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Psychologists are increasingly moving away from working as solo practitioners to joining larger practices and working under a contracted arrangement. This development means that psychologists need to consider the business arrangements under which they are prepared to work and ...

Published May 2017

Homeless people encounter multiple barriers to accessing services for their general health, housing, employment and psychosocial needs (Anderson, 1992). These barriers include long waiting times, inflexible scheduling, inadequate service options and complicated admission crite...

Published Apr 2019

Psychology is a popular topic amongst students, not only at the higher education but also at the secondary level. There are considerable differences among States and Territories in whether and how psychology is taught as part of the senior high school science curriculum. This ...

Published Jun 2017

The recent completion of three major reports for the Australian Government's health reform agenda presents an enormous opportunity to reshape the Australian health system and improve health services delivery to all Australians. An inescapable theme running through all three...

Published Jun 2017

A lack of precise information about the psychology workforce in Australia has created the need to ensure that relevant, current, accurate and unbiased data on the availability and quality of psychological services is collected. Recent government initiatives and policy decis...

Published Jun 2017

As part of its commitment to supporting psychologists through regulatory change, the APS is delivering a webinar series designed to help members understand and apply the revised Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) Code of conduct and updated PsyBA Professional competencies f...

In October 2016 a family of four was found dead in their Sydney home in an apparent murder-suicide. The psychologist involved in the school response was a recent graduate contracted to fill a maternity-leave position at the school for only a year while completing a registrar p...

Published Mar 2018

In Australia, almost 40 per cent of people aged 16-24 are living with a mental health disorder. Twenty-three-year-old Susannah Mannie is one of them. For most of her teenage years Susannah battled mania and depression. Without the support she needed, Susannah dropped out...

Published Nov 2023

Health professionals are among the most trusted sources of information for women. It's important to feel confident and equipped to ask about alcohol use when supporting women who are pregnant, planning a pregnancy, or breastfeeding as these conversations can significantly impr...