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06/03/2026

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25/02/2026

Consent doesn’t end at intake — especially when you’re working with children and young people.

The 2025 guidance from the Australian Psychological Society reframes something many of us were trained to treat as procedural:

👉 Consent is not static. It’s developmental.

When working with young clients:

• Legal consent from a parent isn’t the whole picture
• Assent is ethical, not symbolic
• Capacity evolves — sometimes quickly
• Confidentiality conversations must be revisited over time

The real question isn’t just, “Do we have consent?”
It’s: “Does this young person understand, and are they meaningfully participating?”

As cognitive maturity, autonomy, and family dynamics shift, so too should our consent conversations.

Are you revisiting confidentiality as adolescents grow?
Are you documenting capacity and competing interests clearly?
Are you prepared when a young person asks, “Will you tell my mum?”

Our latest blog, Consent Is Not Static: Working With Children and Young People, explores what the 2025 guidance means in everyday practice — and why consent is an ongoing ethical relationship, not a form signed months ago.

If you’d like to deepen your understanding of the updated Code of Competencies and professional obligations, we offer targeted trainings designed to support you.

🔎 Learn more about the Code of Competencies and read the full article here: https://loom.ly/e4p05U4

23/02/2026

Rural and remote practice isn’t just “metro practice with fewer services.”

Under the 2025 updates from the Psychology Board of Australia and expanded guidance from the Australian Psychological Society, context matters — not as an excuse, but as an ethical consideration.

In small communities:

• Dual relationships may be unavoidable
• Referral pathways may be limited
• Emergency response times may be long
• Telehealth increases access — but doesn’t erase geography

The question shifts from “Can I avoid this?” to
👉 “How do I manage this transparently and defensibly?”

From boundary management to emergency planning and working within competence, rural ethics is not weaker — it’s often more complex and more deliberate.

Are your decisions structured with context in mind?

Our latest blog, Rural and Remote Practice: When Access and Boundaries Collide, explores what the 2025 Code and APS guidance mean for psychologists outside metropolitan settings.

If you’d like to strengthen your understanding of the updated Code of Competencies and professional obligations, we offer targeted trainings to support you.

🔎 Learn more about the Code of Competencies and read the full article here: https://loom.ly/0GEfILQ

20/02/2026

When you’re working with couples, families, or groups… who is your client?

Under the 2025 updates to the Psychology Board of Australia Code of Conduct and the Australian Psychological Society Professional Practice Guidelines, the answer is clear: Everyone in the room is your client.

That shift carries real ethical weight.

From shared confidentiality and competing interests to documentation and role clarity, simultaneous services are no longer just relationally complex — they’re ethically denser.

Are your consent processes, note-keeping, and boundaries structured to reflect that?

Our latest blog unpacks what’s changed in 2025 and what it means for your practice.

If you want to strengthen your understanding of the new Code of Conduct and APS Guidelines, we also offer targeted trainings to support you.

🔎 Learn more about the Code of Competencies and access the full article here: https://loom.ly/4ndRclc

17/02/2026

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09/02/2026

AEDPA and PREP now offer a rich and supportive pathway to endorsement in Educational and Developmental Psychology.

Select from CPD only, or our Fully-Guided option, which covers CPD, Group and Individual Supervision, too.

It’s flexible, engaging and APHRA-compliant.

Learn more and sign up: https://loom.ly/HdmZXFQ

30/01/2026

Now Open: Final Supervisor Discussion Series

Our previous Supervisor Discussion Series is full, and due to strong demand, we’ve opened a brand-new 8-week series starting 4 February, Wednesdays at 11am (AEST).

The new Code of Conduct for Psychologists is in place now, changing the way we practise and supervise. As a Board Approved Supervisor, you’re responsible not only for your own alignment with the Code, but for guiding provisionals and registrars to embed these standards into everyday practice.

This exclusive, small-group series is designed specifically for supervisors. Facilitated by Dr Aaron Frost, each week we’ll:

1. Focus on one key theme from the new Code
2. Unpack what it requires in practice
3. Apply it to complex, real-world supervisory case discussions

⏳ Limited places available — secure your spot now and make sure you’re confidently supervising under the new Code. https://loom.ly/uSY9TJk

30/01/2026

Our half-price sale is almost over!

This is your last chance to save 50% on an annual Find a Supervisor membership.

Join to connect with community, including supervisees from across the country.

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25/01/2026

Seeking endorsement in Educational and Developmental psychology practice?

PREP has just launched its Ed & Dev stream of CPD events and over 100 CPD hours of content.

Discover the exciting range of Ed & Dev CPD modules which have been developed by AEDPA.

PREP is for Australian psychologists working towards endorsement who want to development habits of excellence in psychological practice and improve outcomes for their clients. It provides a one-stop-shop approach to make your registrar experience as seamless as possible while providing a standard of...