As a professional society, the APS is committed to facilitating high quality psychological education and training to ensure the Australian community has access to highly skilled psychology practitioners. Following education and training to qualify as a psychologist, this c...

Published Jan 2018

Professor Simon Crowe FAPS It is hard to believe that my term as President has flown by so quickly, and it is with no small amount of sadness that I hand over to our new President, Tim Hannan, and wish him good luck for the wild ride ahead. Becoming President of the Austral...

Published Jun 2017

Members were invited to participate in the online 2015 member satisfaction survey in December last year, which gauged member satisfaction with the APS activities and provision of services around key areas of work. Over 3,400 members participated in the survey, including 459 st...

Published May 2017

Anyone can experience work-related stress, and psychologists are no exception. In fact, psychologists can be particularly vulnerable to stress due to working with challenging and high risk clients and often in isolation. The APS Code of Ethics highlights the importance of psyc...

Published Jun 2017

The APS Colleges offer a range or awards and prizes each year that encourage and recognise excellence in psychology across the specialist fields. The 2013 recipients are profiled below. APS College Awards of Distinction The APS College Award of Distinction recognises the...

Published Jun 2017

The APS regularly conducts surveys to gauge the level of member satisfaction with the range of activities, priorities and services the APS provides to, and on behalf of, its members. The survey results are analysed carefully to assist the APS to better meet the needs and expec...

Published Jun 2017

"Only those who provide care can, in the end, change care, and fundamental change… requires leadership" - (Callaly & Minas, 2005, p. 27) The concept of leadership is flourishing as a topic of interest for scholars, business trainers and popular media. Within the psychology ...

Published Sep 2018

Change pervades the APS and our community and our world, demanding we keep sight of our obligation to innovate and advocate for the profession and the people we serve. We continue to challenge ourselves to remain outward-looking as an organisation and a profession, dedicating ...

Published Aug 2022

Normally when I sit down to write my message for InPsych, I reflect upon the psychology profession and the various issues that intersect with our broad and diverse membership. This time, it is against the backdrop of the daily changes that are occurring as a result of the COVI...

Published Apr 2020

Karl has been a full member of the APS since the mid 1980s and became an APS Clinical College member in 2000. Karl has worked in clinical, organisational and forensic settings since 1985. After receiving his PhD in 2008, he commenced his professional growth by becoming a senio...

Last reviewed Jan 2021