2026: 5+1 Registration Program Professional Development
Core Modules
All workshops run Saturday 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Modules open on Moodle 1st Monday of the month and close 8 weeks later.
Workshop | Facilitator | Time | Date |
Managing Client Risk and Safety | Lyn O’Grady | 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM | 31st January 2026 |
Navigating Tough Moments in Therapy | John Littleton | 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM | 21st February 2026 |
Interpersonal Therapy | Sharon Van Doorene | 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM | 21st March 2026 |
Advanced Psychological Assessment | Amie Frewen | 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM | 18th April 2026 |
Ethics for Independent Psychologist | Lil Vrklevski | 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM | 23rd May 2026 |
Working with Diversity: Culturally Responsive and Inclusive Practice | TBD | 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM | 20th June 2026 |
Grief and Loss | Pravania Sharma | 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM | 18th July 2026 |
Psychologists in Court | Amanda White | 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM | 22nd August 2026 |
Delivering ACT | Sharon Van Doorene | 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM | 19th September 2026 |
Advanced Therapy and treatment Skills | Denise Hostin | 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM | 17th October 2026 |
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy | Li Lian Koh | 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM | 21st November 2026 |
Practice Essentials | TBD | 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM | 5th December 2026 |
If you are from Program 4+2 and wish to attend any Professional Development session, please click here to request for access.
National Psychology Exam Preparation Module
This module is open throughout the year and contains over 50 hours of review notes and activities. In the month prior to each AHPRA exam black, 3 x 2-hour study groups will run. These can be booked into via the module, which can be accessed from the link below:
Preparing for the National Psychology Exam
Additional Professional Development
Open all year round
These self-directed learning activities can be accessed on Moodle all year round and are located here College of Professional Psychology: All Programs
| Module | Program |
| Observation and Diagnosis | Four psychiatric training video vignettes that allow you to hone your observation and diagnostic skills. |
| Treatment Planning | Practice your treatment planning skills with two case vignettes, "Richard" and "Susan". |
Ethical Communication in a digital world | Explore the unique features and challenges of communicating as a psychologist in an online, digital age. |
Psychoeducation: How to make it meaningful | Enhance your delivery of psychoeducation to clients who present with mental health conditions. |
Understanding Mindfulness | Select and apply mindfulness-based therapies. |
| Suicide Prevention 101 | A comprehensive, first stop toolkit to assist you in the important work of suicide prevention. |
| Life Transitions | Models to assist in understanding expected and unexpected life transitions, ways these may impact clients, and approached to working with clients. |
Should you have any questions of clarifications please contact PALS at pals@copp.edu.au.