A first baby in the household brings with it many challenges, the most common being that of parental sleep disruption due to the child’s night waking (France & Blampied, 1999). Whilst typically developing infants (under six months old) need to be fed overnight, the challenge f...

Published Jun 2017

The Ethical guidelines for psychological practice with clients with an intellectual disability provide an overview on members’ ethical responsibilities with this client group. This resource emphasises the importance of psychologists: being aware that people with an in...

Last reviewed Apr 2018

This article originally appeared in The Herald Sun and has been republished with permission. A grieving young mother-to-be devastated by the loss of her brother and then her partner within weeks of each other has been waiting four months for a psychologist appointment in Ca...

Last reviewed Jun 2025

Ahead of the APS Business of Psychology Symposium, a clinical psychologist and business consultant shines light on some common aspects of the Medicare system that can cause confusion. Whether you're running your own practice or working within someone else's, there are impor...

Last reviewed Apr 2024

Recent research evidence supports the efficacy of a range of psychological interventions in the treatment of mental health disorders, with the resulting benefits extending well beyond the individual client, into the community and economy (Levin & Chisholm, 2016)1. Given this, ...

Published Sep 2018

Psychologists are critical to supporting young children and their families who are accessing the NDIS. For some families of children living with developmental differences, it's not until they're seeking out NDIS support for their child that they get to talk about their conc...

Last reviewed Oct 2024

The Australian Psychological Society (APS) says there is compelling evidence that primary school aged children need mental health support, and has called on state and federal governments to invest in qualified psychologists in primary schools. Yesterday the Victorian Govern...

Published May 2019

APS reveals some of its key focus areas to advocate for additional government investment to support the psychology profession in 2024.  Resilience has been a key tenet of the Australian identity for a long time, but after enduring multiple economic, environmental, health an...

Last reviewed May 2024

Why did nobody tell me how hard it would be? Nothing can prepare someone for the transformation that happens during the perinatal period. The perinatal phase is more commonly defined as conception to the end of the first postnatal year. Despite being a relatively brief peri...

Last reviewed Nov 2024

The APS National Office has a dedicated media team whose role it is to support the advocacy efforts of the National Office in promoting psychology and its contribution to the health and wellbeing of the Australian community. This article presents highlights of APS media covera...

Published Jul 2017