For individuals working in safety-critical workplaces – such as aviation, medicine, the military and space exploration – achieving optimal human performance is paramount. Work systems such as these are complex and demanding and errors can have extremely serious consequences. T...

Published Jul 2023

This article aims to inform psychologists about advances in cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT). Multiple surveys of the psychology training programs in Australia have shown that CBT is the foremost therapeutic model in the education of provisionally registered psychologists. CB...

Published Jun 2021

The APS confers a range of awards and prizes each year to honour outstanding achievements in psychology. The recipients of the 2012 APS awards are profiled below. The Award recognises distinguished contributions to Australian psychology by psychologists at later career stag...

Published Jun 2017

John O’Gorman was the 2012 recipient of the APS President’s Award for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology in Australia for his long and noteworthy career in education, professional affairs and organisational psychology research and practice. Some five per cent of Aust...

Published Jun 2017

The Australian Psychological Society (APS) is strongly urging federal and state governments to work together to mitigate the mental health effects of long covid following reports of up to 500,000 Australians suffering from long covid. APS President Tamara Cavenett warned th...

Published Jul 2022

I don't know where I’m going from here but I promise it won't be boring.” - David Bowie, Madison Square Garden (1998) With the fun, relaxation and hope associated with the beginning of a New Year fast becoming a memory as we start returning to our routines, we can begin to ...

Published May 2017

In the past decade, there have been significant advances in research on neuroplasticity and its role in chronic pain. Put simply, neuroplasticity is the capacity of the nervous system to change its structure and function in response to persistent changes in its environment. Wh...

Published May 2017

The APS confers a range of awards and prizes each year to honour outstanding achievements in psychology. The recipients of the 2013 APS awards are profiled below. President’s Award for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology in Australia The Award recognises distinguish...

Published Jun 2017