Supervision Information for Registered members who undertake supervision of associates

 

Supervision 
A Registered member will be approved to supervise Associate members, complete peer reviews for Registration and mentor members returning to practice after a prolonged leave of absence as follows:.

Entry requirements

As per the Supervision Policy and Procedure 

• Who has had a minimum of 5 years continuous membership within HTNZ, the last two as a registered hand therapist.
• Overseas-trained applicants may be approved with equivalent hand therapy experience on a case-by-case basis by the HTNZ Executive Committee.
• Completion of an HTNZ-approved supervision course - info on these courses TBC, please check this page for updates.

Maintenance Criteria for Registered Members undertaking supervision of Associate members of HTNZ

•        Must accrue 80 points every 2 years (log book to be submitted).

 

•          Completion of the HTNZ-approved supervision course every 5 years.

HTNZ Application form for alternative supervision course approval.

List of approved alternate supervision courses. 

In 2025, the Executive surveyed those registered hand therapists regarding supervision training. The link provides access to a file summarising the results. 

Supervision Stocktake 

 

2026 Supervision course

The mid year course dates are: 

NZ$220.00

 

Click here to go to the Registration page.