971. p. 14. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19710820.2.10.
10. ↑ "Official support for homosexual bill". CXIV. The Press. 27 November 1974. p. 2. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19741127.2.16.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Past Presidents of the New Zealand Psychological Society". New Zealand Psychological Society. 2020. https://www.psychology.org.nz/application/files/1916/0202/0370/Past-Presidents_2020.pdf.
12. ↑ "‘Safety, sanity, at stake’". The Press. 24 August 1976. p. 5. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19760824.2.46.
13. ↑ "Our Constituent Organisations". Royal Society Te Apārangi. https://www.royalsociety.org.nz/who-we-are/our-people/our-members/our-member-organisations/our-constituent-organisations.
14. ↑ Gridley, Heather; Fisher, Adrian T; Thomas, David R; Bishop, Brian (2007). "Development of community psychology in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand". Australian Psychologist 42 (1): 15–22. doi:10.1080/00050060600817947. ISSN 0005-0067.
15. ↑ "Member groups and branches". New Zealand Psychological Society. https://www.psychology.org.nz/about/who-we-are/member-groups-and-branches.
16. ↑ ﻿Code of Ethics for Psychologists Working in Aotearoa/New Zealand﻿ (Report). The New Zealand Psychological Society, New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists, New Zealand Psychologists Board. 2008. https://www.nzccp.co.nz/assets/Uploads/Code-of-Ethics-English.pdf. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
17. ↑ Freeman-Brown, Jane (2013). "Why keep offenders’ secrets? The pros and cons of confidentiality". The New Zealand Corrections Journal 1 (1): 18.
18. ↑ Dixon, B. (23–24 August 1993). "Ethics systems in the New Zealand psychological society". University of Victoria, Wellington. pp. 21–25. https://hdl.handle.net/10289/3320.
19. ↑ "Governance & Management". New Zealand Psychological Society. https://www.psychology.org.nz/about-nzpss/our-people/.
20. ↑ New Zealand Psychological Society (18 November 2022). "Psychologists Condemn Un-informed And Ineffective ‘Boot Camp’ Policy". Scoop. https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2211/S00121/psychologists-condemn-un-informed-and-ineffective-boot-camp-policy.htm.

## External links

* Official website

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