What events and courses can I claim OPD points for?
Ongoing Professional Development (OPD): In order to claim OPD points the event needs to be complete and also you must upload a certificate of completion or attendance. Please upload your evidence to your online portal.
ACA Professional Development (OPD) Policy. In effect 2018.
Please refer to the ACA OPD Policy or scroll down to view a summary of the point allocation for OPD events. An ACA-Approved event is one that has been formally submitted to and approved by, ACA. A Non-ACA-Approved event is an event that has not been submitted to, or approved by, ACA and therefore carries a lower point allocation - it will not appear on the ACA events page.
| Event Description | Points for ACA-Approved Event | Points for Non-ACA Approved Event |
Counselling Australia Journal Annual subscription, 4 editions per year |
4 Points | n/a |
ACA Chapter Meeting With a formal PD presentation of at least 60 minutes duration Member must provide a signed log book. |
3 Points | n/a |
Online Training Program No less than 1 hour and no more than 6 hours, with assessment. Must provide a certificate of completion/attendance with an assessment. |
5 Points (listed on our website) |
3 Points (for any relevant event that is not listed as an ACA-approved event) |
Online Training Program More than 6 hours, with assessment. Must provide a certificate of completion/attendance with an assessment. |
10 Points ( listed on our website) | 6 Points (for any relevant event that is not listed as an ACA-approved event) |
Workshop Duration of no less than 90 minutes and no more than six hours or one day. Must provide a certificate of completion/attendance. Duration of more than one 1 day |
5 Points ( listed on our website) 10 Points (listed on our website) |
3 Points (for any relevant event that is not listed as an ACA-approved event) 6 Points |
First Aid Certificate For private health fund provider number compliance. |
6 Points | 6 Points |
Conference No less than 6 hours and no greater than 1 day. Must provide certificate of attendance. |
6 Points (listed on our website) | 3 Points |
Conference No less than 2 days. Must provide certificate of attendance. |
12 Points (listed on website) | 6 Points |
Courses & Qualifications A qualification must be an AQF level qualification. It must include formal assessment and not be for a period of less than 60 hours coursework. Only a completed subject can be used towards OPD. You must provide a transcript of training/academic results as evidence of a completed subject. |
8 Points per completed subject | 5 Points per completed subject |
Imparting Knowledge Imparting knowledge that is related to counselling through formal presentations, peer-reviewed research, or publications. Does not include imparting knowledge as a lecturer/tutor in an educational setting. |
8 Points per membership year | N/A |
Please note:
- OPD must have a form of assessment in order to be eligible for points.
- Webinars are not eligible for points - if they do not contain an assessment.
- OPD points DO NOT equal the HOURS of the professional development event.
- You can not seek ACA-Approval of an OPD event, only the event provider can submit an event for approval. The OPD event provider must engage with ACA to have their event listed as ACA-Approved.
- Webinars are not eligible for points - if they do not contain an assessment.