Membership news

June 2012 | Mick Symons

The APS regularly undertakes a comprehensive process to select a high quality professional indemnity insurance product to recommend to its members at competitive premiums. This process has recently been completed after seeking tenders from six insurance brokers, and following an extensive and...

June 2012

Members of the APS now have a visual means of signifying their membership of this longstanding and respected psychological society, with the introduction of the new APS Member Identity Program. The program enables APS Associate Members, Members, Fellows and Honorary Fellows to use a special...

June 2012

As part of the growing suite of social media offerings, the APS has recently established online Member Group discussion forums for each of the nine APS Colleges, 41 Interest Groups and eight States/Territories (encompassing APS Branches). The online discussion forums provide an opportunity for...

June 2012 | Mick Symons

The APS awards the status of Life Member to those members who have held at least 50 years membership with the APS. This year, 16 new Life Members of the APS have been appointed, bringing the total to 86 current Life Members of the APS. The new Life Members are: Mr Bruce Crowe Hon FAPS, Mr Kenneth...

June 2012

We hope you will continue to value the benefits of APS membership and what the Society achieves on your behalf. The APS has established a national reputation as a trusted source of advice to government on psychological matters, and your ongoing support will assist us to maintain the 20,000-strong...

April 2012

As technology plays an ever-increasing role in the way we communicate, the APS looks to social media for new ways to engage with its broad membership and the wider community.A recent Nielsen report (Neilsen, 2012) on the online participation of Australians indicated that on average Australians...

April 2012

The APS Colleges offer a range of awards and prizes each year that encourage and recognise excellence in psychology across the specialist fields.APS College Awards of DistinctionThe APS College Awards of Distinction recognise the importance of an individual's contribution to his or her...

April 2012

Nominations are now open for the 2012 College awards in the areas outlined below. Refer to the APS website for further information on each award, including eligibility and nomination process details (www.psychology.org.au/about/awards/). The closing date for nominations for all College awards is...

February 2012

The APS confers a range of awards and prizes each year to honour outstanding achievements in psychology. The recipients of the 2011 APS awards are profiled below.The Award recognises distinguished contributions to Australian psychology by psychologists at later career stage.Trevor WaringConjoint...