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PsySSA Executive Committee Member Nominations 2024/2026

PsySSA Executive Committee Member Nominations 2024/2026

by | Jul 2, 2024 | PsySSA Announcements

The PsySSA Nominations Committee wishes to advise that the President-Elect position and an Additional Member position on the PsySSA Executive Committee will become vacant at the forthcoming 29th AGM:
  1. President-Elect, who will serve for one year before assuming the role of President at the conclusion of the 30th AGM in 2025.
  2. Additional Member, who will serve for a period of two years.

All nominations with supporting documentation should be emailed to the Chair of the Nominations Committee, Prof Garth Stevens, at nominations@psyssa.com by 30 August 2024.

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DRM Webinar: Conducting universal school-based mental health research in the South African context: Challenges, opportunities, and methodological considerations

DRM Webinar: Conducting universal school-based mental health research in the South African context: Challenges, opportunities, and methodological considerations

by | Jul 2, 2024 | Division for Research and Methodology (DRM), Events and Announcements, Psychology Events

Conducting universal school-based mental health research in the South African context: Challenges, opportunities, and methodological considerations

Date: 18 July 2024

Time: 12:00 to 13:00

Platform: Teams

With a focus on prevention and early intervention, universal school-based mental health interventions show promise in meeting the mental health need among children and young people (CYP) in South Africa. Yet, few culturally relevant and contextually appropriate interventions of this kind have been delivered in low- and middle-income settings. While schools are considered ideal settings for delivering intervention support, given this is where young people spend most of their time, not much is known about delivering such interventions in the South African context. Given the need, we piloted such an intervention in 2021 in partnership with a local NGO called Community Keepers, called Four Steps to My Future (4STMF). We aimed to determine outcomes related to feasibility, acceptability, and the utility of secondary outcome measures. We also conducted Ripple Effects Mapping in 2023, to explore the wider unintended outcomes of this work. Our findings showed that 4STMF can flexibility and feasibly be delivered to fit in with school context, evidenced by high session attendance and pre- post measure completion rates as well as exit focus group data. In this webinar, I will talk about the challenges, opportunities, and methodological considerations of conducting universal school-based research in a South African setting.

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Meet our Presenter!

Prof Bronwynè Coetzee is an Associate Professor of Psychology and National Research Foundation (NRF) Y1-rated researcher. She is a member of the South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS) and an executive member of the PsySSA’ s Division for Research and Methodology. In 2023, she received the Stellenbosch University award for research excellence and innovation as an emerging researcher. Her teaching focuses on child and adolescent development and mental health, and she conducts research in these areas. In terms of research, Prof Coetzee’s research is broadly located within the fields of health psychology and mental health. In terms of health psychology, her research focuses on factors affecting treatment adherence amongst children, adolescents and their caregivers living with HIV in South Africa. Secondly, in terms of mental health, her research also focuses on the promotion of psychological well-being amongst children, adolescents, and their caregivers in South Africa through prevention and early intervention, with a focus on universal interventions. Prof Coetzee has published more than 50 academic papers in peer reviewed and accredited journal related to her fields of research. She has graduated 18 honours students (with three ongoing), 15 master’s students (with 9 ongoing) and 3 doctoral students (with 3 ongoing).

Congratulations! PsySSA Members Appointment to IUPsyS Work Groups

Congratulations! PsySSA Members Appointment to IUPsyS Work Groups

by | Jun 27, 2024 | PsySSA Announcements

Congratulations! PsySSA Members Appointment to IUPsyS Work Groups

 

Congratulations to our esteemed members on their appointments to the IUPsyS Work Groups. PsySSA is proud to celebrate your accomplishments and contributions to the field of psychology. Here’s to a fantastic start to our 30th anniversary year!

