Category: News

Neurodiversity Questionnaires At NovoPsych we’ve been building our assessment library with measures relevant to neurodiversity (e.g., autism spectrum disorders & attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). While the prevalence of presentations

 At NovoPsych, we are always looking for ways to improve your experience, which is why we invest in software updates and occasionally change pricing. It’s

Trauma-Informed Assessment Scales We’ve been building our assessment library with more trauma measures, most recently adding the Adverse Childhood Experience Questionnaire (ACE-Q) to help clinicians assess

Measures of Physical Health andtheir Importance for Mental Health We all know the body and the mind are intimately connected, which is why NovoPsych also has assessments

We’ve added measures that will be useful for clinicians that work with an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) perspective to the NovoPsych test library. These scales

NovoPsych’s assessment library has been updated with the gold-standard measure for the impact disability is having on a person’s daily functioning. The World Health Organisation Disability

Hegarty, D., Buchanan, B. ( 2021, November 29).  Psychologist Norms for the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL). NovoPsych The Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL)

Research indicates that approximately 15% of adults in mental health settings meet the criteria for ADHD (Geffen & Forster 2018), yet many adults have not been assessed

Hegarty, D., Buchanan, B. ( 2021, June 25).  The Value of NovoPsych Data – New Norms for the Brief-COPE. NovoPsych As NovoPsych has a lot

Meet Dr Nathan Castle, our new Chief Science & Evaluation Officer As the Chief Science and Evaluation Officer Dr Nathan Castle supports professionals and services to

Are mental health clinicians satisfied with their careers?  I’ve been seeking to understand factors that relate to high levels of career satisfaction. Of course burnout is a major consideration, and

I’ve heard from a lot of mental health professionals about times that they’ve been close to burnout, and I want to take the time to

Here at NovoPsych we’ve just added a new assessment to the test library to assist in the diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).  While the prevalence of

Dr Damon Ashworth discusses with Dr Ben Buchanan how psychologists can use NovoPsych to not only track patient’s mental health, but also check in with

Everyone knows the K10 (Kessler Psychological Distress Scale). It’s routinely used by GPs referring to psychologists, but frankly, it is one of the bluntest instruments around. Measuring

In this podcast episode we discuss why outcome measurements should focus on Australian requirements, and how the recent and sudden transformation towards telehealth can be easily

With NovoPsych you can graph results over time so you can visually monitor symptoms changing from session to session. All you need to do is administer

Why Measure Therapeutic Alliance? As psychologists we often get in the same routine for years once we figure out what’s working for us. This post

Using DASS-21 Data for Practice-Based Evidence Some of the most positive feedback I hear from NovoPsych users is the function that graphs results over time so you can visually

  Administer Questionnaires via Telehealth   Dear NovoPsych users, Until recently the majority of NovoPsych users have chosen to administer questionnaires face-to-face in session via

The highly successful program for Medicare subsided sessions with psychologists has had two major shortcomings: 1.     –  The fact the 10 sessions is not enough

The majority of clinicians choose to administer psychometric questionnaires face-to-face in session via the NovoPsych iPad app, however more practices are getting digital and tele-health

In clinical practice we often get in the routine of administering the same assessments, just because we’re familiar with them. This post will help you

Dear Colleagues, I’ve noticed momentum building around Routine Outcome Monitoring. The APS and other groups are all supporting reforms to the Medicare system to include

NovoPsych Productivity Commission Submission Addressable challenges in the mental health sector The problem that funding models promote ‘activity-based’ services because the key data measured is

Chun, J., Buchanan, B (2018) A Self‐Report Survey: Australian Clinicians’ Attitudes Towards Progress Monitoring Measures. Australian Psychologist. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ap.12352 Abstract Objective Research supports an association between

Article punished in InPsych Magazine, August 2018.  The regular use of standardised self-assessment and progress monitoring forms has been associated with improved client treatment outcomes.