Comfortably Compliant

November 2022

With the recent easing of COVID-19-related restrictions around Australia, some states no longer mandate that businesses have a COVID-safe plan. However, even if there is no mandate, it is still advisable for psychology practices to continue to have plans in place as to how they will keep their...

May 2022

The challenges of the past few years have seen many changes to our lifestyles and the landscape of professional psychology. As psychologists, we are not immune to the impacts of global pandemics, natural disasters, nationwide workplace disruptions and reconfigurations, and the many other...

May 2021

The APS publishes resources for a range of audiences, from the public, to practitioners and other professionals, governments, policymakers, academics and researchers. Publications that are free to APS members can be accessed via the membership portal (psychology.org.au).You can apply for...

March 2021

What to do if you have a data breachIn 2018 the Notifiable Data Breaches legislation was established that requires Australian businesses holding personal information to notify the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) should a serious data breach occur. The new legislation...

January 2021

The introduction in 2019 of the Medicare item numbers for eating disorders was a welcome addition to the range of psychological services now available under Medicare. However, introducing a treatment plan specifically for eating disorders has brought additional complications to what is already a...

November 2020

With confirmation that the COVID-19 Medicare telehealth services will continue until the 31 March 2021, also confirmed is that psychologists can use their Medicare Provider Number (MPN) from a location other than their practice during this period. However there are some rules around this.An MPN...

September 2020

The APS was recently informed of two instances of disturbing misuse of psychological assessment. It involved two separate incidents where psychologists referred clients to another psychologist for provision of coaching and/or practice opportunities using the standard tests so that the client...

June 2020

To help reduce the transmission of COVID-19, new temporary Medicare telehealth items (videoconferencing and telephone) have been made available to enable services to be provided remotely. For many psychologists, selecting telehealth platforms for use in their practice, and providing telehealth...

April 2020

As registered professionals, it is essential that we provide evidence-based services to our clients. Indeed it is an expectation under the APS Code of Ethics which states that members base “their service on the established knowledge of the discipline and profession of psychology” (B.1...