Resources for psychologists

Research links

Australian Institute of Family Studies - www.aifs.org.au

Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (UK) - www.crfr.ac.uk

RefDesk - a website that points you to useful newspapers, dictionaries, weather, discussion groups and more: www.refdesk.com

Psychological test suppliers

Australian Council for Educational Research - ACER (also book publishers): http://www.acer.edu.au/

CPP Asia Pacific (also book publishers): www.cppasiapacific.com

Harcourt Assessment (also book publishers): www.harcourt-au.com

Psychological Assessments Australia  (also book publishers): http://www.psychassessments.com.au/

Saville Holdsworth Ltd: www.shlgroup.com/au

Major publishers of psychology books and journals

Australian Academic Press: www.australianacademicpress.com.au/index.htm

Blackwell Publishing: http://www.blackwellpublishingasia.com/

Cambridge University Press: http://uk.cambridge.org

Elsevier Science: http://www.elsevier.com/

John Wiley & Sons: www.wiley.com

McGraw-Hill Higher Education: http://www.mhhe.com/catalogs/

Melbourne University Press: http://www.mup.unimelb.edu.au/

Oxford University Press: http://www.oup.co.uk/

Palgrave Macmillan: www.palgrave.com/home

Pearson Education: http://www.pearsoned.com.au/

Sage Publications: http://www.sagepub.com/

Taylor and Francis Group: http://www.taylorandfrancis.com/

Thomson Learning: www.thomsonlearning.com.au

Careers information

Joboutlook: www.jobsearch.gov.au/joboutlook
An Australian Government site that provides information on the psychology workforce in Australia, such as job prospects, average weekly earnings and main employing industries.

Graduate Careers Australia: www.graduatecareers.com.au
Information about graduate careers and employment for students and graduates of Australian universities.

Jobguide: http://jobguide.thegoodguides.com.au/
The Department of Employment, Training and Youth Affairs national job guide provides information on areas that psychologists work in, including details on education and training in each State and Territory.

Other resources

Allied Health Professions Australia (AHPA): http://www.hpca.com.au/
The peak body representing key allied health professional organisations, including the Australian Psychological Society. AHPA provides input to the Commonwealth Government and other decision-makers on health policies and services across Australia.

Australian Legal Database: http://www.austlii.edu.au/
Search Australian State, Territory and Federal legislation, decisions of courts, law journals, treaties and other legal material.

Australian Drug Information Network: http://www.adin.com.au/
A portal to quality-assured Australian and international information about drugs.

Culture, migration and refugee resources for psychologists: www.cimh.unimelb.edu.au/links/psychologists
This resource is housed within the website of the Centre for International Mental Health, at the School of Population Health, University of Melbourne, and was developed by the Cultural Resources for Psychologists Working Group.  Through this resource, practising psychologists may access support and information on subject refugees and asylum seekers, migration, culture and health, and mental health.

For more resources for psychologists, see also Government Links.