Membership news

January 2021

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. Ten members were elected as Fellows in 2020.

January 2021

Bendi Lango bursary recipientsThe Bendi Lango bursary was established by the APS in 2006 to provide financial support to postgraduate psychology students of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent to increase their representation as psychologists in Australia. Initially funds were raised...

January 2021 | APS Ethics Committee

The APS Ethics Committee appreciates that APS members can be just one client away from a difficult ethical dilemma. To help address this issue, the APS Ethical Guidelines Committee revises and develops a wide array of guidelines to assist members as they navigate their way through the pathways of...

January 2021

The APS has more than 25,000 members and sadly each year several of our members pass away.We have listed below the names of members that we are aware of who have passed away this year since our last update in the June 2020 InPsych. If you are aware of a member not listed below who died this year,...

January 2021

The APS Board of Directors recently approved two revised ethical guidelines – the Ethical guidelines regarding financial dealings and fair trading and the Ethical guidelines for the use of therapeutic aversive procedure. Read moreFor those interested in Aon professional indemnity insurance,...

November 2020 | Ros Knight FAPS

The past two years have been both busy and hugely rewarding. The APS has seen change and progress, which has allowed us to move forward in greater numbers and with greater influence.A small selection of highlights from my time as President include our recent advocacy successes regarding...

November 2020 | Dr Elisabeth Wilson-Evered MAPS

Profile of an APS Disaster Response Network memberElisa Wilson MAPS has always been drawn to the acute side of service delivery. A traumatic bus crash years ago and her involvement in helping the community cope with this event was a key reason she chose to join the APS Disaster Response Network...

November 2020

That free professional indemnity insurance with Aon is available to eligible registrars, provisionally registered postgraduate psychology students and intern provisional psychologists. To read more, visit: bit.ly/3dCR13dThe Psychology Board of Australia’s annual continuing professional...

September 2020

This year there are elections for three Director positions on the Board, specifically: One General Director who is a member of the APS Division of Colleges (i.e. holds College membership) and is a member of the APS College of Clinical Psychologists One General Director who is a member...