When technology can simulate empathy, what makes therapeutic connection distinctly human?
Building a Unified, Relevant, and Responsive Psychology
Join the PsySSA Division of Registered Counsellors and Psychometrists (RCP) for a CPD-accredited online workshop on Understanding Medical Aids and ICD-10 Codes in South Africa. Click here for more information.
As we mark Mental Health Awareness Month, the PsySSA Division for Registered Counsellors and Psychometrists (RCP Division) reflects on the crucial role Registered Counsellors play in advancing mental health care in South Africa. In two insightful contributions, the Division highlights both the impact of Registered Counsellors in humanitarian emergencies and the evolution of the profession from its inception to its growing significance today. Click here to read the contributions.
This Mental Health Awareness Month, the RCP Division reminds us that social support and community-led care can transform mental health outcomes across South Africa. Read more here.
This piece by the PsySSA RCP Division explores the 2025 theme, “Access to Services – Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies,” reminding us that care must remain accessible when communities need it most.
Board Exam Preparation Workshop
Join us on Zoom as we unpack the Board Exam!
18 September 2025
18:00 – 20:00
Did you miss the RCP Webinar: “What Makes a Good Assessment?”
Catch up on this insightful, ethics-focused session designed for psychology and HR professionals.
01 July 2025
18:00 – 20:00
Demystifying the POPIA Act – a practical and psychologist-focused guide to understanding South Africa’s data privacy law.
Peer support has become an essential component in health and social care, particularly within the mental health sector (Kalina Mikolajczak-Degrauwe et al., 2023). It serves as a non-hierarchal support system in which individuals with similar experiences provide informative, empathetic, emotional and evaluative support to other professionals facing similar challenges (Kalina Mikolajczak-Degrauwe et al., 2023). This provides a space to construct a community based on the connections shared between mental health professionals navigating similar circumstances (Joo et al., 2022). In this article, we will explore the significance of peer support programmes for psychological professionals, their role in addressing mental health challenges in various contexts, and the implications for mental health care globally.
PsySSA Commemorates PsySSA Commemorates Hospice Week 2025- 4 – 10 May 2025. Read these insightful contributions by PsySSA’s RCP and Student Division.