APS Ethics Committee The Ethics Committee is a specialist committee which reports to the APS Board of Directors. The primary roles of the Ethics Committee are to consider complaints against APS members, and assist members to achieve ethical conduct at the highest profession...

Last reviewed Apr 2020

It is not uncommon for psychologists providing psychological interventions or focused psychological strategies to be asked by clients to provide letters of support, or other documentation. The APS has previously published articles on how to manage such requests (client request...

Published Nov 2022

The cover feature for this issue of InPsych highlights psychological perspectives on racism – a rather timely topic given the emphasis placed on immigration by political parties and the media in the lead-up to the federal election. As many commentators have noted, the part...

Published Jan 2018

Anyone can experience work-related stress, and psychologists are no exception. In fact, psychologists can be particularly vulnerable to stress due to working with challenging and high risk clients and often in isolation. The APS Code of Ethics highlights the importance of psyc...

Published Jun 2017

Christmas is traditionally a time of gift-giving and it is not uncommon for a client to want to offer their treating psychologist a present. The conclusion of treatment is also a time when clients may wish to express their gratitude in the form of a gift. While there are no cl...

Published Dec 2018

The APS hosts this activity with the APS College of Organisational Psychologists.  The world of work is changing and whilst some organisations are constraining their teams by imposing rigid expectations around working together face-to-face back in an office environment, oth...

Last reviewed Oct 2019

The recent InPsych articles related to the provision of psychological services in non-governmental organisations (NGOs) highlight the fact that psychologists are increasingly being employed in organisations other than the more traditional public hospital and private practice r...

Published Jun 2017

An election for the APS President-Elect and two General Director positions on the APS Board of Directors was held by electronic voting and postal ballot, and the results were declared at the 2015 APS AGM on 2 October 2015. The successful candidate for the President-Elect is Mr...

Published Jun 2017

An election for the APS President-Elect and two General Director positions on the APS Board of Directors was held by postal ballot and electronic voting, and the results were declared at the 2013 APS AGM in October. The successful candidate for the President-Elect is Professor...

Published Jun 2017