An update from AAPi Executive Director Tegan Carrison.
26/07/2024
AAPi's calls for 40 rebated sessions for survivors of sexual abuse, childhood trauma and complex mental health needs were covered extensively by ABC today, with news items across many radio stations, an extended TV interview and an online feature sto
Director Katrina Norris is quoted extensively in an online article in the Medical Journal of Australia, criticising recent WorkCover changes in Victoria.
22/07/2024
Women's Agenda has highlighted AAPi's calls for enhanced psychological support for mothers this Birth Trauma Awareness Week, with AAPi Executive Director Tegan Carrison, and member Lucy Frankham, quoted in this article.
18/07/2024
AAPi members now have access to thousands of discounts, benefits and offers on groceries, fuel, retail, health insurance, tech products, travel, whitegoods and so much more, through Member Advantage.
17/07/2024
We are thrilled to introduce an exciting new benefit for AAPi members: Peer Supervision Drop-In Sessions!
16/07/2024
Workplace Relations Update for AAPi Members, Issued by WorkPlacePLUS, July 2024
This Birth Trauma Awareness Week, Director Carly Dober spoke on 2SM News regarding AAPi's calls for 40 rebated psychology sessions for women needing support as a result of birth trauma.
Following the recent publication of the first global Perinatal Trauma Prevention Guidelines, AAPi's Executive Director Tegan Carrison is featured in this Byron Coast Times article calling for increased Medicare-rebated sessions for perinatal women.
15/07/2024
It’s NAIDOC Week 2024 and the theme this year is ‘Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, loud and proud’.
11/07/2024
Fact sheet for patients: Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and General Practitioners through the MBS initiative
10/07/2024
Factsheet for patients: involving Family or Carers in Mental Health Treatment under Better Access
An article in the Nursing Review detailing the conclusion of the NSW Birth Trauma Inquiry includes AAPi's calls for 40 free psychology sessions for mothers after birth trauma and the raising of the rebate to $150.
8/07/2024
AAPi Director Katrina Norris is quoted about the rise of workplace mental health services, and concerns by psychologists that skill shortages and low pay rates have impacted the number of qualified clinicians working in the sector.
AAPi President Sahra O'Doherty features in a front-page story in The Age today about parents using tracking apps to monitor their teenagers and young adult children.
AAPi is working with Victorian Legal Aid (VLA) on a project to review their fees and processes. If you do VLA work, please complete this survey.
5/07/2024
After many long years of advocacy, we have finally achieved a price increase for most NDIS psychology items in the new NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits (previously the NDIS Price Guide), effective 1 July, 2024.
28/06/2024
AAPi's key activities this week.
27/06/2024
SIRA has announced a new approach to requesting approval for allied health treatment and care, with the introduction of the Allied Health Treatment Request (AHTR).
News Corp has covered the closure of the last remaining community psychology course in the country, detailing the impact of the imminent closing down of the masters degree at Victoria University.
25/06/2024
A new evidence-based CBT smartphone app to help Australian teens overcome depression and psychological distress.
As with most things, it is best to have a plan such as a workplace or practice guide regarding gifts.
23/06/2024
21/06/2024
Cyber Wardens is a national initiative of the Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia (COSBOA), offering free cyber security training.
20/06/2024
The New South Wales government has released the 2024-2025 state budget.
19/06/2024
AAPi Director Carly Dober is quoted in The Guardian about calls by consumer advocates for the privacy regulator to investigate the 'Uber of therapy' platform BetterHelp as it expands in Australia.
18/06/2024
PANDA's new perinatal wellbeing chatbot is here to support parents to explore their mental health and wellbeing throughout pregnancy and new parenthood.
17/06/2024
14/06/2024
Read the latest AAPi newsletter.
Long wait lists and lack of staff is an ongoing problem for mental health services in the Whitsundays, according to an article in The Whitsunday Times, which detailed the issues around retention of professionals in this region.
AAPi's Executive Director Tegan Carrison is featured in this article discussing psychology students facing HECS debt and placement poverty.
13/06/2024
Please read the latest Workplace Relations Update from our HR partner, WorkPlacePLUS.
12/06/2024
6/06/2024
The Listening More resources are designed to help supervisors provide culturally safe and responsive supervision for psychologists, especially when working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
As a result of strong sector advocacy, the Government has introduced a Bill that will improve how bulk bill claims are managed.
The New South Wales Parliament Select Committee on Birth Trauma report has now been handed down, incorporating several key recommendations from AAPi's submission.
Significant changes have been made to WorkCover WA, with all registered psychologists added as accepted providers from 1 July 2024.
Equity, accessibility and appropriate delivery of outpatient and community mental health care in New South Wales - report.
5/06/2024
AAPi's recommended fees for a psychologist for FY2024-2025.
4/06/2024
Ahpra Advertising Guidelines
1/06/2024
Here is a step by step guide to getting through the first part of your journey towards general registration, using the 5+1 pathway.
Increase your joy in work.
What you need to know when employing a provisional psychologist.
Developed for provisional psychologists, this guide outlines the steps you should take for logging your work hours.
27/05/2024
Medicare changes from 1 July 2024.
AAPi's President Sahra O'Doherty spoke to 2SM radio news about the proposed amendments to the NDIS, saying that changes are needed.
24/05/2024