TVD Workshop:
“Working with Boys and Men Through a Relational-Ethical Lens”
Are you looking to deepen your practice with men and boys? Join Dr. Shahieda Jansen for an essential two-part series that moves beyond symptom reduction into the historical, structural, and relational heart of masculinity in the South African context. This series is designed for psychologists and researchers who want to move past “problem-management” and toward a culturally grounded model of personhood that restores accountability and belonging.
Part 1: What Happened to Our Brothers
In this session, we shift our focus from individual behaviour to structural literacy. We will look at how colonial dispossession, migrant labour, and economic exclusion have disrupted traditional constructions of manhood and “severed kinship continuity”. Dr Jansen will introduce the Umoya personhood model, a relational-ethical framework that redefines healing as the restoration of relational vitality and dignity.
Part 1 Details:
Date: 24 March 2026
Time: 17:30 – 19:30
2 General CPD Points
Online | Free
Part 2: Masculinity Meets Humanity: An Adapted Model of Masculinised Psychotherapy
The second workshop translates theory into clinical application. We will discuss the principles of masculinised psychotherapy, including: Activity-based intimacy, male-specific distress and emotional competence.
Part 2 Details:
Date: 31 March 2026
Time: 17:30 – 19:30
2 General CPD Points
Online | Free
Dr Shahieda Jansen
Presenter
Dr Shahieda Jansen is a clinical psychologist who serves as the Deputy Director: Academic & Technology Support at the Parow campus in the Western Cape region since 2016. Previously she headed the HPCSA accredited student counselling centre of the University of the Western Cape with oversight of counselling services and clinical supervision of master’s level national and international psychology interns. Shahieda’ s scholarly interest in relational humanity, and male-focused development was initiated by an accidental men’s group that she facilitated in 2009. Inserting the African multidimensional personhood (AMP) model between the personhood of the mental health practitioner and psychological practice is her recently published article by Taylor & Francis. Homo moyanus, not Homo neoliberalus: Socio-moral subjectivity for a transformed Higher Education is a book chapter that has been finalised for publication. Shahieda is the principal researcher of Unisa’s Community Engagement project: School Belonging for boys which adds another critical layer of research by highlighting the systemic influences on the academic performance of boys. Her longstanding commitment to prioritising humanity over gender is the subject of her book published by Unisa Press, Masculinity Meets Humanity: An Adapted Model of Masculinised Psychotherapy.