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...
by PsyTalk Ed | Nov 28, 2018 | Divisions, November 2018 – PsyTalk Issue 4
DRM ExCo Member News Our Chairperson, Ms Lynn Hendricks, has been awarded a Global Minds PhD Fellowship focusing on the Sustainable Development Goals. She is registered for a dual PhD from Leuven University in Belgium and Stellenbosch University. Our Vice Chairperson,...
by PsyTalk Ed | Nov 28, 2018 | Divisional Article, November 2018 – PsyTalk Issue 4
Saiesh Ajudhiya (MA Social and Psychological Research, University of the Witwatersrand) To have a career, a vocation or a calling is the modern age dream. Many of us have been socialised from a young age to think about our future, think about the steps we need to take...
