Membership news

February 2014

Associate Professor Marie Joyce FAPS was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for service to psychology as an educator and practitioner, to the disadvantaged and homeless, and to refugees.

February 2014

The APS confers a range of awards and prizes each year to honour outstanding achievements in psychology. The recipients of the 2013 APS awards are profiled below.President’s Award for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology in AustraliaThe Award recognises distinguished contributions to...

February 2014

APS members were invited to provide an expression of interest to contribute to the February 2014 InPsych cover feature on ‘Psychology in non-government organisations (NGOs)’, and a large number of submissions were received. There was only space for six members to contribute to InPsych...

December 2013

An election for the APS President-Elect and two General Director positions on the APS Board of Directors was held by postal ballot and electronic voting, and the results were declared at the 2013 APS AGM in October. The successful candidate for the President-Elect is Professor Mike Kyrios FAPS...

December 2013

The 2013 APS AGM was held at the Cairns Convention Centre on 10 October 2013. A number of items of special business were dealt with, the most significant of which are outlined below.Formation and renaming of APS Interest GroupsMotions to establish three new Interest Groups of the APS were carried...

December 2013 | Emeritus Professor Kevin McConkey

Dr Mary Creighton Nixon OAM Hon FAPS19.4.22 – 23.9.13APS President, 1971-72Mary Nixon was born in Wagga Wagga NSW, and died peacefully in Canberra after a number of health problems at the age of 91.Mary took out first class Honours BA and MA degrees at the University of Sydney where she was...

December 2013

The APS Guidelines for working with clients when there is a risk of serious harm to others have recently been revised. To read the updated Ethical Guideline, go to: www.psychology.org.au/practitioner/essential/ethics/guidelines/The usual annual increase to schedule fees and rebates in the...

December 2013

Call for Expressions of InterestThe Ethics Committee is a specialist committee reporting to the APS Board of Directors. The primary role of the Ethics Committee is to consider complaints against APS members and assist members to achieve ethical conduct at the highest professional level.Members...

December 2013

In line with the Conference theme, the Conference media campaign focussed on the contribution psychology makes to tackling the many health challenges facing Australian individuals and communities. Presentations selected for particular promotion offered strong, evidence-based messages addressing...