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FAQs: Academics and Statutory RegulationI am an academic/researcher in psychology,
how will this affect me?
The government does not propose that statutory regulation should cover
teachers of psychology in schools or on undergraduate courses, nor all teachers
on postgraduate programmes, or academic, research, or experimental psychologists
(some of whom call themselves applied) who work exclusively in the furtherance
of psychological knowledge.
The only teachers whom they propose should be regulated are those teaching on postgraduate courses who move into such teaching from a practitioner background andwho are instrumental in teaching others to become practitioners. Full details are included in the draft legislation for the Statutory Regulation of Psychologists. Who will accredit programmes in Higher Education Institutions?The government is consulting on the proposal that the regulator should have discretion as to how it obtains professional expertise to carry out professional education accreditation.We expect the Society will continue to accredit programmes but the roles of the Society and the Health Professions Council in this area can only be discussed in detail once the government plans are finalised. We will provide more information on this when it is available. In the short term: if you are involved in an accredited programme as a member of staff you should continue to plan for any accreditation visit that has been scheduled.
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