Dr Ashley Craig Dr Ashley Craig is the Professor of Rehabilitation Studies in the Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, and he is a senior researcher in the John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, Kolling Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital, NSW...

Last reviewed Nov 2023

Some time before I began my university degree, a friend of mine experienced a traumatic brain injury. After witnessing his journey, I selected disability studies as a major area of study during my undergraduate psychology degree. This led in turn to my interest and involvemen...

Published Jun 2017

Banks, resources firms, telecommunications companies and disability services were among the organisations honoured in the 2016 Workplace Excellence Awards, celebrated last month as part of the historic APS Congress. The Workplace Excellence Awards recognise innovation and ...

Published May 2017

Everything changes and nothing stands still – Heraclitus (535 – 475 BC) Last month marked an historic moment with the first-ever Advisory Council meeting held in Melbourne over two days. Nearly 60 members, representing the breadth of our Society, came together to provide th...

Published Jul 2018

Future-focused tips for working in private practice This article explores ways in which individual psychologists and group practices can adjust their practice to become highly efficient, and offer excellent value-for-money services to their clients. We advocate for a model ...

Published Aug 2022

MBS items were initially introduced in 2008 under the Helping Children with Autism Program (HCWA) and the Better Start for Children with Disability Program.  From 2021, funding for both of these programs transitioned to the NDIS however MBS items continue to be available to th...

Last reviewed Feb 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic is dynamic and rapidly changing. The APS has compiled a table of compensable scheme announcements that have been made across Australia in regards to psychological services and provisions for telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. The table can be used a...

Last reviewed Sep 2020

I’ve heard it mentioned a few times this year: “We will look back on this time in our lives and wonder how we ever did it.” I am of course referring to the pandemic and its impacts. While some parts of the country have been more affected than others, as a national psychology c...

Published Nov 2021

Mental health disorders such as anxiety have increased in children as young as 18 months old since the pandemic began, while more teenagers have developed depression and suicidal ideation, psychologists say. In a first-of-its-kind survey by the Australian Psychological Soci...

Published Dec 2022

In 2008, an article appeared in InPsych titled, Will psychologists’ private practices have to be accredited? Eight years on and the requirement of psychologists to demonstrate accountability about how their practice operates, is emerging as a reality. Primary Health Networks, ...

Published Nov 2017