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PsySSA was formed in January 1994, uniting the various bodies that existed until then. PsySSA was structured as a transformed entity to deal with the fast-changing dispensation and speaks authoritatively on behalf of the discipline on matters concerning the mental health and psychosocial well-being of all South Africans. PsySSA has since its inception been dedicated to making a significant contribution to solving the pressing human development problems in South Africa.
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PsySSA Workshop Series 2022
Workshop 3: POPI for Psychology Professionals
PsySSA Workshop Series 2022: Workshop 2: The Complexities of Trauma: Conceptual Considerations and Treatment Realities for Practitioners in South Africa
PsySSA Workshop Series 2022
The Complexities of Trauma: Conceptual Considerations and Treatment Realities for Practitioners in South Africa
PsySSA Commemorates International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) – 17 May 2022
Re/writing the wrongs of language: our bodies, our lives, our rights – Dr Jarred Martin, Sexuality & Gender Division Executive Member
PsySSA 2022 Webinar Series – Webinar 2: Necrocapitalism and Psychic Violence – Recording Out Now!
PsySSA 2022 Webinar Series – Webinar 2: Necrocapitalism and Psychic Violence – Recording Out Now!
26th Annual South African Psychology Congress – Abstract Submission: 1 Month to go!
26th Annual South African Psychology Congress – Abstract Submission: 1 Month to go!
Board Exam Preparation Workshop 2022
Recognising the importance of being adequately prepared for the board exam of the registration categories as the final phase of training. Three divisions at the Psychological Society of South Africa (PsySSA), the Division of Registered Counsellors and Psychometrists (RCP), Society for Educational Psychology South Africa (SEPSA), and South African Association of Counselling Psychologists (SAACP) are presenting a workshop on board exam preparation. The workshop will cover generally the Mental Health Care Act, the National Health Act more generally as it pertains to the three registration categories. The workshop will then cover category related issues that may appear in the board exam, including ethics, referrals, and cases.
Call for Applications: CaSP 2022 Seed Grant Competition
After two years of successfully running the Seed Grant Competition, the CaSP Division invites its members to apply for the competition which seeks to fund ONE innovative, practical, and sustainable community engagement project.
370 YEARS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE – QUO VADIS SOUTH AFRICA?
In celebrating Human Rights Day, 21st March 2022, we have much cause to reflect, but even greater cause to act to halt cultures perpetuating human rights abuse. A direct corelation exists today between behaviours of the political and corporate elite, and the state of the poor whose basic human rights are being violated on a grand scale.
In Memoriam: Dr Helen Dunbar-Krige – Wall of Remembrance
It is with deep sadness that the PsySSA Family informs you of the passing of its Past President, Dr Helen Dunbar-Krige (2018 – 2019).
Second Pan-African Psychology Congress 28-30 March 2022
The Pan-African Psychology Union will be hosting its first fully online congress from 28-30 March 2022. Abstract & Delegate Registrations are now open!
Call for Applications: CaSP 2022 Seed Grant Competition
After two years of successfully running the Seed Grant Competition, the CaSP Division invites its members to apply for the competition which seeks to fund ONE innovative, practical, and sustainable community engagement project.
Re-visiting the relevance and importance of health psychology in South Africa
Re-visiting the relevance and importance of health psychology in South Africa – SAJP Article – Out Now!
PsySSA Commemorates World Red Cross Day 2022
#BeHumanKind
Watch our World Red Cross Video developed by of Division of Registered Counselors and Psychometrists
PsySSA Commemorates Freedom Day 2022
While all around us there is the shattered landscape of devastation, desperation and destitution – occasioned by official malfeasance, COVID-19 impacts, natural disasters that could have been mitigated, and declining education, health and professional training – we should pay tribute to those who truly gave their all so that we enjoy the fruits of democracy.
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26th Annual Psychology Congress
After a two year hiatus, PsySSA is proud to announce the return of its’ Psychology Congress.
PsySSA’s 26th Congress – Important Dates & Deadlines
Congress: 26 – 28 October 2022
- Pre-Booking Fee Payment: 31 May 2022
- Abstract Submission: 15 June 2022
- Early Bird Fee Payment: 31 July 2022
PsySSA Webinars
2022 Webinar Series

PsySSA is pleased to announce that it will again host an exciting webinar series in 2022.
Facing the Future with Psychology: Perspectives, Praxes and People
PsySSA 2022 Webinar Series – Webinar 2: Necrocapitalism and Psychic Violence
PsySSA 2022 Webinar Series – Webinar 2: Necrocapitalism and Psychic Violence
Co-hosted by the Institute for Social and Health Sciences, University of South Africa and the Psychological Society of South Africa
PsySSA 2022 Webinar Series – Facing the Future with Psychology: Perspectives, Praxes and People – Pan-Africanism and Psychology in Decolonial Times – Recording Out Now!
PsySSA 2022 Webinar Series – Facing the Future with Psychology: Perspectives, Praxes and People – Pan-Africanism and Psychology in Decolonial Times – Recording Out Now!
2022 Workshop Series
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2022 Workshop Series
Treating Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in South Africa: Scientific Foundations and Psychotherapeutic Models
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PsySSA Workshop Series 2022: Workshop 3: POPI for Psychology Professionals
PsySSA Workshop Series 2022
Workshop 3: POPI for Psychology Professionals
PsySSA Workshop Series 2022: Workshop 2: The Complexities of Trauma: Conceptual Considerations and Treatment Realities for Practitioners in South Africa
PsySSA Workshop Series 2022
The Complexities of Trauma: Conceptual Considerations and Treatment Realities for Practitioners in South Africa
PsySSA Workshop Series 2022: Workshop 1: Sexual consent among young adults: a moment or a movement?
PsySSA Workshop Series 2022
Workshop 1: Sexual consent among young adults: a moment or a movement?
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Workshop 3: POPI for Psychology Professionals
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Visit our website to read our article, Re/writing the wrongs of language: our bodies, our lives, our rights written by Dr Jarred Martin, Sexuality & Gender Division https://t.co/JABloTlUFN
Did you miss our second webinar, Necrocapitalism and Psychic Violence?
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