Working effectively to support children and young people's mental health
APS Institute
Working with children and young people involves consideration of ways of working with the adults in their lives, particularly parents and carers and school staff. This can include a range of ethical considerations as well as skills for communicating effectively, navigating bou...
Multicultural counselling
APS Institute
The APS hosts this activity with the APS College of Clinical Psychologists.
With 1 in 4 Australians being born overseas, awareness, knowledge, and skills are needed when working with these multicultural clients.
The relevance of a multicultural focus on our work becomes ...
Suicide prevention
APS Institute
Content advisory note
This educational activity contains content on self-harm, suicide, trauma, and more. These subjects can be distressing and may evoke strong emotional responses. Please take care of your wellbeing and we encourage you to take breaks and/or seek support i...
Insomnia management in children
APS Institute
Over the past 2 years, the APS and the Australasian Sleep Association (ASA) have worked together to provide insomnia and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for insomnia (CBTi) education to over 2,000 Australian psychologists. This webinar forms part of a series informed by feedbac...
Working with children and families and the impact of new Family Law reforms
APS Institute
This webinar will address the changes to the Family Law Act that impact psychologists in practice.
The Family Law Amendment Act 2023 and Family Law Amendment (Information Sharing) Act 2023 were passed by the Australian Parliament on 19 October 2023. The changes include new...
Voluntary assisted dying: What Psychologists need to know
APS Institute
In Australia, Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) laws have been passed in all States. The laws came into operation in Victoria in July 2019, in Western Australia in July 2021, and other states will commence in late 2022 and 2023.
VAD presents in various ways in psychological pr...
Providing psychological services to people affected by bushfires
APS Institute
The APS hosts this activity with the Australian National University.
The recent bushfires have affected thousands of people across regional and rural Australia. In their wake, the bushfires have exacted enormous loss – of life, property, community, dignity and hope. Moreov...
Cyber security, privacy, and data protection
APS Event
Presented in conjunction with Russell Kennedy lawyers, this webinar will cover advice to help you stay safe online and protect your personal and client data.
Case studies from recent data breaches including Optus and Medibank will be presented.
Level of Learning
Found...
Foundations in Clinical Assessment of Intellectual Disability: A 2-day live online Masterclass
Non-APS Event
This 2-day live 'virtual' workshop has been specifically designed for Child & Adolescent psychologists across Australia to help up-skill in conducting high quality, evidence-based Clinical Assessments for Intellectual Disability.
The workshop uses Dr Ratcliffe signature st...
Working across cultures: Introduction to cultural competence
APS Institute
Any interaction with a client can create misunderstanding that causes worse outcomes. When working with clients from other cultures or language groups, this risk increases significantly.
This webinar will introduce a systematic way to approach cross cultural communication t...