Mental health practitioners need professional support and opportunities to ‘think together’ to expand their knowledge. Peer groups are useful ways to achieve this. Modern technology makes a wider range of peer-support options available, including online communities of practice...

Published Dec 2019

The APS often becomes aware of online directories which proclaim or appear to be facilitated with health professionals. Often these websites appear to have mined information from other sources and advertise the services of a psychologist or health professional that that may...

Published Dec 2023

Keeping up to date with the most recent evidence in our diverse field of psychology can be a challenge, especially for psychologists working in private practice, rural and remote regions or other settings with limited access to library resources. To facilitate evidence-base...

Published Jun 2017

Interactive Gambling Amendment (Sports Betting Reform) Bill 2015 reporting today A rapid increase in online sports betting, fuelled by advertising and technology advances that make gambling easily accessible,  puts young people and those pre-disposed to gambling problems a...

Published Oct 2017

Building teenagers’ resilience to what they encounter online is key to keeping them safe and thriving in the modern digital world, a psychology expert will tell the APS College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists Conference in Hobart today. Dr Jodie Lodge, who ha...

Published Mar 2019

For Danielle Snelling, Mother's Day is a reminder of what she no longer has. She was 23 when her mum Rosa died from a rare gynaecological cancer. Danielle says losing her mum at that young age was isolating and lonely. Seeing pictures and messages of people celebratin...

Published May 2024

The disclosure of infidelity and betrayal is among the most devastating and painful experiences that couples face. It is also one of the most challenging and complicated problems encountered in therapy. This Live and Interactive via ZOOM 2 days will explore the theory of infid...

The APS hosts this webinar with the APS College of Clinical Psychologists. Autism is far more prevalent than initially thought and autistic people often experience mental health issues that bring them to see psychologists. If psychologists are not aware of the subtle pre...

This 2-part on-demand series will discuss the elements of a treatment program for women with complex presentations. It highlights what works for women and how this could be different from men, both in terms of recent literature and personal research. Emphasis will be on dis...

The theory of ego development, as it applies to adult personal growth and change, is not well-known in mainstream clinical psychology but is deeply researched and well-established in academic developmental psychology. This on-demand activity covers how experiences of anxiet...