The APS Professional Advisory Service frequently receives queries from members working in the public sector about issues to do with the management of records. To address member concerns, a working group made up of APS members is developing a practice guide that will clarify th...

Published Sep 2017

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Psychology Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Psychology promotes best psychological practice for working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Psychology ...

Last reviewed Feb 2026

Currently, the APS has more than 3,400 psychologists who provide their psychological expertise as public sector employees across a diverse range of settings. Whilst most people would be familiar with psychologists working in the health and mental health sectors across the age ...

Published May 2017

A number of APS Interest Groups offer awards each year that encourage and recognise excellence in a psychological area relevant to the Interest Group. Elsie Harwood Award Psychology and Ageing Interest Group Alexa Muratore Thesis title: Predicting retirement pr...

Published Jun 2017

The APS has a longstanding commitment to supporting the work of psychologists in the public sector. Background For many years, the APS sought to understand the issues for psychologists in the public sector through the appointment of the APS Public Sector and NGO Referenc...

Published May 2017

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Psychology Interest Group Student Award Ms Alison Christie MAPS Thesis title – The meaning and doing of mindfulness: The role of values-based behaviour in the link between mindfulness and wellbeing Alison is a clinical psyc...

Published Jun 2019

Emeritus Professor Graeme Halford FAPS FASSA of the University of Queensland has been active in the climate change area since 1989, when he convened a workshop on human dimensions of climate change for the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia. Since then he has participated...

Published Jun 2017

Interest Groups support the pursuit of special psychology interests and assist communication between others interested in similar fields. The groups also advise the APS on issues related to their area of interest. Join / manage your Interest Groups 

Last reviewed Jul 2024

With the advent of Medicare-funded psychology services, the work of many psychologists extends across both the public and private sectors, with some consulting quite different client groups in each setting while others work with very similar client groups. Legal and ethical is...

Published Aug 2017

Elaine Dignan Award Frances Bilbao Frances Bilbao MAPS is a clinical psychologist and the founder of Mums Matter Psychology. She has dedicated her career to furthering accessibility to perinatal psychology services for women and families. Mums Matter Psychology works in ...

Last reviewed Jun 2020