Helping clients to manage end-of-year stress and supporting the community following the Bondi attack
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The end-of-year period can intensify psychological distress due to disrupted routines, reduced service access, financial pressure, and strained relationships.
Recent community trauma, including the Bondi attacks, has heightened grief, fear and vulnerabilit...
Last reviewed Dec 2025
A ripple effect for employee wellbeing: Pro bono coaching in the not-for-profit sector
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The global economic downturn has created a substantial increase in demand for community services provided by not‑for‑profit (NFP) organisations in Australia. At the same time, many NFPs face ongoing budget constraints from lower investment returns and less funding from philant...
Published Jun 2017
New guidelines for treatment of acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder
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The newly released Australian Guidelines for the Treatment of Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder provide an updated and revised version of the Australian guidelines which were released in 2007. Over the past six years there has been ongoing research, inves...
Published Jun 2017
The financial stress hitting Australian families this Christmas and social media isn’t helping, APS
This article is featured in The Advertiser and is republished with permission.
By Dr Zena Burgess
While Christmas and the New Year are often spent with family, celebrations and gift-giving, many people may be wondering how they will make ends meet while juggling the add...
Last reviewed Jan 2026
GST and psychological services
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Psychologists who are registered for GST (because they reach the income threshold within their businesses) will need to be aware that some psychology services are GST chargeable and others are GST free.
This resource provides general advice regarding the application of GST ...
Last reviewed Dec 2025
Common, serious...and treatable. Psychological intervention in high prevalence...
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Commonly occurring mental health disorders – depression, anxiety, stress-related and substance use disorders in adults, and behavioural and anxiety disorders in children – will be experienced by an alarming 45 per cent of Australians in their lifetime, according to the Nationa...
Published Jun 2017
Psychological wellbeing of refugees and asylum seekers in Australia: Position statement
This position statement provides the APS position in relation to refugee mental health and wellbeing within the Australian context.
It assists and encourages psychologist engagement with refugee issues as researchers, academics, practitioners, students and citizens. It prov...
Last reviewed Sep 2019
Psychologists’ wellbeing in the workplace
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Importance of self-care and professional quality of life
Providing treatment to individuals suffering from mental health issues is a rewarding but challenging job. Psychologists have been shown to have high burnout rates, low self-care and numerous challenges to professiona...
Published Dec 2021
Focus on regional, rural and remote Australia
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The APS has this year convened a new Advisory Group to the Board of Directors focused specifically on issues associated with the profession and practice of psychology in regional, rural and remote Australia. The primary objective of the Regional, Rural and Remote (RRR) Advisor...
Published Jun 2017