Over the past 2 years, the APS and the Australasian Sleep Association (ASA) have worked together to provide insomnia and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for insomnia (CBTi) education to over 2,000 Australian psychologists. This webinar forms part of a series  informed by feedbac...

Over the past 2 years, the APS and the Australasian Sleep Association (ASA) have worked together to provide insomnia and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for insomnia (CBTi) education to over 2,000 Australian psychologists. This webinar forms part of a series informed by feedb...

Over the past 2 years, the APS and the Australasian Sleep Association (ASA) have worked together to provide insomnia and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for insomnia (CBTi) education to over 2,000 Australian psychologists. This webinar forms part of a series informed by feedb...

Over 3 million Australian adults suffer from chronic insomnia.  The recommended 'first line' treatment is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for insomnia (CBT-i), however, most psychologists receive very limited sleep/insomnia education during post-graduate education, and few ps...

How well did you sleep last night? Is the hot weather making you restless? If so, you're not alone — according to a Deloitte Access Economics report, about 7.4 million Australians didn't get enough sleep in the 2016-2017 financial year. The same report, which was prepare...

Published May 2019

APS President Ros Knight spoke with Radio National about the risks of insufficient sleep and the simple interventions and education that can help Australians tackle sleep issues. Listen Read the APS submission Insomnia tipsheet

Published Jan 2019

Last reviewed Jan 2023

What ‘a good night’s sleep’ means for one person might be different for another. Some people might need more than 8 hours of sleep to feel rested while other people might need less. It is also normal to experience some variation in sleep from night to night and for your sle...

Last reviewed Dec 2024

This webinar will explore how and why Acceptance Commitment Therapy can be applied to children. There will be a particular focus on the language we use when approaching difficulty and how setting up these expectations in young people, places them on the path for managing li...

Living while female can feel like tiptoeing through a minefield of explosive experiences. The prevalence of violence against women in society, the cultural pressure to be attractive, sexually modest, the primary caregiver, hormonal transitions specific to the female experience...