Join us this September for a transformative 3-part webinar series with Werner Teichert (Clinical Psychologist) ACT Therapy and its impact on well-being.
Week 1: What is ACT?
Week 2: How ACT helps for Depression and Anxiety
Week 3: How ACT helps for Trauma
Dates: 10, 17 and 24 September
Time: 08:00 – 09:00
3 CPD Points
Free to attend
Werner Teichert is an international speaker and clinical psychologist based in Sydney, Australia. He was trained in ACT under Steve Hayes, Russ Harris, Robyn Walser, and Kirk Strosahl. Werner has trained healthcare professionals across South Africa, Namibia, New Zealand, Australia and the UK.
Some exciting news! We're expanding the ACTivate Tour 2025 to give clinicians a choice of two powerful learning tracks. Your city's dates stay the same, but now you can pick the track that best fits your practice.
Tracks and Cities:
Track 1: ACT for Depression & Anxiety
This 3-day workshop introduces practical Acceptance and Commitment Therapy strategies for working with depression and anxiety. Learn how to target avoidance, rumination, and worry with evidence-based skills you can apply immediately in clinical practice.
* Online: 29 October '25
Track 2: Trauma-Focused ACT(TFACT)
This 3-day workshop will bea Trauma Focused ACT deep-dive Into evidence-based interventions for trauma and related conditions.The in-person workshops will take place in Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg. Bonus access to the ACT for Depression and Anxiety (on-demand) (16 CPD) courses are included.
* Online: 29 October '25
* Cape Town 14 – 15 Nov'25
* Johannesburg 20 – 21 Nov '25
What to expect
* 3-day workshops focused on real-world application
* Evidence-based tools you can use immediately with clients
* Up to 40 CPD Points
* Trauma Focused ACT track includes bonus access to on-demand ACT courses
* Trauma-Focused ACT (DBN/CT/JHB):Early Bird R7,000 (ends 31 August 2025) (Standard = R8000)
* Depression & Anxiety (BFN): Early Bird R5,000 (ends 31 August 2025) (Standard = R6,000)
Werner Teichert is an international speaker and clinical psychologist based in Sydney, Australia. He was trained in ACT under Steve Hayes, Russ Harris, Robyn Walser, and Kirk Strosahl. Werner has trained healthcare professionals across South Africa, Namibia, New Zealand, Australia and the UK.
Board Exam Preparation Workshop – 18 September 2025
About this workshop
Join us on Zoom as we unpack the Board Exam!
The journey to becoming an HPCSA-registered psychologist entails navigating through rigorous academic training and practical experiences. However, one pivotal milestone stands between aspiring professionals and their goals: the HPCSA board exam. This exam serves as a comprehensive evaluation of theoretical knowledge, clinical skills, and ethical understanding essential for competent practice in the field. For those on the brink of undertaking this examination, the stakes are high, and the need for thorough preparation is paramount.
This underscores the necessity of a specialized board exam workshop tailored to the unique needs of prospective exam takers. Recognizing the complexities and challenges inherent in preparing for such a pivotal assessment, this workshop aims to provide invaluable clarity and guidance to participants.
The workshop will encompass multifaceted approaches to bolstering exam readiness for students in psychometry, counselling, research, educational and clinical psychology. Through interactive sessions, participants will delve into the intricacies of the exam format, content domains, and requisite competencies.
In essence, this workshop serves as a pivotal resource in equipping student and exam candidates with the tools, knowledge, and support necessary to navigate the challenges of the board exam successfully. By fostering clarity, confidence, and competence, the workshop endeavours to empower individuals to embark on their professional journeys with assurance and readiness to make meaningful contributions to the field of psychology.
