5 +1 Internship Program

In 2023 the Department of Health and Aging sought expressions of interest for a limited number of grants to organisations who could address the critical shortage of psychologists through delivery of the 5 +1 Internship Program.​

General Registration as a psychologist is typically achieved through one of two pathways (1) Master of Psychology and (2) Master of Professional Psychology – 5+1 Internship.

For the past 20 years CCV has provided high quality supervision to Master of Psychology students undertaking their 6th year of practice to gain their General Registration.

These Master students work in schools contracted to CCV for counselling services and undertake university studies in parallel with their clinical practice.

People having completed their Master of Professional Psychology (5 years of study) are called Provisional Psychologists. To gain General Registration, Provisional Psychologists must undertake supervised clinical practice activities outlined in the Guidelines for 5 +1 Internship (Australian Board of Psychology).

In parallel with our Schools Unit Master of Psychology supervision program, CCV utilising DoHA grant funding has partnered with Provisional Psychology Hub (PPH) to offer supervision scholarship to a select group of provisional psychologists planning to undertake the 5 +1 Internship Program.

As part of this initiative, recipients will receive 12 months of supervision services through PPH with professional development input by our Schools Unit psychologists, all of which is Ahpra board approved.

The CatholicCare Victoria Supervision Scholarship program will prioritise funding for First Nations communities, culturally and linguistically diverse populations and individuals in underserved regions across Victoria.

In addition to supporting these priority cohorts, scholarships will be directed toward service delivery settings where the need is greatest, including regional, rural, and remote areas, community mental health service and child and youth services.