School psychologists are employed to apply their psychological and educational expertise to assist students, parents and siblings, teachers and school administrators to achieve the most beneficial outcomes for students. The APS acknowledges that school psychologists deal with many complex student issues and engage in a wide range of professional activities whilst dealing with a number of stakeholders. This means that school psychologists' roles and responsibilities can be somewhat challenging at times. It is therefore essential that school psychologists are well supported, so that they can continue to deliver the important services that they provide. The APS values the work that school psychologists do and is dedicated to providing resources and support to our school psychologist members.

The Psychologists in Schools Online Resources site has been developed to inform school psychologists about latest initiatives, articles of interest, research publications and relevant activities. Your feedback would be greatly appreciated, as would ideas for additional areas that would be of interest to you and other members in the education sector.

The APS National Office has established a part-time position dedicated solely to the support of psychologists in schools. The APS Psychologists in Schools Project Officer, Vicki Trethowan, has employment and research experience in school psychology and welcomes feedback and suggestions. Vicki is at the National Office on Wednesdays and can be contacted on 8662 3300 or via email at v.trethowan@psychology.org.au.

Thank you to all members who provide feedback and suggestions.

To view latest activities and provide feedback, please click here
APS Resources for School Psychologists  APS Register of School Psychologist Supervisors
 

The first section provides you with a link to current APS Resources for School Psychologists, which are relevant to the practice of school psychology. These include the APS Standards for the Delivery of School Psychological Services, Tip Sheets and other useful APS information such as a contact email link to Vicki Trethowan who works part-time for the APS National Office as the Psychologists in Schools Project Officer.

Click here to go to APS Resources for School Psychologists  

The APS Register of School Psychologist Supervisors comprises a list of APS psychologists who have experience working in primary and/or secondary schools and who are available to offer professional development supervision and peer support to other registered psychologists who work in schools. 

Click here to go to APS Register of School Psychologist Supervisors 
Government-funded Child and Youth Mental Health Initiatives  Websites and Other Resources of Interest to School Psychologists 

KidsMatter and headspace: two new Australian Government-funded child and youth mental health initiatives for which the APS is a development partner. 

Click here to go to Government-funded Child and Youth Mental Health Initiatives 

This section provides links to a number of online external resources, organisations and articles, which are categorised under certain practice issues specific to the work of school psychologists. If you find a helpful online resource that you would like to share with other school psychologists, email the details of the resource to v.trethowan@psychology.org.au and it will be added to the site. Similarly, if you have any problems accessing an online resource it would be appreciated if you could let Vicki Trethowan know. 

Click here to go to Websites and Other Resources of Interest to School Psychologists 

APS Psychologists in Schools Project Officer

The Psychologists in Schools Project Officer, Vicki Trethowan, welcomes feedback, comments and suggestions from members. 
Email Vicki Trethowan
Ph: 03 8662 3330