Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) - Approved Supervision

Vivien is accredited with AHPRA to provide Board-approved supervision to psychologists in training programs leading to registration and endorsement, including:

• 4 + 2 internship program

• 5 + 1 internship program

• Provisional psychologists in accredited higher degree programs

• Area of Practice Endorsement (Clinical) program

• Peer supervision

Supervision Interests

• Professional Competency 7: Demonstrating a health equity and human rights approach when working with people from diverse groups

  • Being inclusive, sensitive and respectful of individual diversity

  • Neurodiversity-affirmative practice, trauma-aware, culturally responsive

  • Ethical practice and decision making

• Conducting Neurodiversity Assessments (ADHD, Autism)

  • Preventing Type I (False Positive) and Type II (False Negatives) Errors

  • Using clinical statistics and psychometric tools to overcome cognitive heuristics

  • Differential and Co-Occurring Diagnoses

  • Report-writing (Therapeutic, funding access)

Vivien is grateful to be considered as a collaborative partner in honing professional competencies and safeguarding both community safety and clients’ wellbeing. As a supervisor, Vivien is sensitive to supervisees being themselves holders of intersecting forms of identity, and the impact of their experiences on professional practice. Vivien is passionate about supporting psychologists to maintain safe and effective practice amidst challenging circumstances, and values transparency, personal responsibility and humility (with the occasional healthy dose of self-deprecating self-compassionate humour!) in accompanying supervisees’ varied journeys.