Education and research

December 2016

Consistent with the APS Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP; APS, 2012), AIPEP aimed to increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander psychology students and to enable psychologists to work more competently and responsively with Indigenous communities. The AIPEP project has now been...

December 2016

APS members have once again provided generous donations towards the APS Bendi Lango initiative, a fund that provides bursaries for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander postgraduate psychology students. This year’s member donations of approximately $30,000 will support the 2017 bursaries...

October 2016 | Emeritus Professor Nigel W. Bond, Professor Kim Cornish

A response to April 2016 InPsych cover feature 'Psychology education and training: A future model'Professional psychology in Australia is in a healthy state. Thus, professional registrations are increasing faster than the rate of growth in the population, namely three to six per cent each...

October 2016 | Professor Lyn Littlefield

Thank you to Em Professor Nigel Bond and Professor Kim Cornish for their response on behalf of the Heads of Department and Schools of Psychology Association (HODSPA). The APS agrees with many of the points made by Bond and Cornish, however as the professional association which represents over 17...

October 2016 | Professor Simon Crowe

The first APS Congress, held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 13 to 16 September, proved to be an outstanding finale to the year of APS 50th anniversary celebrations. Intended to celebrate the diverse field of psychology and achievements over the past 50 years, the Congress...

October 2016 | Professor Debra Rickwood

Youth mental health is a critical focus area for greater research activity. Adolescence and young adulthood are the most vulnerable periods in the lifespan for mental ill-health. Onset at this time is of particular concern because it can detrimentally affect relationships, educational and...

August 2016

As a profession that values evidence-based practice, the APS aims to recognise high-quality research resulting from fourth year and PhD theses and the work of early-career researchers and educators. The 2016 APS Congress features some of this work.Within the breadth and diversity of the program...

August 2016

Sarah Graham, an Aboriginal psychology student undertaking a Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology and Clinical Psychology at the University of Queensland, is the 2016 recipient of the APS Bendi Lango bursary. The APS bursary is funded through generous donations from APS members.Sarah...

June 2016

The April InPsych issue featured the outstanding keynote speakers presenting at the 2016 APS Congress being held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 13 to 16 September. This issue highlights additional, equally exciting, aspects of the APS Congress program. Overall, the program...