Oh joy and bliss we have a new list! Hello all - so nice to be in touch again :) I'm going to raise an issue here that Derek has put on the forum re CPD (and I hope Derek gets this email too!). Has anyone followed up with the board what exactly the peer consultation process means? I belong to a peer supervision group of six, and my understanding of it was that with six in a group, 60 hours would be required if all are to have 10 hours of personal reflection a year -- which is mega onerous!! One of our group followed this up with the board and a person from the PBA Tasmania office responded thus: Hi Team Responses to Questions in red 1) The guidelines state 'A psychologist must complete a minimum of 10 hours of peer consultation a year within the 30 hours CPD required each year...a minimum of 10 hours each year and those hours must be focused on the psychologist’s own practice. ‘ Does that mean that each person must spend 10 hours per year presenting, consuting with or talking about their practice in the group. If so, does this mean that a peer supervision group with 6 members would have to meet for 60 hours a year to fulfill this requirement, as each individual member would need to have 10 hours focussed on their practice? How do other members (those not presenting or focussing specifically on their practice, but rather listening and contributing to the learning of their colleague) allocate their time under the CPD guidelines? It means that if a group of 6 people meet for 10 hours in a year, that fulfills that criteria for everyone in the group because the emphasis is on peer CONSULTATION, and the whole process is about peer consultation, so it does not mean each person has to present for 10 hours. Now, I don't trust this response as it really isn't consistent with what the guidelines state and wonder if anyone else has had a different explanation from the PBA? I look forward to your thoughts! Regards Sandy Sandy Kastner Clinical Psychologist (MACPA) Tasman Psychological Services Mobile: 0400-528-284 Email: tasmanpsychservices@westnet.com.au