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

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

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

Quality of life’ is a lovely phrase. It embraces feel-good words like happiness, flourishing and human potential. QOL also sounds aspirational, so everyone should have it, and more is better. Because of these connotations, the term has high marketing appeal. The promise of enh...

Published Dec 2017

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...

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...

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 ...

Psychologists regularly deal with split families and disputes over consent to treatment and records. This webinar will outline the obligations (ethical, professional, and legal) when confronted with a request to see or treat a minor when the family is split, there are curre...

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...

The 2026 APS College of Clinical Neuropsychologists Conference in nipaluna, Hobart invites neuropsychologists from across Australia to advance contemporary standards in neuropsychological practice and research. As our field responds to evolving professional practice standards,...