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National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) Awards

National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) Awards

by | Mar 13, 2020 | Uncategorized

PsySSA would like to congratulate the Black Academic Voices:The South African Experience, by Grace Khunou, Hugo Canham, Katijah Khoza-Shangase and Edith Dinong Phaswana, on winning at the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) Awards.
PsySSA President, Prof Garth Stevens, PsySSA past President, Prof Sumaya Laher and Chairperson of the Sexuality and Gender Division, Prof Peace Kiguwa attended the Awards Ceremony

 

 

Mental Health Matters – Issue 1 Volume 7 2020, Out Now!

Mental Health Matters – Issue 1 Volume 7 2020, Out Now!

by | Mar 10, 2020 | Uncategorized

Mental Health Matters is published by In House publications. Mental Health Matters (MHM) is a distinctive high quality magazine for health care professionals, that PsySSA Members receive for free!

The latest issue of MHM features riveting and robust articles such as:

  • The language of suicide: prevention and stigma – Dr S van Zyl
  • The Cognitive Symptoms of Depression – M Tartakovsky
  • Living with: My life with OCD (Obsessive Compulsion Disorder) – R Warnes

And many more brilliant articles!

PsySSA Member, Ms Michelle Baker, also contributed to this MHM issue with the captivating article, ” Making Sleep a priority”. On behalf of PsySSA, we thank Ms Baker for her contribution.

To read Ms Baker’s article, Click Here!

To view this issue, simply login to your PsySSA Profile and Click Here!

 

 

Developing a scale of spirituality for the use in a heterogeneous South African clinical environment

Developing a scale of spirituality for the use in a heterogeneous South African clinical environment

by | Mar 9, 2020 | Uncategorized

Invitation to PsySSA members to participate:

Dear Colleague,  

Thank you for taking the time to read this message. I would like to invite you to participate in this inquiry on spirituality in different clinical settings, as viewed by different groups involved in mental health care and teaching.

The link to complete the study is the following:

https://is.gd/SpiritualityScale  

Thank you very much, with best regards 

Bernard Janse van Rensburg, Department of Psychiatry,

University of the Witwatersrand

Associate Professor ABR Janse van Rensburg
MBChB, FCPsych(SA) MMed PhD PG DipHSE

PsySSA Gauteng Branch Activity: Revisiting ADHD

PsySSA Gauteng Branch Activity: Revisiting ADHD

by | Mar 2, 2020 | Uncategorized

On Saturday, 29th February 2020, the PsySSA Gauteng Branch hosted a workshop, at the PsySSA Offices, titled, “Revisiting ADHD” which was presented by Dr Lynne Holmes, Chairperson of the Society for Educational Psychology of South Africa.

The workshop was robust with participants enjoying the content and the critical and fun approach to ADHD. The PsySSA Gauteng Branch looks forward to hosting more workshops that will be to the benefit of its members.

5th National Autism & SA-ACAPAP Symposium – Call For Abstracts

by | Feb 21, 2020 | Uncategorized

The Institute of Psychology & Wellbeing (North-West University) in partnership with Autism South Africa and the South African Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions will be hosting the 5th National Autism Symposium on the 25th – 27th June 2020.

You are invited to submit an abstract for oral or poster presentations. Our theme this year is Step Ahead on Emotional Regulation. Abstracts focusing on Autism Spectrum Disorder, neurodevelopmental disorders as well as child and adolescent mental health will be welcomed.

Submit your abstract in Word Document format to hanlie.degenaar@nwu.ac.za by 28th February 2020

Developing a scale of spirituality for the use in a heterogeneous South African clinical environment

Developing a scale of spirituality for the use in a heterogeneous South African clinical environment

by | Feb 20, 2020 | Uncategorized

Invitation to PsySSA members to participate:

Dear Colleague,  

Thank you for taking the time to read this message. I would like to invite you to participate in this inquiry on spirituality in different clinical settings, as viewed by different groups involved in mental health care and teaching.

The link to complete the study is the following:

https://is.gd/SpiritualityScale  

Thank you very much, with best regards 

Bernard Janse van Rensburg, Department of Psychiatry,

University of the Witwatersrand

Associate Professor ABR Janse van Rensburg
MBChB, FCPsych(SA) MMed PhD PG DipHSE