Participation in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will soon become available for every health professional interested to become a provider. Over 460,000 Australians with…
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The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has marked the first nationally-consistent approach to supporting children with developmental delay or disability by the release of the…
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After reviewing the processes for endorsement and ongoing participation in the Better Access to Mental Health (BAMH) scheme, the Board of Occupational Therapy Australia introduced…
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“Being behaviour change experts, psychologists are key to unlocking innovation in people and organisations.” That statement was made by Mike Kyrios, President of the Australian…
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If you have decided that the way you want to be help people is by becoming a psychologist this is the article for you. There…
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While starting salaries for new graduates from university health degrees have increased significantly since 1999, the percentage of graduates going directly into a full time…
The Australian Government will invest $250 million over two years to help translate Australian health and medical research into commercial reality as part of the…
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I started an online business primarily to contribute to the well-being of as many people as possible. Many more people than I could impact face-to-face…
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Minister for Rural Health Fiona Nash has launched an Implementation Plan as a further commitment to Closing the Gap. The Implementation Plan is a ten-year…
I have spent the past eight months developing and writing a Positive Psychology-based program consisting of e-books and an online tracking system to measure well-being…
Psychologists and psychiatrists are two of the key experts in mental health care. Both psychiatrists and psychologists are trained to provide treatments for mental health…
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“I love my job. Seriously. And this blog is so enjoyable to write because I get to spend it telling you all the reasons why…
For entry into a psychology course commencing in 2015, the ATAR ranged from 52.30 to 99.00 depending on the course and university. While most undergraduate…
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In my humble opinion, helping people to live richer, fuller lives is such a privilege and incredibly rewarding. Sometimes, this is especially so when working…
Part 3: Preventing and Managing Burnout In the past two blog posts we’ve looked at the serious topic of burnout in psychologists. It’s serious because…
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Q. What’s it’s like to be a psychologist experiencing burnout? A. Speaking personally, initially it was quite a struggle experiencing burnout as a psychologist, because…
It’s been about a month since Minister for Health Sussan Ley announced the members of the Federal Government’s Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Review Taskforce and…
“The #WhyWeDoResearch campaign was conceived and launched via Twitter by Claire Gibbs, Senior Clinical Research Nurse (@ClaireGibbsUK) and Abby Greaves, Research Administrator, (@JPUHResearch) at the…
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Part 2: Factors that Contribute to Burnout Burnout. It’s a serious subject when you’re in the business of helping everyone else deal with their challenges,…
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The ABC has again reported on the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. They recently published revelations by psychologist Terence Kirkpatrick that…
