The plight of perinatal mental health
Why did nobody tell me how hard it would be?
Nothing can prepare someone for the transformation that happens during the perinatal period. The perinatal phase is more commonly defined as conception to the end of the first postnatal year. Despite being a relatively brief peri...
Last reviewed Nov 2024
How to optimise performance and reduce stress when applying for a Master of Psychology
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Only one in five or six psychology undergraduates gain a spot in a Master of Psychology program each year, despite growing demand for mental health professionals.
Career experience doesn’t have to be paid or clinical. Volunteering, mentoring,...
Last reviewed Jul 2025
Common, serious...and treatable. Psychological intervention in high prevalence...
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Commonly occurring mental health disorders – depression, anxiety, stress-related and substance use disorders in adults, and behavioural and anxiety disorders in children – will be experienced by an alarming 45 per cent of Australians in their lifetime, according to the Nationa...
Published Jun 2017
Psychologists’ wellbeing in the workplace
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Importance of self-care and professional quality of life
Providing treatment to individuals suffering from mental health issues is a rewarding but challenging job. Psychologists have been shown to have high burnout rates, low self-care and numerous challenges to professiona...
Published Dec 2021
Positive development and wellbeing at educational psychology conference
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The 3rd annual APS College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists (CEDP) conference, themed ‘Theory to practice: Positive development and wellbeing’, was held in November 2011 in Melbourne with over 250 delegates attending. The aim of the conference was to promote ...
Published Jun 2017
Children's wellbeing 'falls between gaps'
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The federal government is under pressure to create a dedicated children's minister to ensure policies are focused on primary school-aged children, advocates say, as those under 12 experience record levels of mental illness.
Psychologists have observed grow...
Published Aug 2023
APS members recognised in 2015 Australia Day Honours
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Mr Hugh Mackay AO FAPS was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to the community in the areas of social research and psychology, as an author and commentator, and through roles with visual and performing arts and educational organisations.
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Published Jun 2017
Indigenous social and emotional wellbeing website aims to increase culturally appropriate services
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A new website developed under the auspices of the APS and launched at this year’s Annual Conference will assist service providers seeking to develop, or improve, a culturally appropriate service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. To assist in better meeting the...
Published Aug 2017
Training and recruiting psychologists for regional, rural and remote Australia
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In many rural locations community access to psychological expertise is in real jeopardy due to a limited number of psychologists. Psychologists in rural and remote areas constitute less than half of the mental health workforce and in these areas employers commonly focus their ...
Published Jun 2017
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Most people are likely to experience traumatic events in their lifetime, and most individuals recover well, given time and adequate social support.
For some individuals, however, the experience of a traumatic event or ongoing exposure to trauma can result in post-traumatic ...
Last reviewed Oct 2022