Membership news

December 2018

The APS has more than 24,000 members, and sadly each year several of our members pass away. We have listed below the names of members that we have been advised to have passed away in 2018. If you are aware of a member not listed below who died this year, please contact [email protected]...

December 2018 | Associate Professor Tim Hannan FAPS

The 2018 APS Congress, held at the new International Convention Centre in Sydney’s Darling Harbour, attracted more than 1400 delegates to four days of exploring the breadth of the science and practice of psychology. With the theme ‘Psychology advancing into a new age’, the...

December 2018

The APS Board of Directors recently approved three Ethical guidelines: two revised versions and one new one. The revised guidelines are: Ethical guidelines for working with young people and Ethical guidelines for psychological practice with clients who disclose memories related to...

October 2018

On Monday 3 September the APS hosted two of our colleagues from the British Psychological Society (BPS), the current President Nicola Gale and the Chief Executive Officer Sarb Bajwa. Nicola and Sarb spent the day at National Office in meetings with APS President Ros Knight, CEO Frances Mirabelli...

October 2018

Take a peek inside the new webinar seriesThis year marks the first in an annual series of professional practice updates for members. The focus this time around is on early career psychologists, with a free webinar series addressing some of the key issues faced by psychologists during the first...

October 2018

How to meet the nutritional, social and intellectual needs of long-term members, all in one event.Arising from our APS 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner, we on the South Australia APS Branch realised that there was a group of senior, long-term members of the Society. Many had retired, and yet were...

October 2018

In its most recent financial year the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) received the highest number of notifications (6,898) about health practitioners in any reporting year since the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme began. Of those notifications, 360 (5.2...

August 2018

In April this year the APS Melbourne Branch farewelled the founder and developer of the Study Group Network, Jill Wright, who has managed the popular network for the past 11 years.Since its inception in 2007, study groups have become hugely popular in Melbourne and regional areas. Offering cost...

August 2018

The APS now has a retirement reduction for members who are retired or semi-retired. If you think you might be eligible you can download the application form.The APS has been heavily involved in establishing a Trauma Support Provider Directory as part of the National Redress Scheme for survivors...