Working in child, adolescent and family psychology By Rita Princi I began my studies as a mature age student and mother of two, so I am aware of the importance of providing children with appropriate role models. I pursued a career in the field of child, adolescent and fa...

Last reviewed Apr 2017

Working as a psychologist in the military With Glen Menezes I was a soldier in the Australian Regular Army, employed as a clerk and studying psychology part-time, when I was selected to complete my fourth year qualification on an Army sponsorship. I have subsequently com...

Last reviewed Apr 2017

Working as a psychologist in the military With Glen Menezes I was a soldier in the Australian Regular Army, employed as a clerk and studying psychology part-time, when I was selected to complete my fourth year qualification on an Army sponsorship. I have subsequently com...

Last reviewed Apr 2017

This resource provides guidance for psychologists to work effectively with qualified interpreters.  Where a client communicates in a language other than the psychologist’s primary language, or would prefer to communicate in their preferred language, working with a qualified...

Last reviewed Aug 2026

This biopsychosocial assessment template can be used by psychologists to summarise the following client information: current functioning (e.g., mood, sleep) history (e.g., psychiatric history, medications) risk assessment mental state exam psychometric assessment...

Last reviewed Nov 2020

Ahead of his visit to Australia, to run a series of events with the Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association, Dr Mark Standing Eagle Baez sat down with APS to walk through his culturally grounded, relational framework for mental health practice. When Dr Mark Standing...

Last reviewed Jul 2026

The amendments to the Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988 that came into place in March 2014 made it clearer that clients can access their personal information “in the manner requested” if it is reasonable and practicable to do so. This means that psychologists may be compelled t...

Last reviewed Apr 2018

This resource provides information for clients about how psychological tests are scored and interpreted. It also provides information about how test scores can be reported using the percentile, or percentile rank or descriptive ranges such as high average, average and below...

Last reviewed Apr 2017

This resource provides advice to psychologists about the appropriate and secure electronic storage of test materials including test record forms. View resource

Last reviewed Apr 2017

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