Achieving sustainability, safety and good clinical governance in a multi-site model of practice
Member Only
InPsych
Business models at work…
Developing Minds has a team of 13 part-time psychologists employed across two locations and delivers therapy services to children, teens and their families, plus provides training programs in schools and online support via a dedicated web portal. Tw...
Published May 2017
Psychology and the big picture
Member Only
InPsych
The Macquarie Dictionary defines psychology as ‘the systematic study of the mind, or of mental states and processes’, suggesting that training in the discipline will teach keen young students about how individuals reason, perceive and react to things, express emotions and beha...
Published Nov 2020
How Aussie drivers are now cancelling their autism assessments after major change was brought in on
News
A major change to how driver's licenses are issued has led to motorists cancelling autism assessments because they fear they could lose their right to drive.
Autistic motorists have been left in limbo after the government redefined the standard by which drivers are consider...
Published Nov 2023
2023 APS Fellows
Dr Ashley Craig
Dr Ashley Craig is the Professor of Rehabilitation Studies in the Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, and he is a senior researcher in the John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, Kolling Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital, NSW...
Last reviewed Nov 2023
Pathway to community psychology
Member Only
InPsych
Some time before I began my university degree, a friend of mine experienced a traumatic brain injury. After witnessing his journey, I selected disability studies as a major area of study during my undergraduate psychology degree. This led in turn to my interest and involvemen...
Published Jun 2017
Update from the 2016 Workplace Excellence Awards
Member Only
InPsych
Banks, resources firms, telecommunications companies and disability services were among the organisations honoured in the 2016 Workplace Excellence Awards, celebrated last month as part of the historic APS Congress.
The Workplace Excellence Awards recognise innovation and ...
Published May 2017
Looking across the horizon: Challenges for the APS, the discipline and the profession of psychology
Member Only
InPsych
Everything changes and nothing stands still – Heraclitus (535 – 475 BC)
Last month marked an historic moment with the first-ever Advisory Council meeting held in Melbourne over two days. Nearly 60 members, representing the breadth of our Society, came together to provide th...
Published Jul 2018
The highly efficient psychologist
Member Only
InPsych
Future-focused tips for working in private practice
This article explores ways in which individual psychologists and group practices can adjust their practice to become highly efficient, and offer excellent value-for-money services to their clients. We advocate for a model ...
Published Aug 2022
Medicare items for Complex Neurodevelopmental Disorders and eligible disabilities
Member Only Resource
MBS items were initially introduced in 2008 under the Helping Children with Autism Program (HCWA) and the Better Start for Children with Disability Program. From 2021, funding for both of these programs transitioned to the NDIS however MBS items continue to be available to th...
Last reviewed Feb 2023
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Compensable scheme announcements in relation to psychological services and p
Member Only Resource
The COVID-19 pandemic is dynamic and rapidly changing. The APS has compiled a table of compensable scheme announcements that have been made across Australia in regards to psychological services and provisions for telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. The table can be used a...
Last reviewed Sep 2020