Mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse
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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
Managing clients at risk of suicide
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Supporting clients at risk of suicide can be one of the most professionally challenging and distressing situations that psychologists face throughout their careers. Working with such clients requires balancing ethical considerations such as client safety, client privacy, and c...
Published Jul 2019
The do's and don'ts of client session notes
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The first ‘do’ is you must write session notes! Taking adequate session notes (or ‘progress notes’) is part of the important review and planning associated with providing an ongoing psychological service, and is one of the ethical obligations of psychologists. Session notes fa...
Published Jun 2017
Applying the Social Determinants of Health in everyday practice: Lessons from the APS Congress
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At the 2016 APS Congress held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 13-16 September, the APS Public Interest team convened a forum to discuss and showcase the valuable application of a Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) approach in everyday psychological pra...
Published May 2017
Managing clients at risk of suicide
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Supporting clients at risk of suicide can be one of the most professionally challenging and distressing situations that psychologists face throughout their careers.
Working with such clients requires balancing ethical considerations such as client safety, client privacy, an...
Last reviewed Apr 2026
Applying a social determinants of health approach within psychology
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It is well recognised that social determinants such as the circumstances in which people are born, their access to education and opportunities for employment, where they live, and experiences of discrimination have a significant impact on health and wellbeing (World Health Org...
Published Jun 2017
The rise of AI-human intimacy in therapy
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Using Esther Perel’s landmark session as a case study, this article explores how AI companions are shifting from digital fantasy to a tangible presence in the modern therapy room.
Dr Raquel Peel frames AI interaction as a form of "externalised self-reflec...
Last reviewed Apr 2026
Assessment of capacity in compensable clients and their ability to work
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Psychological assessment of functional capacity to work is important with compensable clients because in Australia we still lose too many people, via the generation of ‘medically unnecessary disability’, to long-term unemployment and relatively poorer health outcomes. There a...
Published Jun 2017
How to manage the end of a therapeutic relationship
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Ending therapy can trigger grief, anger, confusion, or attachment-related reactions in clients.
Responses may vary by attachment style: anxious clients may cling or protest, avoidant clients may withdraw, and trauma histories can intensify reactions.
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Last reviewed Aug 2025
Psychologists discuss end-of-life care and choices
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"There is a lot of fear about being a burden, of potential symptoms, of moving into nursing homes – psychologists can assist with these issues and particularly around discussions about things within and outside of clients’ control"– roundtable participant.
"Existing e...
Published Apr 2018