InPsych 2012

Cover feature: Peak performance: The psychological edge in sport and performing arts

• Faster, higher, psychologically stronger: Sport psychology at the London Olympic Games
  Ruth Anderson
• Performance in the spotlight: Exploring psychology in the performing arts
  Associate Professor Gene Moyle
• Flow: The mindful edge in sport and performing arts
  Dr Sue Jackson
• Using psychological tests to enhance skills in sport and performing arts
  Associate Professor Patrick R. Thomas
• Beyond performance: Training sport psychologists in Australia
  Joshua Sebbens, Professor Mark Andersen and Associate Professor Stephanie Hanrahan

Columns:

• President's note
  Testing times: New focus on competencies in psychological assessment
• Executive Director's report
  Understanding the Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) program

Special report – 2012 National Psychology Week research

• Stress and wellbeing in Australia in 2012: A state-of-the-nation survey
  Dr Lynne Casey, Anna Stitzel and Rachel Pui-Tak Liang

Education and science

• Some musings on psychology after 40 years of practice
  Professor Trevor Waring
• Sharing knowledge and refreshing professional practice at the 2012 APS Annual Conference
  Professor Alfred Allan
• Update on continuing professional development compliance monitoring arrangements

Professional practice

• Managing multiple relationships
• The changing face of disability services: The National Disability  Insurance Scheme

Public interest

• The hopeful space between denial and despair: Three psychology professors discuss climate change
• APS meets the Australian Climate Commission
• APS members raise $30,000 for 2013 Indigenous student bursaries
• APS Reconciliation Action Plan launched at the APS Annual Conference

Membership news

• Additional Directors appointed to the APS Board
• Did you know?
• New APS Honorary Fellows recognised

Cover feature: Psychological assessment in recruitment and selection

• Contemporary issues in the use of psychological assessment for recruitment and selection
  Professor Robert Pryor
• Recruitment of police to specialist roles
  Jane F. Richards
• Valid selection: Changing recruitment practices in a private healthcare organisation
  Vicki Webster and Elizabeth Davies
• The rapid rise of online psychological testing in selection
  Peter Macqueen

Columns:

• President's note
  Reflections as the new President but an old member
• Executive Director's report
  Accreditation arrangements for the psychology profession under review
  
  Finalised APS education and training model presented for new APAC Standards

2011-12 Presidential Initiative

• Psychology 2020: The 2011-12 Presidential Initiative on the future of psychological science in Australia
  Professor Simon Crowe

Professional practice

• Concussion in Australian Rules football: The contribution of psychologists to  diagnosis, assessment and management
  Dr David Maddocks and Associate Professor Paul McCrory
• The do's and don'ts of client session notes
• Recent changes to Medicare bulk billing forms and client claiming

Public interest

• Cultural insights provide guidance on Aboriginal child sexual abuse
• The psychology of racism and colonialism: Reflections from the International Congress of Psychology in South Africa

Membership news

• Results of 2012 Board of Directors election
• Report from the 2012 APS Annual General Meeting
• Saving the planet and saving members’ money
• Did you know?
• Introducing the 2012 APS Fellows

Cover feature: Psychological perspectives on men’s health

• The quiet crisis: Challenges for men’s health in Australia
  Associate Professor Lina Ricciardelli, Professor David Mellor and Professor Marita McCabe
• Strengthening men's health and wellbeing through community sheds
  Clare Shann
• Insights into men’s suicide
  Susan Beaton and Dr Peter Forster
• Body image: Is it just for girls?
  Assistant Professor Vivienne Lewis

Columns:

• President's note:
  Reflections on departure
• Executive Director's report:
  New APS model of psychology education under consideration 

Education and science

• Is declining antidepressant use due to the success of Better Access?
  Professor Simon Crowe
• APS submission to the DSM-5 Taskforce
  Professor Greg Murray, Professor David Kavanagh and Dr Rebecca Mathews
• Preview of the 2012 APS Annual Conference
• Developments in applied psychology revealed at the 2012 APS Clinical Psychology Conference 

Professional practice

• What psychologists should know about cannabis use
  Professor Jan Copeland
• Who will sort out your private practice if you die suddenly?

Public interest

• APS psychologist conquers Everest at 68 years
• Reconciliation lessons from across the Tasman
• Putting our profession on show during National Psychology Week

Membership news

• APS peer consultation networks assist members to meet requirements
• Remember to vote in this year’s Board of Directors election
• Member access to the psychology and behavioural sciences database extended
• New Strategic Plan guides APS activities to 2014
• Did you know?

