Q and A

December 2013

Undertaking psychological assessment of students who are experiencing academic challenges is a significant part of the work of psychologists who provide services in schools. This work is integral to schools’ primary aim of facilitating their students’ academic achievement and is...

October 2013

Child sexual abuse is a crime under Australian legislation, and a number of jurisdictions in Australia have associated mandatory reporting requirements which have legal implications for psychologists’ work in this challenging area. In addition, psychologists have ethical obligations to...

August 2013

Psychologists who provide services in schools have to manage a wide range of ethical, legal and professional obligations. These are made more complex due to the age of the recipients of services and the staff duty of care to act in loco parentis – literally ‘in the place of the...

June 2013

Psychologists and those in training for the profession undertake a variety of formal and informal supervision arrangements in order to maintain and develop their professional competence. Psychologists who provide supervision frequently find themselves holding dual or competing roles as...

April 2013

The APS receives a number of queries from members who have been the subject of a notification associated with their registration as a psychologist, which is a situation that creates a great deal of anxiety. The following questions and answers have been prepared by professional practice and ethics...