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

Suicide is a significant public health issue and sessions with suicidal clients are a concerning encounter for most psychologists. Having tools and strategies to mitigate the risk, support the client and alleviate your own personal stress are vital. A version of safety plannin...

Published Jul 2019

Across the life span, the prevalence of mental disorders is highest in those aged 12 to 25 years, with more than one in four young people dealing with a mental disorder in any 12-month period. Self-harm and suicide are significant risks for this age group, with suicide being t...

Published May 2019

Building a case for change Understanding how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Australians and psychologists gives us the grounding to drive our efforts to improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes. The APS has checked in with members many times over the past two years ...

Published May 2022

There are a number of ways in which psychologists may become involved in providing psychological services in response to a disaster, such as through direct service provision to disaster victims, mentoring other health professionals, training and debriefing emergency service st...

Published Jun 2017

Establishing and maintaining clear professional boundaries is a key principle of ethical practice as a psychologist. To effectively manage professional boundaries as a psychologist requires vigilance and an awareness of where there may be risk of a boundary crossing or a bo...

Last reviewed Apr 2018

Psychological treatment has long been recognised as effective with a distressed individual who receives therapy being better off than 80 per cent of distressed people who do not (Wampold & Imel, 2015). However, when we dig deeper, these often-cited results reveal an uncomforta...

Published Sep 2020

The capacity for psychologists to deliver Better Access psychological services via videoconference to people in rural and remote Australia (Modified Monash Model geographical regions 4-7) has been in place since 1 November 2017. In September 2018, the Federal Government remove...

Published May 2019

There are myriad reasons why client-facing psychologists join the profession. To help people. To make a difference to the individual, as well as the community. To be part of something bigger than themselves. Holding on to that purpose can become challenging when the day-to-day...

Published Dec 2021

This online course is aimed at up-skilling mental health professionals in evidence-based practice in clinical assessment and mental health treatment for verbal children, adolescents and adults with Autism and/or mild intellectual disability.The course combines current research...