As the peak body for psychology in Australia, the APS is driven to advocate boldly on the issues most important to our profession and communities. Working in unison with our members, 27,000+ psychology professionals around Australia, we put forward considered, evidence-based solutions for impactful change.
Your opportunity to share your expertise on important topics
The APS regularly responds to government inquiries and consultations, while also developing and writing position statements. To inform this work, we believe it is important to seek input from APS members with relevant expertise and experience. These members form our APS ‘Policy Pool’.
What is the APS Policy Pool?
The APS Policy Pool is a select group of APS members who have voluntarily nominated themselves to contribute to the advocacy work of the APS.
We value our members’ expertise and encourage you to share your skills across a range of varied topics and activities such as;
- Contribute to the development of submissions, position statements and resources
- Participate in expert reference groups on specific topics
- Provide background, latest evidence, evaluations and literature reviews
- Undertake peer review and editing activities
- Participate in, or advise on, various consultation processes and advocacy efforts including government inquiries and consultations.
Please note the APS Policy Pool is intended to complement, not replace, our existing arrangements for engaging with APS members and member groups on policy matters.
How to get involved
Apply to be part of the APS Policy Pool by completing the form below
Next steps
- When opportunities become available that align with your expertise, experience or interest, we may contact you to request your input (sometimes at short notice).
- Your input can be provided in written form, or we can arrange via phone or video call. Participation in the APS Policy Pool is completely voluntary with no obligation to provide input. We understand that members may not have capacity to respond to all requests.
Further information
If you have any questions about the APS Policy Pool please email us at policy@psychology.org.au