On behalf of its members and the profession, the APS was represented on a range of government and non-government organisation committees and advisory groups in the past year.

The Executive Director or her nominee was a member of the following Government or related advisory, reference and working groups in 2006-2007:

Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

  • Mental Health Stakeholders Reference Group
  • National Mental Health Workforce Advisory Committee
  • Expert Reference Group (Comorbidity – Mental Health/Drugs and Alcohol)
  • National Advisory Council on Suicide Prevention Related Committees:
    • Victorian Committee for Suicide Prevention
    • MindMatters National Reference Group
  • KidsMatter Implementation Advisory Group
  • headspace – Foundation Executive Committee; Advisory Board
  • General Practice Mental Health Standards Collaboration 

Other entities

  • Health Professions Council of Australia – Management Committee
  • Mental Health Council of Australia – Board; Audit and Compliance Committee
  • Mental Health Professions Association – Mental Health Interdisciplinary Networks Project
  • beyondblue Perinatal Mental Health Project – Pathways to Care Working Group

The Manager Professional Issues represented the APS on the following committees in 2006-2007:

  • Aged Care Advisory Committee, Department of Health and Ageing
  • Allied Health Consultative Committee, Department of Veterans’ Affairs
  • Psychology Clinical Advisory Committee, Victorian WorkCover Authority
  • Clinical Advisory Group, Alcohol and Co-morbidity Project, Australian General Practice Network and Department of Veterans’ Affairs
  • National Allied Health Classification Committee (NAHCC)
  • HealthConnect and National e-health Transition Authority (NEHTA) Consultative Committee

The Manager Strategic Projects and Liaison represented the APS on the following committee in 2006-2007:

  • beyondblue Perinatal Mental Health Project
    • Consortium Committee
    • Steering Group Committee
    • Training Working Group
  • Allied Health Professions and Chronic Conditions Self-Management (CCSM) Expert Reference Group
  • Development of a Framework to Guide the Integration of CSSM into Undergraduate Curriculum Project – National Reference Group
  • Lifeline’s Bereavement Support Group Standards and Practice Project
    • Expert Reference Group

The Manager Science and Education represented the APS on the following committees in 2006-2007:

  • Scientific Program Committee for the World Psychiatric Association
  • Carrick Institute Discipline-based Initiative for Psychology 

 

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