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 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

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

The APS Prize is awarded to each student who gains first place at the end of an accredited fourth-year program in psychology through an Australian higher education provider. The APS is thrilled to announce our 2024 APS Prize winners below. Full name Higher e...

Last reviewed Sep 2025

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

This resource provides advice to psychologists who have collected client information and then receive a legal request for the client test data and test materials. The professional resource provides advice about: the definition of test data and test materials balanci...

Last reviewed Aug 2018

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 to p...

Published Jun 2017

Psychologists have a responsibility to maintain the security of their psychological tests, both during their period of use and after.  Many psychologists find it difficult to know what to do with obsolete or outdated tests in their possession or how to dispose of them when ...

Last reviewed Apr 2018

These ethical guidelines provide guidance to psychologists about ethical isues related to conductin psychological assessments of clients and using psychological tests. This resource emphasises the importance of psychologists: choosing assessment instruments appropriat...

Last reviewed Apr 2018