Cover feature: Helping troubled children

• Helping troubled children: Seven things you should know about the origins of mental health disorders
  Professor Mark Dadds   
• The trouble with autism: Delays in early identification and diagnosis
  Associate Professor Cheryl Dissanayake    
• The care team approach to helping troubled children
  Christine Miller
• Using play to help troubled children in the school setting
  Dr Deborah Truneckova and Professor Linda L. Viney

Columns:

• President's note:
  Our plan for reconciliation
• Executive Director's report:
  APS provides expertise to Government initiatives for troubled children   

Education and science

• The new statistics: What we need for evidence-based practice Emeritus Professor Geoff Cumming
• International experts to address 2012 APS Conference in Perth
• Recent changes to APS CPD requirements and processes

Professional practice

• Getting ready for the new eHealth record system   
• One Clinical Framework: A national framework for the provision of allied health treatment services to people injured at work and in motor vehicle accidents
  Dr Peter Cotton and Dr Rebecca Mathews
• New APS guide to navigating the world of online psychological interventions

Public interest

• APS Grant enhances educational psychology’s impact in Bangladesh
• Communicating climate change to the Australian public: Avoidance of complexity Emeritus Professor Graeme Halford
• APS cites psychological science at climate, marriage equality and gambling inquiries

Membership news

• Member Identity Program enhances recognition of APS psychologists
• New online discussion forums for APS Member Groups
• Did you know
• Review selects Aon as APS endorsed professional indemnity insurance broker
• New Life Members join list of eminent APS psychologists
• APS membership renewal for 2012-13 now due
• APS membership fee reductions
• 2011 APS Interest Group award recipients
• APS Interest Group awards 2012: Nominations now open

Cover feature: Managing traumatic brain injury

• Understanding and managing traumatic brain injury
  Professor Jennie Ponsford
• Resilience of people with traumatic brain injury and their carers Emeritus Professor Roger Rees   
• Can psychological interventions be adapted for people with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury?
  Dr Dana Wong. Dr Adam McKay and Dr Ming-Yun Hsieh
• Ethical behaviour intervention for clients with a TBI: When is it OK to intervene?
  Dr Brooke Froud-Cummins and Associate Professor Malcolm Hopwood

Columns:

• President's note
  Putting members in the middle
• Executive Director's report
  APS advocacy for permanent reinstatement of Better Access sessions 

Education and science

• Psychology Board to introduce strict training requirements for supervisors in 2013   
• Attracting Indigenous students to psychology studies
• Three Indigenous postgraduate psychology students awarded APS bursaries

Professional practice

• eHealth records to be introduced for all Australians from 1 July 2012
• Ethical considerations when providing second opinions
• Psychologists behaving badly
• Evaluating your professional practice management

Public interest

• Psychologists assist Japanese colleagues in devastated communities

Membership news

• Using technology to keep members connected
• 2011 APS College awards recipients
• APS College awards 2012: Nominations now open

Cover feature: Managing mood disorders

• A review of depression diagnosis and management
  Associate Professor Vijaya Manicavasagar   
• Bipolar disorder: An update for psychologists
  Professor Greg Murray   
• The treatment of depression in young people
  Simon Rice, Dr Christopher Davey, Dr Tracy Garvin and Dr Sarah Hetrick
• Bipolar disorder in young people
  Dr Tanya Hanstock, Stephen Hirneth, Catherine Cahill and Dr Craig Macneil
• Born to run, workout or maybe try Zumba: Managing depression with exercise
  Yasmina Nasstasia, Professor Amanda Baker, Professor Robin Callister and Dr Sean Halpin

Columns:

• President's note
  Laudable higher education reforms add to psychology’s challenges
  
• Executive Director's report
  APS input to Federal Budget planning
  Stop press: Better Access sessions reinstated
  

Education and training

• Diagnostic dilemmas: DSM-5 review and development
• Member access to the psychology and behavioural sciences database due for review   
• Healthy brain ageing captures media attention at neuropsychology conference
• Positive development and wellbeing at educational psychology conference

Professional practice

• Clarifying private contracting and employment arrangements
• APS advocacy and initiatives for employed psychologists
• Professional indemnity insurance: Check your extent and type of coverage!

Public interest

• APS Fellow plays leading role in Indigenous reconciliation
• National Psychology Week 2011: Enhanced connections with communities
• Working with African refugees: An opportunity for reconnection   

Membership news

• New web portal supports students' journey into psychology careers
• Getting the most out of APS Member Group directories
• Did you know?
• APS member recognised in Australia Day 2012 Honours List
• 2011 APS awards recipients