Education and training

This episode of Talking APAC, we’re talking about the challenges relating to teaching and assessing interpersonal skills and teamwork, often referred to as group work for short.

We’re now less than four months away from APAC’s first Community of Practice Conference and we’re delighted to share with you the agenda.

The Australian Indigenous Psychology Education Project (AIPEP) at The University of Western Australia has launched an Australian-first suite of free resources for psychology supervisors.

This symposium was held at the Ausplat conference in September 2023. The symposium comprised four presentations that outlined work undertaken by AIPEP Community of Practice members.

Professional competency 3.17 of APAC’s Accreditation Standards states that psychology graduates need to “Investigate a substantive individual research question relevant to the discipline of psychology”. But what does that mean in practice?

Ryan Armer, a legally blind fourth-year Psychology student, Darlene McLennan, manager of the Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training, and Associate Professor Melissa Davis, a member of APAC’s Accreditation Assessment Committee, discuss the challenges facing students with disabilities.

It’s a question that people often ask APAC. So here’s a quick rundown on the differing roles of organisations in the realm of psychology.

The AIPEP Equity Pathways Working Group has written a report aimed at lifting the number of Indigenous applicants for Honours and postgraduate psychology study.

Secondary school teachers of psychology played an important part in the recent AusPLAT 2023 conference in nipaluna/Hobart.

APAC attended AusPLAT 2023 in nipaluna/Hobart. Our Communications Advisor chatted to attendees during the breaks. Here are their voices.

APAC congratulates the organisers of the AusPLAT 2023 conference held from 8 to 10 September in nipaluna/Hobart.

A draft review of overseas health practitioner regulatory settings has recommended a series of reforms to National Cabinet to address workforce challenges, including for psychology.

Last month our CEO Michael Carpenter was fortunate enough to attend the Council on Licensure Enforcement and Regulation (CLEAR) Annual Education Conference (AEC) in Louisville, Kentucky.

Join an online focus group to discuss how accreditation processes can improve collaborative skills in health profession graduates.