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April 2016

Effective psychological care frequently requires collaboration with a range of health professionals with psychologists often expected to provide services alongside other professionals as part of a multidisciplinary approach. This multidisciplinary work can be particularly helpful for clients with...

February 2016

About the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)The NDIS was launched three years ago and is projected to cost over $22 billion by the time it is fully operational (see box below for current launch sites). The NDIS provides services to people with a permanent and significant disability...

December 2015 | Dr Rebecca Mathews

Psychologists have been increasingly moving into the digital world and adopting electronic and web-based tools as part of their work. Social media has extended far beyond its initial role as a platform for socialising to a powerful vehicle for disseminating information and as a promotional and...

April 2015

All practising psychologists, including provisional psychologists, are obliged to hold professional indemnity insurance (PII) cover to meet registration requirements. As part of their annual registration renewal process, psychologists must confirm a declaration that they have adequate PII cover...

February 2015

Psychologists have an obligation under the APS Code of Ethics to base their services on research evidence and it is therefore important to keep abreast of new developments in psychology. One of the challenges for psychologists without links to academic or research institutions can be obtaining...

December 2014

There are regulatory and ethical requirements which guide the way in which psychologists should present their professional credentials and promote themselves to the public to ensure professional standards and no misperception of their particular areas of competence and expertise. The Psychology...

October 2014

Psychologists running their own businesses inevitably come up against the issue of clients not paying their fees on time for a variety of reasons, such as illness, loss of job, sudden travel or dissatisfaction with the service. Psychologists are usually sympathetic to the financial difficulties...

June 2014 | Dr Rebecca Mathews

Even though computers have been widely used for over 20 years, it would not be an exaggeration to say that psychology has been slow to embrace the technological age for both psychological services and practice management. While many psychologists continue to use traditional forms of communication...

April 2014 | Dr Rebecca Mathews

Anyone can experience work-related stress, and psychologists are no exception. In fact, psychologists can be particularly vulnerable to stress due to working with challenging and high risk clients and often in isolation. The APS Code of Ethics highlights the importance of psychologists&rsquo...