Indigenous postgraduate psychology student awarded APS bursary
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Tahnee McBean, an Aboriginal postgraduate psychology student undertaking a Master of Psychology (Clinical) at the University of Melbourne, is the 2014 recipient of the APS Bendi Lango bursary. The APS bursary is funded through generous donations from APS members, who contribut...
Published Jun 2017
APS advocacy and initiatives for employed psychologists
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InPsych
As well as its support and advocacy for psychologists in private practice, the APS engages in a range of activities to support those who are employed in public sector settings and non-government organisations (NGOs). There is sometimes the perception that the APS works mainly ...
Published Jun 2017
Reflections as the new President but an old member
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InPsych
I write this note, my first as President, 20 years after joining the APS as a graduate. At that time, the APS was already approaching 50 years since its origins in 1944 as a branch of the British Psychological Society, and had celebrated 25 years since its establishment as an ...
Published Jan 2018
Change to CPD requirements for FPS Medicare providers
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InPsych
The Federal Government has recently announced that psychologists who provide Medicare Focused Psychological Strategies (FPS) items are no longer required to undertake 10 hours of FPS-related continuing professional development (CPD) in order to maintain their Medicare Provider...
Published Jun 2017
Did you know?
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The APS Board of Directors recently approved revised versions of the Ethical guidelines on managing professional boundaries and multiple relationships; and the Ethical guidelines for psychological; practice in rural and remote settings. The guideline was compiled through ex...
Published May 2017
Update on continuing professional development compliance monitoring arrangements
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InPsych
There is a complex array of continuing professional development (CPD) requirements associated with maintenance of APS membership, registration with the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) and Medicare provider status, and recent changes have brought more uniformity to the wa...
Published Jun 2017
Did you know?
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To renew your APS membership for 2018–19, you can pay by direct debit on a quarterly basis. After your first payment, the remaining three equal payments are debited on 2 September 2019, 2 December 2019 and 2 March 2020.
To read more visit your online member dashboard.
Si...
Published Jun 2019
Regulatory requirements (AHPRA)
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Psychologists in Australia have a range of regulatory requirements with which they must comply. These requirements are set out in standards and guidelines provided by the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) bas...
Last reviewed Aug 2018