The Australian Army Psychology Corps (AA Psych) is the branch of the
Australian Army
The Australian Army is the principal land warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. The Army is commanded by the Chief of Army (CA), who ...
responsible for providing psychological care to Army personnel. Unique at time in the British Commonwealth, the corps was formed on 22 October 1952, replacing the Australian Army Psychology Service which was formed in 1945.
On 19 November 2021, the 1st Psychology Unit was disbanded and integrated into four new health battalions. The unit was raised in March 1963 and could trace its lineage to the Army Psychology Service.
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References
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Further reading
*Menezes, G. (2009). Testing times: A history of the Australian Army Psychology Corps. The need is established. (Unpublished book chapter). Canberra: Directorate of Psychology.
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20151223051235/http://www.army.gov.au/Our-people/Corps/Psychology
*http://www.psychology.org.au/publications/inpsych/2010/april/murphy/
*http://www.vvaa.org.au/birthday.htm
Psychology
Psychology is the science, scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immens ...
Military units and formations established in 1952
1952 establishments in Australia
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