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October 2017
After being open for two weeks, on the 7 September the APS Public Sector Survey closed. A total of 1079 responses were received. The majority of responses were from members in the field, but a considerable number were also received from non-member public sector psychologists. Responses came from...
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August 2017
Practising Psychologist AlertsThe APS Code of Ethics requires that psychologists seek informed consent for services they intend to provide. While the Code does not specifically indicate that written consent is necessary, having a written, current and signed consent form for services provided can...
Comfortably CompliantA regular column to assist members to meet third-party requirementsYour client is nearing the end of their 10 sessions of psychological intervention under Better Access but your clinical opinion is that they would benefit from additional treatment. Your client has no capacity...
Rural and remote newsNew scholarship programA new scholarship program for rural and remote health practitioners, including psychologists, has been announced by the Australian Government. The scholarships aim to support rural and remote practitioners to increase their skills and capabilities...
The APS Professional Advisory Service frequently receives queries from members working in the public sector about issues to do with the management of records. To address member concerns, a working group made up of APS members is developing a practice guide that will clarify the legal...
June 2017
Psychologists in Australia have a range of regulatory requirements with which they must comply. These requirements are set out in standards and guidelines provided by the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) based on the Health...
The APS frequently meets with Medicare Australia and the Department of Human Services about compliance issues in relation to the various Medical Benefits Schedule (MBS) items available to psychologists. This edition of Comfortably Compliant focuses on their current issues of concern.All practices...
June 2017 | Dr John Mark Davis
The Rural and Remote Interest Group was interested in learning about practising psychology in an Aboriginal Health Service. Toward that goal, I interviewed three non-Aboriginal psychologists at the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress (Congress) in Alice Springs: Michael Lawton, Bianka Shulz...
Most Australian states and territories have anti-corruption bodies1 and supporting legislation that may create obligations on psychologists to report alleged corruption or misconduct if undertaking contract work for government or public agencies. For example, psychologists who are &lsquo...
April 2017 | Jan Wilkinson
When ethical issues arise that members need to discuss, the APS's Professional Advisory Service (PAS) provides a telephone and email advisory service.I received a subpoena and I do not believe it is in my client’s interest to provide my notes. Must I comply with it?I’m feeling...
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