APS College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists

01/05/2026

We’re moving toward a world where therapy could be… effortless.

Always available.
Always attentive.
Always focused on you.

But therapy was never meant to be frictionless.

In Episode 24, Do Androids Dream of Electric Therapists?, we explore what happens when we remove the human… and what that means for the increasingly disconnected people we work with.

Join our hosts Camelia Wilkinson and Maximillian White, alongside special guest, Andrew Chua (psychologist) as they reflect on what aspects of our work are essential, and what should never be replaced.

What does this look like for you in your own practice?

🎧 Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts, or via the link in our bio.

20/04/2026

In Episode 23 of Subject for Change our host, Camelia reflects on the importance of multidisciplinary teams in supporting children and young people to achieve their best in schools.

How do you work together with teachers, learning support staff, and allied health to ensure a comprehensive approach to supporting children and young people in learning environments?

🎧 Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts, or via the link in our bio.

20/04/2026

In Episode 23 of Subject for Change, our guest Pamela Snow reflects on the importance of integrating research in cognitive neuroscience into teaching practice.

As an educational and developmental psychologist how do you work with teachers and schools to build a shared understanding of how children learn?

🎧 Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts, or via the link in our bio.

17/04/2026

07/04/2026

In Episode 22, Complexity in Practice, Camelia reflects on the importance of leading by example in our work.

As psychologists, we often support others to sit with discomfort, reflect, and grow, but how often do we create space to do this work ourselves?

Doing our own therapeutic work is part of practising ethically and thoughtfully. It helps us notice our biases, stay grounded, and show up in a way that truly supports the people we work with.

What does this look like for you in your own practice?

🎧 Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts, or via the link in our bio.

07/04/2026

In Episode 22, Complexity in Practice, our host Max reflects on the intersection of being a psychologist and a parent.

For those who have children, how did your practice change once you became a parent?

Did it shift how you understand families, respond to distress, or hold space for the messiness of real life?

We’d love to hear your reflections in the comments.

🎧 Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts, or via the link in our bio.

07/04/2026

In our 22nd episode, Max and Camelia sit down with Educational and Developmental Psychologist Stephanie Lau to explore how we support complex clients and families who may be developmentally and or culturally vulnerable.

How do you do this work in a way that is thoughtful, reflective, and genuinely helpful?
How do you build a deep understanding of child development, trauma, resilience, and healing, while staying aware of your own assumptions and biases?

This conversation unpacks what it means to show up with curiosity, cultural humility, and care, especially when working with families whose experiences may be very different from our own.

Listen to Subject for Change now on Spotify, Apple Music and wherever you get your podcasts.

26/03/2026

📘 New issue out now 📘

Educational and Developmental Psychologist, Volume 43, Issue 1 (2026), is now available, led by Editor Dr Kelly-Ann Allen and supported by our Associate Editors and Editorial Board.

As the official journal of the Australian Psychological Society College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists (CEDP), it brings together research from across our field to support how we understand learning, development, and mental health in real-world contexts.

The work reflects the strength of our community, with research that is widely read, carefully reviewed, and shaping practice, policy, and future directions in Educational and Developmental Psychology.

CEDP members can access the journal via the dashboard when logged into the APS website or app.

15/03/2026

📱 Bots, Brains & Belonging: The New Psychology of Youth Chatbot Use

AI chatbots are rapidly shaping how young people think, learn and seek support. In fact, 4 in 5 young people aged 8–25 are now using AI (Australian Youth Digital Index, 2025).

What does this mean for psychologists, educators and those working with young people?

In this APS College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists webinar, Andrew Chua will explore:
• how young people are currently using AI chatbots
• potential cognitive, mental health and wellbeing impacts
• risk and protective factors in education contexts
• how psychologists can support safe and constructive AI use

📅 Tuesday 24 March 2026
⏰ 7.00pm – 8.30pm AEDT
💻 Live webinar + recording available
🎟 Free for APS members

🔗 Register via the APS events page.

14/12/2025

13/12/2025

✨ Call for Submissions: Belonging Blindspots ✨
Organic Intellectuals Series | Educational and Developmental Psychologist

Belonging shapes how people learn, connect, and participate in schools and society. Yet many lived experiences of inclusion and exclusion never make it into formal research.

Our upcoming issue, Belonging Blindspots, invites organic intellectuals (aka people whose knowledge comes from lived, community, and practice-based experience) to share their perspectives in their own voice.

This is not traditional research. There’s no academic referencing and only light-touch editing, so contributors can write authentically and centre what they know from lived experience.

📌 Expressions of Interest close Saturday 31 January 2026

🔗 Find out more about how to submit via the link in bio

Because belonging is built where research can’t always reach.