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Last reviewed Jan 2024

24 March 2020 Australia’s peak body for psychologists the Australian Psychological Society (APS), has welcomed the announcement today that health funds will cover Australians’ access to teleconsultations for psychology services during the COVID-19 outbreak. Chief Executi...

Published Apr 2020

The coronavirus (COVID-19) has created an extraordinary situation with many changes to the way we live and work. These changes have happened with great speed and had an impact across sectors and settings. Information and guidance has been central to members being able to adapt...

Published Jun 2020

The holiday period can be a challenging time for many people, which is why psychologists need to be prepared for a potential influx of client mental health challenges over the next few weeks.  While advertising companies and Hollywood would have us believe that the holiday ...

Published Dec 2023

23 March 2020 Psychologists have reiterated their urgent call for all Australians to have access to telehealth psychology services in place of face to face consultations, during the COVID-19 outbreak, in the interests of the health and safety of the entire nation. Austra...

Published Apr 2020

As government restrictions related to COVID-19 ease across Australia, we are witnessing an influx of employees returning to their workplaces. Many workers will welcome the ability to reconnect with colleagues, customers, and supervisors in person, however for others this trans...

Last reviewed May 2022

The APS awards the status of Life Member to those members who have held at least 50 years membership with the APS. This year, there are twenty-two new Life Members of the APS, bringing the total to 129 current Life Members of the APS. The full list of current Life Members o...

Published Jun 2020

This year, the APS Board has set up a Cost Saving Working Group, which has made a long list of recommendations for reducing the costs of operating the APS. The aim of this exercise is to ensure that more of members’ money can be used for member benefits. I have had the hono...

Published Jun 2017

I wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the many lands upon which we APS members transact our work, including those of my home base – the Taungurong people, and pay my respects to the elders: past, present and emerging. As we approach the mid-point of the 2018...

Published Jun 2019

Charles Darwin prophetically summarised his master work On the Origin of Species with a single maxim: "Survival is ultimately dependent on the ability to change and evolve". These days the saying is put even more succinctly: "Adapt or die". In this context, the APS Board of Di...

Published Jan 2018