Professional practice

April 2015

There are a number of ways in which psychologists may become involved in providing psychological services in response to a disaster, such as through direct service provision to disaster victims, mentoring other health professionals, training and debriefing emergency service staff, or consultation...

April 2015

All practising psychologists, including provisional psychologists, are obliged to hold professional indemnity insurance (PII) cover to meet registration requirements. As part of their annual registration renewal process, psychologists must confirm a declaration that they have adequate PII cover...

April 2015

Although the majority of clients seen under Medicare are likely to be seen in psychologists’ consulting rooms, there are specific Medicare items available for the delivery of psychological services in locations away from these rooms (i.e., in places other than the location to which the...

April 2015

As part of professional indemnity insurance policy conditions, psychologists are usually required to inform their insurer when they become aware of any facts or circumstances that might give rise to a claim under the policy (e.g., threat by a client to make a complaint, an actual notification to...

February 2015 | Jill Giese

Notifications and offences of psychologists under national registration during 2013-14As the government regulator for the psychology profession, the Psychology Board of Australia's (PsyBA) core role is to protect the public through setting standards and monitoring the compliance of psychology...

February 2015

Working with multiple clients is common across all areas of psychology, where in the delivery of a psychological service there is more than one party or client involved. The obvious example is where there is more than one client receiving the service, such as a couple seeking relationship...

February 2015

This edition’s column focuses on the results from the Department of Human Services’ most recent audit of providers of Medicare services under Better Access. It aims to assist members to avoid inadvertent non-compliance and to understand what to expect if selected for auditing.Two...

February 2015

The amendments to the Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988 that came into place in March 2014 made it clearer that clients can access their personal information “in the manner requested” if it is reasonable and practicable to do so. This means that psychologists may be compelled to provide...