 

Prof Garth Stevens

IUPsyS Work Group on Global Psychology Lecture Series and Events

Dr Nick Malherbe

IUPsyS Work Group on International Congresses of Psychology and IUPsyS Work Group on Equality in Science

Prof Ronelle Carolissen

IUPsyS Work Group on Response to Crisis

Prof Tholene Sodi

IUPsyS Work Group on Licensure and Regulations

Dr Fatima Seedat

IUPsyS Work Group on International Congresses of Psychology and IUPsyS Work Group on Equality in Science

CEP Divisional Webinar 4

CEP Divisional Webinar 4

by | Jun 26, 2024 | Climate, Environment and Psychology (CEP), Events and Announcements, PsySSA Announcements

CEP Divisional Webinar 4

Shaping our collective futures: Radical political imagination towards climate justice. 

About this Webinar

Date: 27 June 2024

Time: 12h00-13h00

Platform: Teams

The climate crisis requires us to imagine alternative ways of living and relating grounded in climate justice principles. But what type of imagination do we need to respond to the multiple challenges associated with climate change? How does imagination shape political agency and collective action? What are the existing barriers to our imagination, and how can they be overcome? In this talk, I will address these questions by focusing on the concept of radical political imagination – which highlights the importance of recognising the role of social structures and broader systems of oppression in reproducing existing social injustices. I will make the case that radical political imagination, as a collective and political process, can be a tool for shaping our collective futures towards more just and sustainable ways. Drawing on empirical research with youth and their political imaginaries, I will also explore barriers to political imagination and how imagination might shape collective action towards collective futures. Findings suggest multiple barriers to agency and political imagination and the need to rethink how we look at power and participation in the era of the climate crisis. I will conclude by arguing that it is critical to highlight existing radical imaginings among climate justice movements.

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Meet Our Presenter

Maria Fernandes-Jesus (PhD, University of Porto) is a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Sussex, United Kingdom. She is also an associate researcher at the Center for Social Research and Intervention at Iscte-Institute University of Lisbon and an honorary research fellow at the University of Johannesburg. She currently teaches mainly qualitative research methods. Her scholarly work focuses on collective action, climate justice, youth participation, community-led initiatives, and political imagination. She is interested in researching these topics using mixed methods and following applied, participatory, and transdisciplinary approaches. She is currently the leader of the working group ‘Social Networks and Social Inclusion’, which is part of the European Rural Youth Observatory.  She is an associate editor of the Journal of Social and Political Psychology (JSPP) and the Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology (JCASP). Maria has published more than 50 scientific outputs (for a full list of publications, see here or here) and was guest editor in several special issues, including: ‘Communities reclaiming power and social justice in the face of climate change’ published at the Community Psychology in Global Perspective’ (CPGP).

DBT in Practice: Core DBT Series

DBT in Practice: Core DBT Series

by | Jun 25, 2024 | Events and Announcements, Psychology Events

Level 1: DBT in Practice: Core DBT Series

The South African DBT Institute, in proud collaboration with PsySSA, is excited to invite you to Level 1 of the Core DBT Series: DBT in Practice. Level 1 provides an in-depth introduction to DBT case formulation, skills groups, individual therapy and managing risk in practice.

Members of PsySSA and CMSA are eligible for exclusive discounted rates.

Date: 17 July 2024

Time: 08:00 to 15:00 via Zoom

Cost: R1500

PsySSA/CMSA Members Cost: R1275

Presenter: Werner Teichert

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IOP Ethics Colloquium Invitation Marketing

IOP Ethics Colloquium Invitation Marketing

by | Jun 24, 2024 | Events and Announcements, Psychology Events

IOP Ethics Colloquium Invitation Marketing

Date: 26 June 2024

Time: 12:00 to 14:30

Guest speakers: Ms Melidah Mamakwa (Department of Labour) & Prof Solomon Mashegoane (University of Limpopo)

Join us for an enlightening online Ethics Colloquium on “The Meaning of Ethics in an African Context,” hosted by the Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology at Unisa. This event promises engaging discussions led by esteemed guest speakers Ms. Meldiah Mamakwa and Prof. Solomon Mashegoane. Delve into the ethical frameworks and principles from an African perspective, enhancing your professional practice. This is a must-attend for psychologists, psychometrists, interns, students, and professionals in related fields. Secure your spot today and earn potential Ethics CPD points. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to expand your understanding of ethics within our vibrant continent!

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