In this episode, we speak to Kyle Jackson, a lecturer within the Department of Psychology at the University of the Western Cape (UWC). In this podcast, Kyle discusses how high-risk pregnancy affects the mental health and wellbeing of fathers. In addition, he discusses the important role of fathers in this context and the barriers that they experience. Lastly, Kyle shares insight into how fathers can be assisted by healthcare professionals during this challenging period and the importance of providing fathers with opportunities to share their experiences and receive support.

In this episode, we speak to Dr Daniella Watson, a Health Psychologist and Postdoctoral Research Fellow at King’s College London (UK) who has an honorary affiliation to the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Dr Watson speaks on how behaviour change models, theories, and techniques embedded within behaviour change interventions can improve both maternal and child health. Dr Watson also offers a lens into the realities of pregnant women’s low stunting, wasting, and underweight births, and offers suggestions of sustainable and contextually appropriate measures to reduce gestational complications by improving micro-nutrient uptake in Sub-Saharan communities.

In this episode, we speak to Dr Bronwyne Coetzee, a psychology researcher and senior lecturer at Stellenbosch University, who provides a clear overview of health psychology.

Today marks World Head Injury Awareness Day, a vital opportunity to shed light on the importance of protecting our brains throughout all stages of life. Delve into the critical subject of brain health with a special podcast from Prof. Theophilus Lazarus. This podcast addresses critical topics of brain health, the impact of traumatic injuries from newborns to late life, established and emerging trends in neuroscience research, and more!

Recently I hosted a webinar discussion for our post-graduate students with two esteemed South African scholars as guest speakers on re-imagining inclusive education from an Afrocentric worldview. The purpose of the conversation centred on the need to bring back a relational ethic of ubuntu and care into our schools and classrooms. But the students were more intrigued by the challenge put forward to them by one of the speakers for teachers and education researchers to be creative in resuscitating indigenous knowledge systems – ways of being in the world – in order to foster competencies in learners to address 21st century global issues.

“With the theme for 2020, Mandela Day – take action, inspire change, and make every day a Mandela Day– is more important than ever before.”

As you would know by now, President Cyril Ramaphosa has implemented a 21-day nationwide lockdown from midnight 26 March to help flatten the COVID-19 curve, and contain the spread and human costs of the pandemic. PsySSA supports the President’s targeted interventions to protect the health and safety of the citizenry. Listen to our latest podcast on the subject…

As you would know by now, President Cyril Ramaphosa has implemented a 21-day nationwide lockdown from midnight 26 March to help flatten the COVID-19 curve, and contain the spread and human costs of the pandemic. PsySSA supports the President’s targeted interventions to protect the health and safety of the citizenry. Listen to our latest podcast on the subject…

As you would know by now, President Cyril Ramaphosa has implemented a 21-day nationwide lockdown from midnight 26 March to help flatten the COVID-19 curve, and contain the spread and human costs of the pandemic. PsySSA supports the President’s targeted interventions to protect the health and safety of the citizenry. Listen to our latest podcast on the subject…