Make self-care strategies a central part of your practice
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InPsych
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
The do’s and don’ts of Medicare invoicing
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InPsych
The APS Code of Ethics espouses the principle of integrity and requires that psychologists be honest in their financial dealings. When invoicing a client who has received a service under Medicare, the invoice must also meet the requirements of the Health Insurance Regulations ...
Published Jun 2019
Revision of Ethical Guidelines for Psychological Assessment and Testing
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InPsych
The Ethical Guidelines Committee recently undertook a revision of the Ethical Guidelines for Psychological Assessment and the Use of Psychological Tests. These Guidelines are relevant to all psychologists who use psychological assessment and testing in their practice, teaching...
Published Jun 2019
Team effectiveness in the world of work
APS Institute
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...
Introduction of fitness to drive heavy vehicle mandatory reporting legislation in ACT.
Member Only Resource
Effective June 12, 2025, health practitioners in the ACT, including psychologists and provisional psychologists, are now subject to mandatory reporting obligations for heavy vehicle licence.
Mandatory Reporting Requirement:
Psychologists are required to make a report if ...
Last reviewed Jun 2025
The APS Professional Advisory Service: More than two decades of member support
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InPsych
When ethical issues arise that members need to discuss, the APS's Professional Advisory Service (PAS) provides a telephone and email advisory service.
I received a subpoena and I do not believe it is in my client’s interest to provide my notes. Must I comply with it?
I...
Published Jul 2017
Specific phobia practice guide
Member Only
Resource
Last reviewed Oct 2019
APS national schedule of suggested fees and item numbers for psychological services
Member Only Resource
The APS National Schedule of Suggested Fees and item numbers for psychological services lists the APS suggested fee schedule in place from 1 July 2025 until 30 June 2026.
It provides suggested fees for different consultation types and lengths. It also provides guidelines fo...
Last reviewed Jun 2025
Four big ideas from the APS Festival of Psychology
From 16-18 May, 800 psychology professionals gathered from around Australia to hear from a range of thought leaders on the topics trending in the psychology profession.
The APS Festival of Psychology, held on the Gold Coast earlier this month, was a vibrant forum for emerg...
Last reviewed May 2025
Suicide prevention
APS Institute
In June 2021, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reported that:
more than 700,000 people die due to suicide every year,
one in 100 deaths is by suicide,
for every completed suicide, there are many more suicide attempts, and
suicide is the ...