Membership news

December 2017

If you have a prepared obituary, please send it to Mick Symons at [email protected] APS has nearly 23,000 members and sadly each year, several of our members pass away. On the new APS website, there will be an ‘in memoriam’ page to acknowledge and recognise members...

December 2017

If you joined or renewed your APS membership on or before 31 July 2017, you are entitled to $100 off any APS Institute eLearning course, but you will need to commence the course before 31 December 2017 to be eligible for the discount. The discount will be applied at the point of payment via...

December 2017

Each year the APS recognises members who have made an outstanding contribution to the APS and to the advancement of psychological knowledge or practice by electing them as Fellows of the Society. Fourteen members were elected as APS Fellows in 2017.Dr Eugene AidmanEugene Aidman has...

October 2017

The Psychology Board of Australia’s annual continuing professional development (CPD) cycle closes on 30 November 2017.Be sure to have accumulated your required professional development hours by then. For those psychologists who must meet the full requirements, the necessary amount is 30...

August 2017 | Morag Budiselik

So, you are considering joining an APS College, State, Branch or Interest Group Committee? Well, the problem is that not enough of you are considering this, leaving gaps in membership.Up-front, I will confess to a conflict of interest. I am Convener of the Psychology of Intellectual Disability...

August 2017

The 2017 AGM will be held on Saturday 7 October in Brisbane. Members are asked to save the date with more details, including the venue and the scheduled time, to be provided soon.As part of the Find a Psychologist service, the APS lists the details of members who are approved to provide Medicare...

June 2017

The APS awards the status of Life Member to those members who have held at least 50 years membership with the APS. This year, there are 15 new Life Members of the APS, bringing the total to 137 current Life Members of the APS.The new APS Life Members are: Mrs Mary Barker MAPSEm Prof David Beswick...

June 2017

The standard closing date for nominations for Interest Group awards is 31 October 2017. Please check individual awards for detailsAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Psychology Interest GroupIndigenous Student Conference Attendance AwardAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and...