Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC)

It's no surprise that I love talking about the transformative work of the Australian Indigenous Psychology Education Project 😍 In October, Professor Pat Dudgeon AM, Dr Joanna Alexi and I had the privilege of presenting at the inaugural Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) Community of Practice Conference. The plenary recording is now available via Talking APAC (Episode 21). Happy listening :) Transforming Indigenous Mental Health and Wellbeing Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association NACCHO Australia Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA) Australian Psychological Society (APS) Australian Association of Psychologists Inc (AAPi) HODSPA Inc Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC)

APAC would like to wish all of our stakeholders a safe and happy holiday season.

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APAC’s Evidence Guide has been updated to provide more detailed guidance on how higher education providers can demonstrate compliance against the Accreditation Standards.

The APAC Board met on 25 November and reviewed plans for a new APAC Information Management System. Office bearers were re-appointed – Adjunct Professor John Dunn (Chair), Professor Mary Katsikitis (Deputy Chair) and Mr Mark Eldridge (Treasurer).

The number of registered Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander practitioners increased by 5.7% in 2023/24. Supporting Indigenous practitioners as they apply for and renew their registration is part of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety Strategy. Read more: https://bit.ly/4fKnkMC

The past year has seen substantial change in APAC’s governance. Read more in our new Annual Report.

The Psychology Board of Australia has released advance copies of the new code of conduct for psychologists. The code of conduct sets out the professional standards for safe and effective practice of psychology in Australia. Take the time to familiarise yourself with the code before it comes into effect on 1 December 2025: https://bit.ly/4eNPZPZ Read more: https://bit.ly/4fGYj5g

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We are on track to implement our risk-based approach more broadly in 2025. This methodology will be adopted for all re-accreditations and monitoring site visits in 2025. We plan to roll this out for the whole sector in 2026.