Membership news

April 2020

APS College Award of DistinctionThis award recognises the importance of significant contributions by a senior Member or Academic Member of the College, to the College and to the specialist field of that College.APS College Award of Outstanding ServiceThis award recognises the importance of...

April 2020

For many years through the generosity of its members the APS has offered the Bendi Lango scholarship to Indigenous postgraduate psychology students.Despite this initiative, there is still a dramatic under-representation of Indigenous psychologists in Australia. Although the numbers have improved...

April 2020

The APS College Awards are presented each year to outstanding members of the APS Colleges.

April 2020

The APS Board of Directors recently approved a revised ethical guideline. It is the Ethical guidelines on record keeping. To read more, visit: bit.ly/2Uh6duWFor practitioners providing telehealth services, the APS has an arrangement with telehealth provider, Coviu, for APS members to receive a 20...

February 2020

Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order Of AustraliaProf Matthew Sanders AO FAPS for distinguished service to education and research in clinical psychology, and to child, parent and family wellbeing.Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order Of AustraliaAssoc Prof Erica Frydenberg...

February 2020

You can access your APS past invoices directly from your Member Dashboard. The prompt is the first listed under Quick Links.As the final quarter of the APS financial year commences (after 11 February 2020), now is a good time to encourage a colleague to apply for membership of the APS. Applicants...

February 2020

In October last year, the APS College of Organisational Psychologists recognised seven organisations for outstanding achievements in the practical application of psychology in the workplace. Why are the APS Workplace Excellence Awards such an important initiative?Every week, the lives of 13...

February 2020

The APS Resource Finder provides members with exclusive access to a wide range of current, evidence-based resources developed by the APS. These include:Business and legal support materialAssessment and intervention practice guidesEthics guides and frameworksWorksheets and information sheetsChoose...

February 2020

The APS Prize is awarded to each student who gains first place at the end of an accredited fourth-year program in psychology through an Australian higher education provider.Ella TremaineAustralian Catholic UniversityThe impact of self-compassion on the relationship between perfectionism and...