Practice implications of changes to learning disorders in DSM-5
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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...
Published Jun 2017
Some musings on psychology after 40 years of practice
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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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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
Managing legal requests for disclosure of test data and test materials
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The Psychology Board of Australia Code of Conduct came into effect for all registered psychologists practicing in Australia on 1 Dec 2025. The following resource will be updated to align with the new Code of Conduct. This resource should be read in conjunction with the Code o...
Last reviewed Jan 2026
Introducing the 2014 APS Fellows
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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
Introducing the new APS Fellows
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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. Sixteen members were elected as APS Fellows at the 2011 APS Annual General Meetin...
Published Aug 2017
When to transition to a revised test
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There has been some debate following the advice in the February 2013 InPsych ‘Q & A’ article on psychological tests and testing in relation to using new versions of psychological tests as soon as they become available.
The advice given was that when updated versions of test...
Last reviewed Mar 2018
Learning disorders in children: Recent advances in research and practice
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In 1963, the American psychologist and educator Samuel Kirk announced that he had coined the term ‘learning disabilities’ to refer to the academic difficulties exhibited by some children in the absence of intellectual disability, or sensory impairments. Fifty years on, it...
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 Apr 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 Apr 2017