Posted on July 29, 2024
The 27th biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), held from 16 – 20 June 2024, in Lisbon, Portugal, featured a symposium dedicated to examining the impact of climate change on youth worldwide. Among the esteemed presenters was Prof....
Posted on July 18, 2024
The recent publication of Outright International’s report, Health Ethics and the Eradication of Conversion Practices in Africa, draws needed attention to the prevalence of conversion practices in Africa, particularly within the context of healthcare settings.
Posted on July 16, 2024
Welcome to the Interdisciplinary School of Psychology (ISOP). The ISOP comprises three Psychology departments at the University of Pretoria (UP), and the purpose of ISOP is to provide a virtual structure for collaboration on teaching, research and practice. The three departments are: -...
Posted on December 21, 2023
Dr Marilyn Saunders recently obtained a PhD in Psychology from UP at the age of 62 – and she’s just getting started. She’s on a mission to assist couples who cannot afford psychologists to save their marriages.
Posted on September 19, 2023
On the 19th of September 2023, Dr Jarred Martin was elected to the position of Vice-Chair for the Sexuality and Gender Division (SGD) of the Psychological Society of South Africa (PsySSA).
Posted on August 04, 2023
This book has a focus on the training and practice of psychotherapy in post-Apartheid South Africa, with particular reference to case studies, controversies and contemplations. The authors’ are all South Africans who are trained in the art of psychotherapy and have been working with a...
Posted on July 21, 2023
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people with diabetes are 2 to 3 times more likely to have depression than people without diabetes. Only 25% to 50% of people with diabetes who have depression get diagnosed and treated. In South Africa, these figures are likely to be...
Posted on June 28, 2023
A new hate crimes bill is inching closer to the possibility of becoming law in South Africa. The bill entrenches human dignity as a foundational value of the country by providing for penalties for explicit acts of violence and discrimination motivated by prejudice and intolerance.
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