Toolkit for Mental Health Providers – Working with Survivors of Conversion Practices in Africa

Toolkit for Mental Health Providers – Working with Survivors of Conversion Practices in Africa

The Toolkit for Mental Health Providers Working with Survivors of Conversion Practices in Africa was produced by the Psychological Society of South Africa (PsySSA) through its Sexuality and Gender Division, with funding and support from Outright International . It offers practical, culturally-grounded guidance for supporting survivors of harmful “Conversion Practices.” Designed to promote trauma-informed, survivor-centred care, the Toolkit and its 16 Guidelines equip practitioners to address the psychological and social harm caused by attempts to change or suppress sexual orientation or gender identity.

Your Feedback Matters – Complete the PsySSA Congress CPD Evaluation Form

Your Feedback Matters – Complete the PsySSA Congress CPD Evaluation Form

Thank you for joining us at the PsySSA 29th Annual Psychology Congress 2025!

Your feedback is invaluable in helping us continue to enhance the quality and impact of our annual congress. Kindly take a few minutes to complete the CPD Evaluation Form below.

Please note:

  • You must complete the evaluation form to be allocated your CPD points.
  • Ensure that your HPCSA Registration Number is entered correctly. Please note that you will NOT be allocated your CPD points should you not complete the evaluation form or if your HPCSA Registration Number is not supplied correctly.

Deadline: 23 October 2025

Your input helps us shape a better experience for future congresses — thank you for taking the time to share your reflections.

Free Access: SAJP (South African Journal of Psychology)

Free Access: SAJP (South African Journal of Psychology)

Special Announcement: Free Access for Delegates

As part of PsySSA’s ongoing commitment to advancing scholarship and accessibility, delegates now have free access to SAJP articles for a limited time (until 17 November 2025).

Upon clicking the  below free trial link it will take users to a page to Log in/create an account, as login is required to activate the token.

To access the free issues or articles users have to activate the token first, just by logging in through the free trial link. If the users are already logged into their account, they will directly come up to a page that displays “session token activated”. And then they will be able to access the journal freely on the requested dates i.e. until 17 November 2025

AJOPA (African Journal of Psychological Assessment) accepted for inclusion in Scopus

AJOPA (African Journal of Psychological Assessment) accepted for inclusion in Scopus

African Journal of Psychological Assessment accepted for inclusion in Scopus

The open-access African Journal of Psychological Assessment (AJOPA), established in 2019, has achieved an exciting milestone with its acceptance for inclusion in Scopus, one of the world’s leading abstract and citation databases. While it will take a few months before the journal’s articles are fully searchable on Scopus, this development underscores the journal’s commitment to advancing high-quality research in psychometrics and testing relevant to Africa.

Department of Higher Education (DHET) accreditation
By being included in Scopus, the journal appears on two of the Department of Higher Education (DHET) lists for accreditation. The journal is also listed on Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).

About the journal
The African Journal of Psychological Assessment (AJOPA) focusses on original research studies, theoretical papers, test reviews and methods papers in the areas of psychometrics and psychological assessment. Manuscript submissions that demonstrate a clear contribution to the field and which are relevant to the African context are invited. Read more.

Authors are encouraged to submit original manuscripts online, which are not presently under consideration at another journal, in a format defined by the author guidelines. Please visit the journal website at ajopa.org to view the submission procedure. The author guidelines include information about the types of articles received for publication and preparing a manuscript for submission. Other relevant information about the journal’s policies and the reviewing process can be found under the about section.

AJOPA (African Journal of Psychological Assessment) accepted for inclusion in Scopus

AJOPA’s Milestone with PubMed Central Inclusion

The open-access ‘African Journal of Psychological Assessment’ (AJOPA) has taken a significant step forward, with its inclusion in PubMed Central (PMC). Visit the journal. 

Click here to learn more from AJOPA’s new Editor-in-Chief, Professor Tyrone Pretorius, and Founding Editor, Professor Sumaya Laher on AJOPA’s milestone with PubMed Central inclusion.