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IOP Ethics Colloquium Invitation Marketing

by Web Admin | 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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PUBLIC LECTURE: Mental health policy in 30 years of democracy: challenges and opportunities for change

by Web Admin | Jun 19, 2024 | Events and Announcements, Psychology Events

Mental health policy in 30 years of democracy: challenges and opportunities for change

Date: 19 June 2024

Time: 17h00 to 18h30

About the webinar: In the democratic era, South African mental health policy has adopted the human rights and primary care principles that are endorsed by the World Health Organization and other international agencies. However, there have been major challenges with the implementation of these policies, and tragedies like the Life Esidimeni disaster have marred the landscape of mental health care. In this talk, Professor Lund will review the development and implementation of mental health policies in the 30 years of South African democracy and identify key policy and research challenges facing the country in the present. He will also highlight key opportunities and reasons for hope, made possible by emerging new data on innovations in the delivery of mental health care in low resource settings, and by the leadership shown by people with lived experience.

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Meet The Presenter

Professor Crick Lund, PhD, is Professor of Global Mental Health and Co-Director of the Centre for Global Mental Health, Health Services and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London. He is also Honorary Professor in the Alan J. Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town (UCT). He trained as a clinical psychologist at UCT in the mid-1990s and subsequently worked on a research team to develop post-apartheid norms for mental health services for the national Department of Health. He worked for the World Health Organisation (WHO) from 2000 to 2005, on the WHO Mental Health Policy and Service Guidance Package and has consulted to several countries on mental health policy and planning. He was a founding member of the Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health at UCT and served as its first Director, from 2010 to 2017. He was the CEO of the Programme for Improving Mental health care (PRIME), a DFID funded research consortium that developed models for integrating mental health into primary care in low resource settings (2011-2019) and Principal Investigator of the Africa Focus on Intervention Research for Mental health (AFFIRM) U19 NIMH Collaborative Hub (2011-2016). He is currently Co-Principal Investigator of the ‘Improving Adolescent mental health by reducing the impact of poverty’ (ALIVE) Wellcome Trust funded collaborative award (2021-2026). His research interests lie in mental health policy, service planning and the relationship between poverty and mental health in low and middle-income countries. He has published over 320 peer reviewed journal articles and 30 book chapters.

The Role of Psychometrics in Predicting Workplace Performance

by Web Admin | Jun 10, 2024 | Division for Research and Methodology (DRM), Events and Announcements, Psychology Events

The Role of Psychometrics in Predicting Workplace Performance

Date: 20 June 2024

Time: 12h00 to 13h00

About the webinar: High potential employees are up to eight times more productive than others (McKinsey, 2023) and three times more likely to stay with organisations if their leaders have good interpersonal skills (HBR, 2022). As organisations increasingly recognise the importance of understanding the factors that influence employee performance, the need to critically evaluate the value of psychometric assessments, amongst other selection methods, has become crucial. This webinar therefore provides an overview of what should be considered when determining whether a psychometric assessment is fit for purpose, how standardised and fair assessment usage increases organisational effectiveness, and concludes by discussing various approaches to measuring the ROI of psychometrics.

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Meet The Presenter

Dr Pakeezah Rajab is a Senior Researcher at JVR Psychometrics and an executive member on a number of PsySSA structures. Her PhD focused on non-intellectual factors that influence mathematics performance in South Africa, and Pakeezah was awarded the International Test Commission Early Career Scholarship (2024) for this study. She has experience applying psychometric results to a variety of contexts, including schools, private practice, higher education, and corporate environments. Pakeezah has worked on numerous projects that developed, validated and/or standardised assessments for use by the South African population – including aptitude, personality, values, career guidance and emotional intelligence. Her research interests include cognitive functioning, student performance and assessment development.

Grow Your Healthcare Practice

by Web Admin | Jun 7, 2024 | Events and Announcements, Psychology Events

Grow Your Healthcare Practice

Dates: 28 – 29 June 2024

Location: Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), Illovo JHB

Earn 13 HPCSA Ethics Points

Grow Your Healthcare Practice will help you to create the business and the life you want by professionalising your operations.

This 2-day course will equip you with a customised game plan for immediate growth and implementation in your practice. Join us to learn from industry experts Phumla Motsa and Anne Gray, who will guide you through:

✅ Leadership Development: Create daily actionable steps for achieving your goals.

✅ Financial Mastery: Navigate cash flow and generate profit efficiently.

✅ Marketing Magic: Attract your ideal patients and increase referrals.

✅ Operational Excellence: Streamline operations for profitability and ease.

✅ Product Innovation: Develop new revenue-earning products ethically.

✅ Business Ethics: Understand HPCSA guidelines and apply them to your practice.

Imagine a practice where you earn more without working longer hours, aren’t at the mercy of medical aid rates, and where business admin doesn’t consume your valuable time. This is not just a dream – it’s an achievable reality.

Spaces are limited to 20 participants to ensure personalized attention. Secure your spot today and transform your practice!

Turn your healthcare practice into a thriving business with expert guidance and a comprehensive strategy. Don’t miss out on this opportunity for professional growth!

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Indigenous Healing and Psychotherapy Workshop

by Web Admin | Jun 7, 2024 | Events and Announcements, Psychology Events

Indigenous Healing and Psychotherapy

Date: Friday, 14 Jun 2024 at 09:00

Cost: R550.00

4 CPD HPCSA Clinical points

This presentation is based on an understanding of indigenous healing and also understanding the western perspective of how the two merge and also on how they can also be so different. In understanding indigenous healing we also get to understand our black patients and how they navigate their lifestyle and well being. While working with the self in psychotherapy we also need to learn on what healing entails for our black patients. The purpose of the workshop is to assist psychotherapists to develop a deeper understanding of Indigenous African people’s world view and how that might have a bearing on how they deal with life events including death, dying and grief.