UPDATE: 21 July 2021
As SA members will be aware, the South Australian government has announced that from 6pm 20th of July Level 5 Restrictions will be in place. This includes a stay-at-home requirement.
Counsellors and psychotherapists are advised to provide services via telehealth or virtually. PACFA has a range of resources to support this. For more information go to Information for Practicing During Covid-19.
Face-to-face services are only to be provided in the instance of emergency clinical care for potentially life-threatening situations where telehealth is not clinically appropriate.
In addition, PACFA advises that counsellors and psychotherapists are regarded as essential workers only in the following circumstances:
- allied health professionals providing mental health services in hospital
- allied health professionals providing mental health services in community settings by telehealth or by face-to-face (but only in the instance of emergency clinical care for
- potentially life-threatening situations where telehealth is not clinically appropriate).
For more information go to: Current activity restrictions | SA.GOV.AU: COVID-19