Terms of Reference

APS Interest Group on Performing Arts and Entertainment Industry Psychology

• To develop a network of members throughout Australia who are interested in the application of psychology to the well-being and optimal performance of people in the performing arts and others working in the entertainment industry.
• To distribute information about relevant developments in research and professional practice through professional development activities, such as conferences, seminars and workshops, as well as written and multimedia material.
• To facilitate professional support through networking and collaboration between Interest Group members, as well as non-member APS psychologists, in respect of assisting those in the performing arts and entertainment industry.
• To increase awareness of APS psychologists and other mental health professionals of issues affecting people working in the performing arts and entertainment industry and effective psychological strategies for assisting them.
• To develop and promote policies by government, educators, employers and other entertainment groups that improve the access to mental health services by people working in the performing arts and entertainment industry.
• To encourage and support psychological research into the mental health, wellbeing and performance of those in the performing arts and entertainment industry.