Psychotherapist - ANZSCO 272314

SOL | State SOL |Employer SOL| Regional

Description
Provides diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders using psychotherapeutic methods such as behavioural therapy, biofeedback, relaxation therapy and other techniques.

Skill Level 1

Alternative Titles:
 Art Psychotherapist or Therapist

Occupations not considered by VETASSESS under this ANZSCO code:
The following occupations are assessed under ANZSCO 252299 Complementary Health
Therapists nec:
 Dance Therapist
 Drama Therapist
 Hypnotherapist
 Music Therapist
 Play Therapist

Other Counselling modalities are also not considered under the occupation of Psychotherapist:
 Careers Counsellor
 Drug and Alcohol Counsellor
 Family and Marriage Counsellor
 Rehabilitation Counsellor
 Student Counsellor
 Counsellors not elsewhere classified

Psychologists are advised to contact the Australian Psychological Society for assessment
as a Psychologist for migration purposes.

Skills Assessment Authority VETASSESS | Caveats Group A | VETASSESS-FAQ | Your Career | My Future

Caveats No caveats 

Endorsed Correlations to ASCO Occupations
2513-79 Counsellors nec

Group: 2723 Psychologists

Requirements for VETASSESS Skills Assessment
Psychotherapist is a Group A Occupation.
This occupation requires a qualification which is assessed as comparable to the
educational level of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Bachelor or
higher*, in a field highly relevant to the nominated occupation.

Applicants must also have at least one year of highly relevant, post-qualification
employment, at an appropriate skill level completed in the last five years.

If the qualification(s) are not at the required educational level, and not in a highly
relevant field of study, or if the employment has been completed prior to the
qualification, then the applicant will be assessed below the required skill level.

*This includes qualifications assessed at AQF Bachelor, Master and Doctoral level qualifications.
A positive assessment of both qualifications and employment is required for a
positive Skills Assessment Outcome.

Qualification
AQF Bachelor or higher*
Applicants must hold a highly relevant qualification.
The following areas of study may be considered highly relevant; however, these
programs must include theoretical and practical training in Psychotherapy:
 Counselling
 Counselling – Health Sciences
 Applied Social Science (Counselling)
 Gestalt Therapy
 Reality Therapy
 Psychology – Degrees in psychology can be accepted if sufficient
theoretical and supervised practical components in
psychotherapy and counselling are completed
 Clinical Psychology

Mental Health Science may also be considered on a case-by-case basis if sufficient
theoretical and supervised practical components in psychotherapy and counselling
are completed.

Employment
Tasks include:
 collecting data about clients and assessing their cognitive,
behavioural and emotional disorders
 developing, administering and evaluating individual and
group treatment programs
 utilising a range of therapeutic interventions and
interpersonal relationship to enable people to develop
self-understanding and insight; psychotherapists may use
a range of methods on clients’ during sessions such as
music, art, drama and exercise, but that would be in
addition to the talking therapy
 working in one-on-one sessions or may guide group
therapy meetings

Skill Level
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Registration or licensing may be required.