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A Meeting of Minds traces the sometimes turbulent past of psychology in Australia over the past 50 years. It focuses on the profession of psychology, which has been shaped by social change and border disputes with psychiatry, counselling and psychotherapy. The book also covers the history of the Australian Psychological Society.

2008 catalogue & order form  (171kb)

Why do some individuals help others achieve their goals and others do not? Motivation for Work explores what motivates people to perform successfully at work. The book features Australian work in an international context.

2008 catalogue & order form  (171kb)

This provides basic and advanced knowledge in training and performance issues, concepts, systems and research developments. It is suitable for undergraduate students studying organisational psychology and researchers seeking Australian findings.

2008 catalogue & order form  (171kb)

Based on years of research, this step-by-step program has been successfully completed by thousands of people who experience panic sufferers. The program can be done alone without professional help, or professional therapists can use it to help clients deal with panic disorder.

2008 catalogue & order form  (171kb)

Second Edition
$19.80
2008
pp48

To illustrate some of the many fields you can work in as a psychologist, the APS has brought together some of its members to share their experiences. This booklet features psychologists from across Australia who provide diverse services using a broad range of skills, and helps students to see what possibilities lie ahead.

A discount of 10% applies to orders of ten or more copies of this booklet.

Edited by Damien W. Riggs & Gordon A. Walker
$30.00
ISBN:0975077716
2004
pp447

Out in the Antipodes is a long-awaited addition to the literature on lesbian and gay psychology. The first book in this field to specifically address Australian and New Zealand perspectives, it highlights the diversity and richness of lesbian and gay experience ‘in the antipodes’. Bringing together a diverse collection of work by respected theorists and researchers, Out in the Antipodes confronts the invisibility of lesbian and gay psychology within mainstream psychology. Containing sections on parenting, health, identity, politics and psychological practice, the book will be of interest to practitioners, academics, policy makers, activists and those just wishing to learn more.