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InPsych 2013 | Vol 35

October | Issue 5

Membership news

Did you know?

  • A new President-Elect and two new General Directors have been elected to the APS Board. As the ballot had not closed at the time of going to print, details of the successful candidates are not able to be published in this edition. Go to www.psychology.org.au/news/news_updates/#11Oct2013 to find out who the new Board members are and look out for their profiles in the December edition of InPsych.
  • There are now 13 Honorary Fellows and 230 Fellows of the APS. Click here find out about the new Fellows for 2013. There has been a noticeable increase in the proportion of women in the Fellows grade, from 34% (n=52) ten years ago in 2003 to 44% (n=102) in 2013. The representation across States and Territories is: Victoria – 82; New South Wales – 49; Queensland – 45; Western Australia – 19; South Australia – 18; ACT – 7; Tasmania – 2; NT – 3; and 5 are residing overseas. To find out who the APS Honorary Fellows and Fellows are, go to: www.psychology.org.au/membership/fellows
  • The PsychXchange jobs website advertised a total of 1,858 jobs during the 2012-13 financial year. This represents over 154 advertisements per month and was coupled with more than two million page views in that period, cementing PsychXchange as the major Australian website for both recruiters of psychologists and those seeking employment.

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