by PsyTalk Ed | Nov 29, 2018 | Divisions, November 2018 – PsyTalk Issue 4
Member News Step Up for Mental Health On October 7th, the Students Society of Psychology at the University at Kwa-Zulu Natal volunteered at the 3rd Annual Mental Health Walk. This event is held in the lead-up to Mental Health Day, and there were more than 600...
by PsyTalk Ed | Nov 29, 2018 | Mamela, November 2018 – PsyTalk Issue 4
“We are PsySSA!”, Ms Anne Kramers-Olen ecstatically announced from the Plenary podium. That, for me, was the beginning of Mamela Psychology 2018. This year’s PsySSA Congress showcased several various new additions to PsySSA and Psychology in South Africa, with active...
by PsyTalk Ed | Nov 29, 2018 | Announcements, November 2018 – PsyTalk Issue 4
This week Christine McLachlan was awarded the runner-up position for the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Outstanding Student Contribution Award. This award honors a graduate student or postdoctoral scholar who has made an outstanding...
by PsyTalk Ed | Nov 29, 2018 | Divisions, Mamela, November 2018 – PsyTalk Issue 4
SGD ExCo Member News The 24th Annual PsySSA Congress was a highlight for the Sexuality and Gender Division (SGD) having been presented with the ‘Most Active Division’ award for the first time (see certificate below). Considering that this Division was only officially...
by PsyTalk Ed | Nov 29, 2018 | Announcements, November 2018 – PsyTalk Issue 4
Fort Napier and Town Hill Hospitals’ hosted their historic 20th Annual Mental Health Day Symposium on 11th October at the Iris Marwick College (Town Hill Hospital) in commemoration of World Mental Health Day. Twenty years ago, in October 1998, Professor Anthony Pillay...
by PsyTalk Ed | Nov 28, 2018 | Mamela, November 2018 – PsyTalk Issue 4
We begin this contribution by proudly confirming that the South African Journal of Psychology (SAJP) had a particularly impressive year and expressing our sincere appreciation and admiration for Prof. Anthony Pillay, Anne Kramers-Olen, the deputy editors, as well as...
by PsyTalk Ed | Nov 28, 2018 | Mamela, November 2018 – PsyTalk Issue 4
Prof Sumaya Laher The PsySSA Psychometrics Committee hosted a stimulating roundtable discussion on the need to have effective and responsible test evaluation processes in South Africa. Panellists represented the HPCSA, PsySSA, SIOPSA and the ATP. The panel provided...
