Destruction of client files
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Maintaining secure and confidential records is a corner stone of psychological practice. Clients can feel comfortable to share information, with the knowledge and assurance that their psychologist upholds these principles of confidentiality and security. With recent news abo...
Last reviewed Aug 2024
The pros and cons of living with your parents as an adult
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Thinking of moving back home (or staying put) to live with your parents? Experts say there are both pros and cons to cohabitation.
It’s hard to miss the constant references to the cost of living crisis currently gripping Australian households.
The prices of groceries a...
Published Jan 2024
2024 APS Fellows
Mrs Jeanette Krass
Jeanette Krass has a distinguished career as a registered psychologist in Sydney spanning more than four decades. She is the Founder and Director of Workplace Health Services and a member APHRA.
Jeanette has wide experience in academic, clinical and c...
Last reviewed Nov 2024
Destruction of client files
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InPsych
Maintaining secure and confidential records is a cornerstone of psychological practice. Clients can feel comfortable to share information, with the knowledge and assurance that their psychologist upholds these principles of confidentiality and security. With recent news about ...
Published Nov 2022
Telehealth under the Better Access initiative
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InPsych
It can be challenging for people living in rural and remote Australia to access Medicare-rebateable psychological services. While the psychology workforce is better represented in rural and remote Australia than many other mental health professions, we still struggle to meet t...
Published Oct 2017
Five ways to avoid risks and pitfalls when working with separated families
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InPsych
This article outlines five key things learned through supervision following a complaint to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). We discuss important topics such as “who is the client?”; parental responsibility; Gillick competence; The Privacy Act 1998;...
Published May 2022
Talking about: The Business of psychology
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With the end of financial year approaching, we have curated a comprehensive collection of member exclusive APS resources.
From professional development activities to journals and e-books, this content will be valuable whether you’re studying, practicing psychology or intere...
Published Jul 2023
Reflections on the past, present and future: Christabel Chamarette FAPS
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InPsych
Christabel Chamarette FAPS
Christabel Chamarette is a registered Clinical Psychologist with over 40 years’ experience in the treatment of violence and sexual problems and adult victims of child sexual abuse. She worked in prisons for 10 years, private pr...
Published Jun 2017
APS advocacy and initiatives for employed psychologists
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InPsych
As well as its support and advocacy for psychologists in private practice, the APS engages in a range of activities to support those who are employed in public sector settings and non-government organisations (NGOs). There is sometimes the perception that the APS works mainly ...
Published Jun 2017
Introducing the new APS Fellows
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InPsych
Each year the APS recognises members who have made outstanding contributions to the APS and to the advancement of psychological knowledge or practice by electing them as Fellows of the Society. This year thirteen members were elected as APS Fellows at the 2010 APS Annual Gener...
Published Jun 2017