12 October 2026
PSS-10 Scoring and Interpretation: A Clinician's Guide
How to score the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10): reverse items 4, 5, 7 and 8, sum to 0 to 40, then compare with norms. Why there are no official cut-offs.
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29 September 2026
ACE Questionnaire Scoring and Interpretation: A Guide
How to score the 10-item ACE questionnaire (0 to 10), what a score of 4 or more does and does not mean, and how to document it in an Australian practice.
28 September 2026
AUDIT Scoring and Interpretation: A Clinician's Guide
How to score the AUDIT (0-40) and AUDIT-C (0-12), what the WHO risk zones mean, and why Australian guidelines use different cut-offs.
27 September 2026
WHODAS 2.0 Scoring and Interpretation: A Clinician's Guide
Score WHODAS 2.0 items 0 to 4 and sum them: 0-48 on the 12-item, 0-144 on the 36-item. Simple vs IRT scoring, Australian norms and NDIS use.
26 September 2026
Private Health Insurance Item Numbers for Psychology (2026)
HICAPS psychology item numbers are 100, 200, 300 and 400, plus a two-digit condition code. Telehealth, counselling and social work codes explained.
25 September 2026
ADHD Treatment Plan Goals and Objectives (Examples)
How to write an ADHD treatment plan in Australia: functional goals, measurable objectives for adults and children, and what the AADPA guideline expects.
24 September 2026
BPD Treatment Plan Goals and Objectives (Examples)
How to write a borderline personality disorder treatment plan in Australia: goals, measurable objectives, a crisis plan and the Medicare budget.
23 September 2026
OCD Treatment Plan Goals and Objectives (Examples)
Write OCD treatment plan goals and objectives that fit a 10-session Better Access course, with ERP examples, measures and review wording.
22 September 2026
PCL-5 Scoring and Interpretation: A Guide for Clinicians
Score the 20 PCL-5 items 0 to 4 for a total of 0 to 80. Why 31 to 33 is the usual cut-off, why there are no severity bands, and what change counts.
21 September 2026
DASS-21 Scoring and Interpretation: An Australian Guide
How to score the DASS-21, why you multiply by two, what the severity labels really mean, and where the DASS-21 sits under Medicare in Australia.