CEP Divisional Webinar:Psychology and Global Climate Change
About this Webinar
Date: 11 September 2025
Time:
* SAST 18:00 – 19:00
Platform: Teams
Climate change presents a serious and growing global challenge, and psychologists have a role to play in responding to it. This presentation will review psychological research to address three topics. First, what are the factors that make it difficult for people to understand the problem and recognize the risk? These factors include cognitive, emotional, and social barriers. Second, how does climate change affect mental health and well-being, and how do these impacts vary among different groups? The impacts of climate change-associated events such as major storms and flooding can be easily understood, but we also need to consider the impacts of gradual changes in the climate, indirect impacts from involuntary displacement or economic costs, and anxiety associated with awareness of climate change. Finally, how can psychological tools be used to promote resilience on both a personal and societal level? Existing strategies for dealing with depression, anxiety, and PTSD will be helpful, but additional approaches that address systemic change are needed. I will close with some recommendations for how psychology as a discipline can respond to the growing threat of climate change.
Susan Clayton is the Whitmore-Williams Professor of Psychology at the College of Wooster in Ohio. She received her PhD from Yale University, in social psychology. Dr. Clayton's research examines people's relationship with the natural environment, how it is socially constructed, and how climate change affects mental health and well-being. She is co-author of the widely-used Climate Change Anxiety Scale, as well as the Environmental Identity Scale, both of which have been used and validated in countries around the world. She is author or editor of six books, includingIdentity and the Natural Environment, Conservation Psychology,andPsychology and Climate Change, and is currently the editor of the CambridgeElementsseries in Applied Social Psychology. A fellow of the American Psychological Association and the International Association of Applied Psychology, she is on the editorial boards for theJournal of Environmental Psychology, Environmental Research: Health, andOneEarth, and was a lead author on the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Her current research focuses on impacts of climate change on mental health as well as on future planning. She also hopes to promote a positive vision for the future that emphasizes the interdependence between humans and nature.
DRM Webinar: Surface Echoes: A creative research methodology for art and health practice
Join the PsySSA DRM and Beverley Hood, presenting Surface Echoes, a creative research project that brings to life the everyday challenges and emotional impact of eczema. The project was developed over three years with input from creative professionals, arts, and health researchers, working in partnership with individuals affected by eczema..
Surface Echoes: A creative research methodology for art and health practice
Surface Echoes is a Wellcome Trust ScotPen funded creative research project led by Beverley Hood and Professor Sara Brown, at the University of Edinburgh, which brings to life the everyday challenges and emotional impact of eczema. The project was developed over three years with input from creative professionals, arts and health researchers, working in partnership with individuals affected by eczema. Surface Echoes aims to create empathy, spark conversation, and deepen understanding of the realities of living with eczema. The project resulted in a publicly available resource: an A4 Printable Script intended to be read aloud together as a collective experience of reading and listening to other people's voices, accompanied by an audio recording of the script. Originally created as a text collage, the script was collated from verbatim comments by patients, carers, and health professionals taken from articles published in qualitative dermatology research journals, and participants' stories. The resource gives a glimpse into life with the itchy, inflammatory skin condition eczema.
Surface Echoes is intended to be used as a training resource for health workers and medical students, or informally within families and between friends and colleagues, to stimulate discussion and improve understanding of eczema experiences. The resources are available to download at: https://www.ascus.org.uk/projects/surface-echoes
Can't join us live?Watch all recordings of the PsySSA DRM Webinars and Research Podcast episodes on the PsySSA DRMYouTube Channel
Beverley Hood is an artist and Reader in Technological Embodiment & Creative Practice, at Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh. Beverley works in digital media, film, performance, painting, collage, and writing. Her work delves into the impact of technology and science on the body, relationships, and human experience. She collaborates with a range of interdisciplinary practitioners, including medical researchers, scientists, writers, technologists, dancers, actors, and composers. Beverley's work has been performed, screened, and exhibited at international galleries, museums, and events including the Royal Alberta Museum, Canada, Bienal de Arte Digital, Brazil, Stockholm Kulturhuser, Sweden, Edinburgh International Festival, CCA Glasgow, and the Institute of Contemporary Art, London.
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