Professional practice

September 2023

 Comfortably compliant: It's all about competenceOur Professional Advisory Service (PAS) has noticed a recent increase in queries from members about whether or not they are qualified to diagnose psychological disorders. This appears to be based on the idea that a psychologist without a...

September 2023 | Gilchrist Clendinnen MAPS, clinical psychology registrar in private practice at Victorian Counselling Psychological Services (VCPS)

Lately I’ve been trying to be more sincere with my clients. I let them know what is on my mind when appropriate, try to only ask questions when I genuinely want to know the answer, and express myself in a way that is authentic with who I am.Textbooks tend to mainly talk about being warm and...

March 2023 | Developed in partnership with Cliniko

If you use telehealth in your psychology practice, how confident are you in its security? A video call service can work one of two ways: by installing an application or through a web browser such as Chrome, Safari or Firefox. This article will take you through some of the...

November 2022

Maintaining secure and confidential records is a cornerstone of psychological practice. Clients can feel comfortable to share information, with the knowledge and assurance that their psychologist upholds these principles of confidentiality and security. With recent news about multiple...

November 2022

In separated families, who has responsibility to provide consent – the parents or the child?The most important issue when determining parental consent is to consider who has parent responsibility, not who has care of the child. Parent responsibility means all of the duties, powers...

November 2022

It is not uncommon for psychologists providing psychological interventions or focused psychological strategies to be asked by clients to provide letters of support, or other documentation. The APS has previously published articles on how to manage such requests (client requests for documents...

November 2022

With the recent easing of COVID-19-related restrictions around Australia, some states no longer mandate that businesses have a COVID-safe plan. However, even if there is no mandate, it is still advisable for psychology practices to continue to have plans in place as to how they will keep their...

May 2022

In March, the APA published the DSM-5-TR – the first major revision to the widely used manual since 2013. It features updated text and references, overhauled diagnostic criteria, more inclusive language and a new disorder.With contributions from more than 200 subject matter experts, the...

May 2022 | Aisling Smith

What does working life look like for a psychologist today? The team at Cliniko wanted to know the answer to this question and get a picture of what’s happening in your practice after a very strange and challenging couple of years.Last year we launched a survey – and received responses...