Dr. Louise Olivier

Dr. Louise Olivier

Dr. Louise Olivier is a Clinical and Counselling Psychologist.  She has a special interest in the fields of forensic psychology, neuropsychology, hypnotherapy, sex therapy and clinical psychology.  She studied at various South African universities after which she did extensive courses abroad in her fields of interests in the USA, Germany, Italy, Australia, Israel, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

She has published many articles and research reports pertaining to the needs and problems of the peoples of South Africa as well as on therapeutic interventions with children and adults.  She lectures extensively nationally and internationally in hypnotherapeutic techniques, ethics, forensic work etc.  Internationally, she has been invited to present workshops in Sweden, Israel, Australia, USSR, Germany, United Kingdom, USA and Ireland.

Professionally she was a member of the Professional Board of Psychology of the Health Professions Council of South Africa and Chairperson of the Preliminary Committee of Enquiry of many years.  She was a co-writer of the Ethical Rules pertaining to the Profession of Psychology.

She is also an Executive member of the Psychological Society of South Africa and SASCH and has been President of PsySSA twice.

She was awarded the Laureate Award for 2009 from the University of Pretoria for her national and international contribution in Psychology and forensic psychology.

At present she is in private practice but also lectures at various South African universities and universities abroad.

Dr. Ann Watts

Dr. Ann Watts

Ann has for many years been actively involved in developing neuropsychology in South Africa. She was President of the International Neuropsychological Society in 2015, to date their only President from a developing country. She served as Secretary-General of the International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS) for a decade and is the Main Representative (Psychology) to the World Health Organization (WHO).  She served on the WHO International Advisory Group for the Revision of ICD-10 Mental and Behavioural Disorders and was a member of the WHO Rehabilitation Competency Framework Technical Work Group.  Ann is Treasurer of the Pan African Psychology Union, and Past President of the Psychological Society of South Africa (PsySSA) and the South African Clinical Neuropsychological Association.

Ann completed her Ph.D and a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in neuropsychology at the then University of Natal.  She is a Clinical Psychologist and Neuropsychologist based at Entabeni Hospital, Durban.  Ann was an expert in the field (neuropsychology) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal until 2019 and a visiting neuropsychology lecturer at the Universities of Zululand and the Free State.  She was Editor of the International Platform of the International Journal of Psychology and a Consulting Editor of the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society for 10 years.

Prof. Theophilus Lazarus

Prof. Theophilus Lazarus

Prof Theophilus Lazarus completed a PhD in Neuropsychology and a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Clinical and Forensic Neuropsychology in the USA. He has taught, supervised, conducted research and practised Neuropsychology for over 39 years, locally and internationally, promoting several masters and doctoral dissertations. Recent publications: Cognitive Neuroscience of Neuroinfectious Diseases, in Lurian Journal. Vol. 2, No. 3. P. 13–16. DOI 10.15826/Lurian.2021.2.3.2 and Neurocognitive Disorders (Chapter 18). In:  Geoffrey M. Reed, Pierre L.-J. Ritchie, and Andreas Maercker (Eds.) and Rabello, T (Assoc. Ed). Chapter 18. A Psychological Approach to Diagnosis: Using the ICD-11 as a Framework. American Psychological Association. 2022.

Hendrina Mosima

Hendrina Mosima

Ms. Marole is a HPCSA registered Clinical Psychologist with over seven years of experience in psychotherapy, neuropsychological assessments and lecturing in higher institution of learning for both undergraduate and postgraduate. Experience in clinical supervision and research supervision of post graduate students.

Dr. Karl Swain

Dr. Karl Swain

Karl Swain is a registered Clinical Psychologist and Neuropsychologist. He is currently the acting Head of Discipline of the Department of Behavioural Medicine at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), South Africa. Karl served two terms as the Chairperson for the South African Society for Clinical Psychology (SASCP), after a term as Secretary. Additionally, he has served for two terms as the Vice Chairperson for PsySSA’s Division of Neuropsychology and Forensic Psychology. Karl is currently the Chairperson of the Durban Practicing Psychologists Group (DPPG) and Chairperson of the KwaZulu-Natal Branch of PsySSA. His research and clinical interests include neuropsychology and traumatic stress.