VMHPAA - Update: Major wins for Vocational Counsellors and a clear path into licensing design

22 October 2025

Key wins for VMHPAA members

• Formal recognition of Diploma/Advanced Diploma counsellors. 

• Pathway to private practice reinstated. 

• Licensing framework: a seat at the table. 

• Fair, tiered career stages. 

Stage 1 (AQF 5–6 Diploma & Advanced Diploma),

Stage 2 (AQF 7–9 under 750 client hours),

Stage 3 (AQF 7–9 over 750 hours)

• Diversity, inclusion & cultural safety mandated. 

• Shift from “discipline” to “quality assurance.” 

View our CEO's interview in response to the Proposed National Standards for Counsellors and Psychotherapists HERE