Perinatal grief is of a different nature to other grief such as that following the death of an elderly parent or a long-term spouse. It is defined as the grief that parents experience after the death of a baby during pregnancy, birth or the first month after their birth, whic...

Published Aug 2017

There are a number of ways in which psychologists may become involved in providing psychological services in response to a disaster, such as through direct service provision to disaster victims, mentoring other health professionals, training and debriefing emergency service st...

Published Jun 2017

Psychologists who provide services in schools have to manage a wide range of ethical, legal and professional obligations. These are made more complex due to the age of the recipients of services and the staff duty of care to act in loco parentis – literally ‘in the place of...

Last reviewed Apr 2018

Article summary: Unique ethical challenges – Disasters blur professional boundaries, making ethical decision-making complex and high-stakes for psychologists. Increasing exposure – With most Australians affected by disasters, psychologists face rising demand and cumula...

Last reviewed Oct 2025

Working by telehealth has become second nature to psychologists and many APS members are using videoconferencing software and other platforms to conduct their business from home on a daily basis. In response, the APS Ethics Committee has reviewed its 2020 COVID-19 resource to ...

Published Jun 2021

Many Australian organisations offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) which provides a way for employers to promote employee wellbeing. EAP programs are funded by organisations and allow employees, and often members of their families, to access short-term counselling servic...

Published Jul 2017

We are all living with immense uncertainty and anxiety about the real and potential challenges and threats we are facing. In this time, psychologists play a vital role in supporting wellbeing, mental health and social connectedness – even though we are all physically distanced...

Published Jun 2020

Undertaking psychological assessment of students who are experiencing academic challenges is a significant part of the work of psychologists who provide services in schools. This work is integral to schools’ primary aim of facilitating their students’ academic achievement and ...

Last reviewed Apr 2018

Many Australian organisations offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) which provides a way for employers to promote employee wellbeing. EAP programs are funded by organisations and allow employees, and often members of their families, to access short-term counselling ser...

Last reviewed Apr 2018

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