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

Across Australia there is a growing interest in the consequences of trauma in children and adults. In December 2017 the Royal Commission presented a final report after a five-year inquiry into institutional responses to child sexual abuse and related matters. The organised nat...

Published Jun 2019

Elsie Harwood Award Alex McCord Thesis title: Effects of Action Video Game Training on Executive Function in Older Adults A provisional psychologist practising in aged care, Alex completed her BA summa cum laude at City University of New York, followed by Honours and ...

Last reviewed Jun 2020

Psychologists running their own businesses inevitably come up against the issue of clients not paying their fees on time for a variety of reasons, such as illness, loss of job, sudden travel or dissatisfaction with the service. Psychologists are usually sympathetic to the f...

Last reviewed Jan 2024

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