Celebrating the past, looking toward the future 29 September – 2 October 2015 Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Gold Coast, Queensland Join us in celebrating 50 years of APS Annual Conferences; the Golden Jubilee Conference held on the spectacular Gold Coast. This i...

Published Jun 2017

Psychology for a healthy nation 8–12 October 2013, Cairns Convention Centre, Far North Queensland Join us in Cairns for this wonderful opportunity to gain new skills and knowledge, hear about the latest developments in psychology, meet like-minded colleagues, consult wit...

Published Jun 2017

In its most recent financial year the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) received the highest number of notifications (6,898) about health practitioners in any reporting year since the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme began. Of those notific...

Published Nov 2018

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

The APS Code of Ethics espouses the principle of integrity and requires that psychologists be honest in their financial dealings. When invoicing a client who has received a service under Medicare, the invoice must also meet the requirements of the Health Insurance Regulations ...

Published Jun 2019

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

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

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

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