- The government and the House of Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat – "DPR") have finally approved and passed the Draft Bill on Psychological Education and Services ("Draft Bill") into law. In her final report, Deputy Chairperson of Commission X at the DPR, Hetifah Sjaifudian, stated that the Draft Bill was originally entitled the Draft Bill on Psychological Practices and was included on the priority national legislation program list for 2022.
- During the Draft Bill’s preparation process, an inventory list of 673 problems was drawn up. The DPR working committee then held discussions that addressed a number of crucial issues relating to these problems through the use of the cluster method, including practice services for education in psychology and psychology staff, quality assurance governance, partnerships and financing, and professional organizations.
- According to Sjaifudian, six points of concern relate to the organization of psychological education and services under the new law, specifically: 1) The enactment of the Draft Bill is aiming to improve the quality of psychological education and services, as well as the competitiveness of human resources and public welfare, and will provide protections for psychologists and clients; 2) Provision of certainty regarding organizational arrangements and processes for psychological education and services; 3) Provision of certainty regarding cooperation between universities and professional organizations; 4) Psychologists who graduate in foreign countries and foreign psychologists are to be offered certainty of service arrangements after they have first secured Registration Certificates (Surat Tanda Registrasi – "STR") and Psychology Practice Licenses (Surat Izin Praktik Psikologi – "SIPP"); 5) Provision of certainty for practicing psychologists who have secured STR and SIPP. In this regard, STR are to be issued by professional parent organizations, while SIPP are to be issued by the central government after recommendations have been submitted by professional psychology parent organizations; and 6) The government will issue regulations and provide certainty in terms of guidance and supervision to professional organizations. These will be directed towards the quality of the various services that are offered to clients, the protection of psychology practitioners and the availability of psychological services to the wider community.
- Representing the government, the Minister of Education and Culture, Research and Technology, Nadiem Makarim, has stated that the Law on Psychological Education and Services ("Law") embodies the national mission to create quality human resources. According to Mr. Makarim, psychological services represent the method whereby a person’s interests and potential can be discovered so that they will subsequently be able to maximize their contribution to society.
- Mr. Makarim has further stated that the Law represents a comprehensive legal basis for psychological education and practicing psychologists, while also striking a balance between the roles of professional organizations, universities and the government as both regulators and facilitators. Mr. Makarim has also emphasized that as a follow-up, the government is set to draw up a number of implementing regulations through the involvement of and in coordination with the relevant stakeholders.
- For more on this story, see Hukumonline: “Ini Enam Poin Penting dalam UU Pendidikan dan Layanan Psikologi”.
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