How APS is making an impact

Here’s a snapshot of the key advocacy, research, and community work we've been focusing on over recent months – as well as what we’ve done to bolster the future of our profession. 

Along with our 27,000 members, we're proud to be making a positive impact on the psychology profession and the community via a variety of methods. 

In the past year, we've advocated for the key issues that are impacting the psychology profession with over 40 government submissions to the Government; we’ve offered hundreds of CPD and professional events for members, and we've continued enhancing the profession by providing access to high-quality resources, communications, and journals and research papers. 

Below is a snapshot of some of the ways we've supported the psychology profession from July 2023 to May 2024.

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Interested in learning about our government submissions, popular short courses and new member benefits? Here's a list of the items mentioned in the infographic above: 

Advocacy  

• NDIS Review submission 

• Pre-Budget Submission 

• Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide submission 

• Thinking Futures: Psychology and Climate Change report 

Professional development 

Webinars 

• Best practice assessment and intervention for ADHD in adults 

• Integrating recovery-oriented principles into Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 

Popular short courses 

• CBT for insomnia skills course 

• Suicide prevention 

• Principles and practice of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 

CPD-approved courses 

• Therapist attitudes towards the use of AI in therapeutic practice 

• Breaking free of social anxiety 

• Living with dementia 

Events 

• Business of Psychology Symposium 

• AI symposium 

Community 

• PsychEngage platform 

• Disaster Response Network 

Future of the profession 

• Emerging leaders program 

• PsyBA supervisor training 

• Professional Advisory Services