Human resources survey of registered psychologists

Abstract

This paper reports the results of a survey of 261 psychologists registered in the State of Victoria. A mail questionnaire was sent to 400 psychologists listed on the Victorian Psychological Council Register. The response rate was 65.4%. The respondents were asked to provide information concerning the following: their primary place of employment, membership status of the Australian Psychological Society and if they were involved in human service provision, the number of clients they saw in a typical week, the frequency with which they saw different classes of clients and the contexts in which they provided these services. In addition, all respondents were asked to provide details of the time spent in various activities in a typical week, their perceptions of career development opportunities for psychologists in the health system, their satisfaction with present psychological training and their academic qualifications. Frequency tables of these data are presented and the implications for professional issues discussed.