Members providing Focused Psychological Strategies (FPS) Medicare items under Better Access are reminded that the deadline for completion of the required 10 hours of continuing professional development (CPD) for the current cycle to maintain FPS Medicare provider status is 30 ...

Published Oct 2017

At the 2007 APS AGM, its members adopted the proposed Code of Ethics, which superseded the previous version that was approved in September 1997. In 2010 the Psychology Board of Australia adopted the APS Code of Ethics for the profession. Access the APS Code of Ethics

Last reviewed Jan 2025

Summary of APS's key election items: Access and funding for mental health services Protect and support psychology within the NDIS Youth mental health Growing the psychology workforce Empowering victim-survivors of domestic and family violence Making aged care m...

Last reviewed May 2025

Business models at work… The SAM Centre has been in operation for seven years and has evolved into a multi-disciplinary mixed-model practice. This type of practice developed organically in response to the diversity of practitioner needs and through the willingness of the pr...

Published May 2017

The National Registration and Accreditation Scheme was introduced four years ago and brought in sweeping changes to the regulation of registered health professions, which includes psychologists. A comprehensive and independent review of the National Registration and Accreditat...

Published Sep 2017

The 50th APS Annual Conference (29 September - 2 October) marked the commencement of the celebrations of the 50-year anniversary of the APS, while October last year marked 70 years since its precursor, the Australian Branch of the British Psychological Society (BPS), was first...

Published Jun 2017

The Board of Directors governs the APS. The Board sets strategic direction for the APS to advance the science of psychology and contribute to the betterment of human health, welfare and/or performance.  The APS constitution contains more information about the Board of Direc...

Last reviewed Feb 2025

Close to 3,000 APS members identify as being in the early stage of their career. While this member segment has unique support and development needs, little is known about factors that contribute to professional thriving for early-career psychologists (Sim et al., 2016). While ...

Published May 2017

Many psychologists will be familiar with the diathesis stress model of mental illness: some people may be predisposed or vulnerable to developing a psychological disorder, but often symptoms only emerge when under stress. Social and environmental stressors may be easily identi...

Published Jun 2017

The care of infants and young children after their parents separate has been fraught with controversy since amendments to the Australian Family Law legislation in 2006. Under this law, when separated parents legally share parental responsibility, they – or courts making decisi...

Published Jun 2017