Nominations are now open for the APS Interest Group awards 2011 More information A number of APS Interest Groups offer awards each year that encourage and recognise excellence in the psychological area relevant to the Interest Group. Gay And Lesbian Issues And Psychology...

Published Jul 2017

Stephen Provost was the recipient of the 2010 APS Distinguished Contribution to Psychology Education Award and has a particular interest in enhancing the educational experience of psychology students in rural and regional Australia. The importance of laboratories for pract...

Published Jul 2017

The damage done to the unborn child by the mother’s consumption of alcohol during pregnancy has been long known. In 1725 the Royal College of Physicians of London referred to the consumption of alcohol as “too often the cause of weak, feeble and distempered children.” Since ab...

Published Jul 2017

The floods across the Eastern States, particularly in areas such as Toowoomba and the Lockyer Valley in Queensland - with their heavy toll on life and property - will leave thousands deeply affected. The extent of devastation has been such that, for many, it will be a long tim...

Published Jul 2017

The APS confers a range of awards and prizes each year to honour outstanding achievements in psychology. The recipients of the 2011 APS awards are profiled below. The Award recognises distinguished contributions to Australian psychology by psychologists at later career stag...

Published Dec 2017

The APS Colleges offer a range or awards and prizes each year that encourage and recognise excellence in psychology across the specialist fields. The 2013 recipients are profiled below. APS College Awards of Distinction The APS College Award of Distinction recognises the...

Published Jun 2017

Psychology meeting society’s challenges 30 September – 3 October 2014, Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart Join us on the picturesque waterfront in historic Hobart for this wonderful opportunity to gain new skills and knowledge, hear about the latest developments in psycholog...

Published Jun 2017

Dance classes may be an effective element of rehabilitation for people with Parkinson’s disease. Dance is showing promise as an intervention for symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD), including improving motor symptoms such as balance, gait and coordination. It is not yet cl...

Last reviewed Dec 2019

For several years it has been widely reported in the media that Australia is in the grips of an ice epidemic. Within the past three years, the opinion of the average Australian household has come to rate methamphetamines as the drug of most concern (National Drug Strategy Hous...

Published Oct 2017

Social anxiety disorder left untreated may have profound implications for an individual’s life. I became interested in treating social anxiety at the beginning of my career when I encountered a young adult with schizophrenia who was unemployed, socially isolated and living at ...

Published Nov 2020