Membership news

June 2011 | Mick Symons

Professional indemnity insurance cover is mandatory under the national registration scheme for all practising psychologists. This insurance is a complex area and there are several issues psychologists should consider when investigating professional indemnity insurance options.Differences in...

June 2011

Nominations are now open for the APS Interest Group awards 2011 More informationA number of APS Interest Groups offer awards each year that encourage and recognise excellence in the psychological area relevant to the Interest Group.Gay And Lesbian Issues And Psychology Interest GroupGay and...

April 2011

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 2011

Members will be aware that the two specialties of health psychology and community psychology have been added to the list of approved areas of practice endorsement under national registration following a decision by the Australian Health Ministers Council last year to overturn the previous ruling...

February 2011

The APS offers a range of awards and prizes each year to honour outstanding achievements in psychology.President’s Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in AustraliaThe Award recognises distinguished contributions to Australian psychology by psychologists at later career stage...

February 2011

The APS National Office receives a high volume of phone calls and emails from members seeking assistance on a range of professional and membership matters. With close to 20,000 members, the number of calls to the National Office is over 300 per day. The confusion and anxiety about the transition...

December 2010

An election for two General Director positions on the APS Board of Directors was held by postal ballot and electronic voting, and the result was declared at the AGM in Sydney on 16 October 2010.The two successful candidates are Mr Tim Hannan FAPS and Professor Trang Thomas FAPS, both of whom will...

December 2010

A number of items of special business were dealt with at the 2010 AGM in Sydney, the most significant of which are outlined below.Members elected to the grade of FellowThirteen members were elected to the membership grade of Fellow of the Society by the Board of Directors and were announced at...

December 2010

Keen observers of the APS website may have noticed a sudden surge in the number of listed Life Members who qualify for such recognition by having held APS membership for 50 years. There are now 58 current Life Members.This surge is mostly due to the remarkable record keeping of Mrs Edith Plant...