A number of APS Interest Groups offer awardsthat encourage and recognise excellence in the relevant area of psychology. The 2013 recipients are profiled below. ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES AND PSYCHOLOGY INTEREST GROUP Indigenous Student Conference Att...

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Body image is an issue that has been extensively researched for women, but has only recently been acknowledged and seen as a significant focus for men (Cohane & Pope, 2001). Alarmingly, body image dissatisfaction for Western men is estimated to have tripled in the last 25 year...

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The 2014 APS College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists conference was held from 28 to 29 March at the Rendezvous hotel in Melbourne and was attended by over 227 delegates from Australia and overseas. Under the theme Consultant, client and context: Enhancing academ...

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The statement provides the APS position about the use of psychological tests and testing. The statement includes information about the selection, administration, scoring and interpretation of psychological tests and access to test data. View position statement  

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A guide to hiring the right talent Recruiting – you’ll be hard-pressed to find a business owner who would describe it as their idea of a good time. It may have even been your sheer dislike of interviews that led you to start your own business in the first place. Over the pa...

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The Psychology Board of Australia recently announced that a national psychology examination will be implemented from 1 July 2013 for applicants seeking general registration. The Consultation Paper on Guidelines for the National Psychology Examination, published by the Psycholo...

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Patients on acute medical wards can present with a variety of acute or chronic medical, cognitive and psychiatric/psychological co-morbidities that can affect their capacity to make important treatment and discharge decisions. Determinations about capacity are required relati...

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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 ...

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The APS offers a range of awards and prizes each year to honour outstanding achievements in psychology. APS College Awards of Distinction The APS College Awards of Distinction recognise the importance of an individual's contribution to his or her specialist field and sig...

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Specific learning disorder (SLD) sits within the broad category of neurodevelopmental disorders in the DSM5. First manifesting during the school-age years, it is characterised by persistent and impairing difficulties learning foundational academic skills in reading, writing an...

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