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
Men in Mind
Non-APS Event
20% off - offer ends 30 Nov 2025 - Discount code: MO20
Men in Mind is a world-first, eLearning professional development activity targeted at psychologists and other mental health professionals.
It aims to assist these professionals in better grasping the complexities of ...
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
2015 APS Board of Directors election results
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InPsych
An election for the APS President-Elect and two General Director positions on the APS Board of Directors was held by electronic voting and postal ballot, and the results were declared at the 2015 APS AGM on 2 October 2015. The successful candidate for the President-Elect is Mr...
Published Jun 2017
A word of caution on rural work
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Following on from Kristen Keppel’s article (February InPsych, 2018, p. 40), I would like to offer some advice for those contemplating a move to a country practice. For many years I worked in a rural centre, and also in a remote Northern Territory town. Given my experience I ha...
Last reviewed Apr 2018
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
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...
The personal and professional impacts of international crises on psychologists
APS Institute
This webinar will focus on the personal and professional impacts of international crises on psychologists.
The past several months have been a time of reflection on the immense and ongoing human suffering being experienced in our international community. Of course, psycho...
Conceptualisations of report writing
APS Institute
Report writing is a critical key skill for psychologists, yet one that is often under-developed due to minimal training, limited resources, and infrequent feedback available to guide the process.
When written well, reports convey meaningful information with clarity and ins...
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...