Speak Out December 2017

What you need to know about your PSR points when renewing for 2018... With the change from the calendar to financial year membership there is some important information you need to know about submitting your PSR points when you renew for 2018. All 2017 members have two options when renewing in 2018.

Option 2

Option 1

OR

6 month renewal

18 month renewal

Step 1 Renew for 6 months Renew by

Step 1 Renew for 18 months Renew by

1 January 2018

1 January 2018

1 January 2018 to 30 June 2018

Renewal period

1 January 2018 to 30 June 2019

Renewal period

What about PSR? You need to submit PSR activities from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017 to meet the requirements (minimum of 20 points across at least two activity types) to be able to renew as a Certified Practising member. If you are eligible for an extension, this will cover PSR activities from 1 January 2017 to 30 June 2018. Step 2 Renew for 12 months Renew by 1 July 2018 Renewal period 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 What about PSR? You need to submit PSR activities from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018 to meet the requirements (minimum of 20 points across at least two activity types) to be able to renew as a Certified Practising member. Please note: for this transition period, activities from 1 July 2017 to 31 December 2017 will be captured again in this extended period but with the usual annual requirements. If you are eligible for an extension, this will cover PSR activities from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2019. Step 3 Renew for 12 months Renew by 1 July 2019 Renewal period 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 What about PSR? You need to submit PSR activities from 1/7/2018 to 30/6/2019 to meet the requirements (minimum of 20 points across at least two activity types) to be able to renew as a Certified Practising member. If you are eligible for an extension, this will cover PSR activities from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2020.

What about PSR? You need to submit PSR activities from 1 Jan 2017 to 31 December 2017 to meet the requirements (minimum of 20 points across at least two activity types) to be able to renew as a Certified Practising member. If you are eligible for an extension, this will cover PSR activities from 1 Jan 2017 to 30 June 2019. Step 2 Renew for 12 months Renew by 1 July 2019 Renewal period 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 What about PSR? You need to submit PSR activities for the 18 month period from 1 January 2018 to 30 June 2019 but there will not be a change in requirements; that is, the normal annual minimum of 20 points across at least two activity types will still apply for this transition period. If you are eligible for an extension, this will cover PSR activities from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2020.

By 1 July 2020, all members will be renewing for 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021 and submitting PSR

activities for 1July 2019 to 30 June 2020

Contact the SPA membership team for more information membership@speechpathologyaustralia.org.au