This post have been written by senior figures in Australian psychology who have had close associated with the management and leadership of the APS for many years. The authors have asked that their names not be published because they believe it may leave them open to reprisals. On the governance of the Australian Psychological Society – … Continue reading Concerned Psychologists Post 5
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At RAPS we have had to ban comments between us like: "I'm too busy", because we are ALL BUSY ALL THE TIME. We all have sick relatives, we all have busy practices, we all have workshops to run. The only way RAPS has been able to SURVIVE is by people putting in precious time and … Continue reading Call to action!
SPILL We urge all those who haven't sent a proxy YET to use the paper form below! Do not use the online facility as there have been too many problems with it. Step 1. Download a proxy form and appoint Jenny Corran, Donvale 3111 and Sophie Bibrowska, Elwood 3184 as your proxies - download form here Step 2. Send … Continue reading New directions for PROXIES!
The Clinical College is going all out to defend their two-tier system at any cost. We have to stop them NOW!! Look at their latest email to their members. It is a with a highly professional video. Watch their video HERE We urge you all to VOTE and assign your PROXY to Jenny and Sophie TODAY! Voting … Continue reading This is what we are up against!
RAPS has been sent another email leak from the Clinical College showing more apparent abuse of APS campaigning rules and misuse of mailing lists by the Clinical College! Now they are using students to further their agenda. From: APS - CCLP - National <apsgroups@psychology.org.au> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2017 8:54:08 AM To: <name withheld> Subject: Calling all students to … Continue reading National Clinical College moves to protect Two-Tier system again!
It didn't take very long for someone to come to the Executive Director's rescue after the RAPS post today called for her to be spilled. But will it make enough difference? A Counselling College email from the Chair, Melissa Harte, sent to RAPS today claims that Lyn "has always said that the APS position has always been for … Continue reading Can the Counselling College rescue Lyn?
If you have already assigned proxies and logged off. 1. Login again here -> http://aps-governance.cmail20.com/t/r-l-jliisdy-kjkhzdjky-k/ 2. Reassign your proxies to the same people. To do this delete the forward slash and Sophie Bibrowski (i.e. /SOPHIE BIBROWSKA) from the Proxy Name box. Don't delete JENNY CORRAN. 3. Click the "I wish to nominate a second proxy box" and then … Continue reading How to get a copy of your proxy using the online facility
Registered psychologists are outraged. Their sense of betrayal is palpable. How could it happen that the governing body of the APS could deliver the injustice of the two-tier system to its members? Worse, having delivered this livelihood destroying system, what has been the APS response but a tepid acknowledgement of the ‘hurt’ it has caused? … Continue reading How did this happen?
Although Generalists now have their own division the DGPP has accomplished very little in four (4) years ago. A couple of years ago they sent out a survey to gather members' qualifications but they have not yet surveyed their 12,000 members to find out what they want. If they had asked this of Generalists four years … Continue reading It’s between Joe and Andrew
For the past 17 years, the Executive Director, Professor Lyn Littlefield has promoted the cause of psychology and while she has achieved some valuable wins, sadly she has failed to protect the interests of 70% of APS members who are not under the clinical banner. For more than a decade she has failed to prevent … Continue reading It’s time to spill the Executive Director – we need new and fresh ideas!
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