Public issues

October 2010

As well as the peace psychologists who attended ICAP 2010 (profiled in the previous edition of InPsych), the Congress was also buzzing with environmental psychologists from around the world. They hailed from across the Americas and Europe, as well as nearer to home in New Zealand and from around...

October 2010

Jamie Terzi completed studies in psychology and cognitive science before working as a psychologist in several community health settings in Melbourne. She worked for seven years in Afghanistan, originally as a volunteer then as paid Director of Programs with an Afghan Women's Education Centre,...

August 2010

Picture this - a fabulous convergence of peace psychologists and environmental psychologists from every continent, presenting their research, networking and sharing stories of success and challenges in their fields. ICAP 2010 was the biggest and most diverse gathering ever in Australia of such...

August 2010

Increasing awareness of psychology, psychological concerns and roles for psychologists in enhancing community wellbeing.Planning for this year's National Psychology Week (NPW) in November is well underway at National Office. NPW is now in its seventh year, and aims to achieve its goal of...

August 2010

APS member, Stuart Rennie, is a senior psychologist working for Centrelink who was recently engaged on a project for the Rural and Climate Change Branch. The project was part of the Federal Government's Murray-Darling Basin - Additional Servicing Support initiative to provide psychological...

June 2010

The APS Grant for Intercultural and/or International Projects of up to $10,000 supports innovative projects that have an intercultural or international focus, particularly in countries where psychology is an emerging discipline. Dr Lisa Phillips MAPS from the University of Melbourne was awarded...

June 2010 | Dr Susie Burke

I just didn't know what to expect ... It was like nothing I'd ever imagined before ... We were so unprepared ... I didn't realise I would be so terrified ... I was not ready for this.Living through a natural disaster can be a truly terrifying experience. As well, there are many...

April 2010 | Adjunct Associate Professor Pat Dudgeon

​Members of AIPA and the APS Aboriginal and Torres Strait Peoples and Psychology Interest Group get together for dinner at the 2009 APS Conference in Darwin.The Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association (AIPA) has gone from strength to strength in the 18 months since it was officially...

April 2010

Alison Schafer is a provisional psychologist based in Melbourne. She is currently studying for a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Swinburne University. Her research is on the influences of basic needs, social support and migration in South Sudan. Still working for World Vision, Alison is...