Psychological assessment of students
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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 ...
Last reviewed Apr 2018
2009 APS College awards recipients
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InPsych
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...
Published Jun 2017
COVID-19 infection control and prevention: What you need to know
APS Institute
The impacts of COVID-19 and competing pressures on psychologists are changing the landscape of running a practice. This activity serves as a tool to educate on best practices to improve client safety, develop a pattern of risk reduction to navigate life more safely during a pa...
Practice implications of changes to learning disorders in DSM-5
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InPsych
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...
Published Jun 2017
Psychological testing and assessment with young people from CALD backgrounds
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This guide explores the issues associated with the assessment of young people with CALD backgrounds and outlines best-practice principles to improve psychologists’ knowledge and practice when working with this group.
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Last reviewed Jul 2023
Some musings on psychology after 40 years of practice
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InPsych
Trevor Waring was the recipient of the 2011 APS President’s Award for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology in Australia.
There have been significant milestones in the dramatic rise of psychology in Australia over the last 40 years. The exponential growth in university t...
Published Jun 2017
Specific learning disability
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InPsych
Prevalent, but often difficult to pin down
Specific learning disability (SLD) is the most prevalent of the neurodevelopmental disorders. It is commonly known as phonological dyslexia, which means, ‘a disorder of reading and spelling’, but this makes up only one component of...
Published Dec 2021
Introducing the 2014 APS Fellows
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InPsych
Each year the APS recognises members who have made an outstanding contribution to the APS and to the advancement of psychological knowledge or practice by electing them as Fellows of the Society. Nineteen members were elected as APS Fellows in 2014.
Dr Diane Bretherton OAM ...
Published Jun 2017
Child, adolescent and family
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Working in child, adolescent and family psychology
By Rita Princi
I began my studies as a mature age student and mother of two, so I am aware of the importance of providing children with appropriate role models. I pursued a career in the field of child, adolescent and fa...
Last reviewed Jun 2018
Child, adolescent and family
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Working in child, adolescent and family psychology
By Rita Princi
I began my studies as a mature age student and mother of two, so I am aware of the importance of providing children with appropriate role models. I pursued a career in the field of child, adolescent and fa...
Last reviewed Jun 2018