Professional practice

February 2020

Members often ask about the provision of telehealth services to a client who is travelling overseas, or services to the client when the psychologist is overseas. This raises a number of issues for consideration including working with different regulatory and legislative requirements.The APS put...

February 2020

In January 2020 the Australian Government, in collaboration with state and territory governments, put out a communiqué reporting on the progress being made with regard to secure messaging standards and compatibility of the various software products. The Government has an expectation that non...

February 2020 | APS Ethics Committee

In its most recent annual report (2018/19) the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) noted that the second highest type of complaint related to documentation (12.7%) behind clinical care as the highest (24.7%).Although psychologists are aware that effective record keeping is a core competency for...

December 2019

An important way to embrace the NDIS is to understand the language and philosophy of the scheme. This awareness is founded on The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which advocates for respecting individuals worth, dignity and right to live free from abuse...

December 2019

If taking an extended period away from work, including for example, due to family or health reasons, many psychologists move to non-practising registration which allows them to stay in the profession and continue to use the title ‘psychologist’. It is important to understand what...

December 2019

The Australian Privacy Principles (APPs), Privacy Act [1988], along with health records acts in jurisdictions where these are in place, hold psychologists accountable by law to protect client personal information, including health information.Client confidentiality is a cornerstone of...

December 2019

A court subpoena (sometimes known as a witness summons) is an order of a court/tribunal to produce the records detailed in the subpoena. A subpoena is legally enforceable. The following article highlights a shortlist of what to do when you receive a subpoena for client records.&ldquo...

December 2019

Since November, new Medicare items have been available for the treatment of eating disorders that allow access to up to 40 psychology and 20 dietician services. The structure of the eating disorder services cloesly align with those of other Better Access items. The article provides an overview of...

October 2019

Registered psychologists are required to have professional indemnity insurance that meets the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) professional indemnity insurance standard.The existing standard has been revised. The new standard takes effect from 1 December 2019. Refer to the PsyBA website for...