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Readucate approved for Gauteng Primary Literacy Strategy (GPLS)

1 September 2010 Articles

We would like to congratulate Edna Freinkel on her Rebecca Ostrowiak Reading Programme (READUCATE) being approved by the Gauteng Provincial Government for the Gauteng Primary Literacy Strategy (GPLS). In February 2010 Gabi Khumalo reported in the BauTimes (Tshwane) that according to the Education MEC, Barbara Creecy, government research has shown that the majority of learners [...]

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ILS Recap: Jarrett Shalhoop, from Hogan Assessment Systems, USA

25 August 2010 Articles

JvR recently hosted Dr Jarrett Shalhoop, of Hogan Assessment Systems. During his first visit to South Africa, he met with a number of current Hogan clients to discuss the use of Hogan Assessments in development programs or advanced assessment systems. Dr Shalhoop’s presentations to the business sector was well attended, both in Johannesburg and Cape [...]

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Personality and driving behaviour in South Africa

19 August 2010 Articles

The concept of traffic psychology is not new to South Africa, but it is not often something that practitioners discuss in professional forums. This is somewhat strange, as traffic is probably one of the most ubiquitous topics of discussion for any person who finds themselves in it on a regular basis. More specifically, you will [...]

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New Professional Board for Psychology in South Africa

19 August 2010 Articles

The HPCSA excitedly announced new professional boards via a media release on the 10th August 2010. We are as excited about this new development as they are. The boards have been inaugurated which effectively means new management for the HPCSA, as the chairpersons of these Boards will serve for the next five years as members [...]

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SIOPSA 2010

19 August 2010 Articles

This year’s SIOPSA conference sported a new look, new venue, and exciting new additions to the programme. With a record-breaking number of delegates attending, this year’s conference was vibrant and exciting, and certainly well worth attending. We were honoured to be invited to the first ever Gala dinner, where sponsors and special guests were recognised [...]

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PsySSA 2010

11 August 2010 Articles

The 16th South African Psychological Congress was held at the Durban ICC in the first week of August. The warm weather fooled us into thinking that Winter was over! The theme for the 2010 congress was “Probing the Boundaries of South African Psychology” and PsySSA enjoyed record attendance with a jam-packed programme. We were very [...]

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A New Trend in America? College Educated Manual Labour

18 June 2010 Articles

Check out this interesting article By Carol Morello a Washington Post Staff Writer: More college-educated jump tracks to become skilled manual laborers.

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An Appreciative Outlook Into The Next Decade

15 June 2010 Articles

Author: Darmisha Bikha Alan Knott Craig, MD of iburst sent out an email in 2008 encouraging and motivating his staff to turn South Africa into a country of opportunities rather than running away. The email became viral and was circulated all over South Africa, with South African’s responding and supporting the idea of creating a [...]

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Bureau Report: A Visit to Princess Alice Adoption House

11 June 2010 Articles

Author: Suzette Furstenburg Our Bureau department, (we do the scoring of assessments at JvR), recently had a teambuilding session and in keeping with one of our company values, ‘Commit to being good corporate citizens in every sense of the word’, we decided to give back to the community in some way. We visited the Princess [...]

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Climate Change – New Frontier for Psychology? (Poll)

11 June 2010 Articles
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Talk about climate change is everywhere! One cannot help but come to an awareness of the issue, and then, as soon as you do, immediately shelf it back into your subconscious. The problem is that the causes and implications of climate change are so huge that we find it hard to even comprehend…there is no [...]

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The Psychologist on the Sports Field

10 June 2010 Articles
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“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else can. Sport can awaken hope where there was previously only despair.” (Nelson Mandela, Laureus World Sports Awards Ceremony, 2000) Author: Dr. Nicola Taylor The South African Department of [...]

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A Personal Perspective of Generation Y

6 May 2010 Articles

Author: Dorron Aremband of JvR Consulting Psychologists As a fairly new entrant into the field of industrial-organisational psychology, I have often pondered the differences between the new generation of workers to that of their older counterparts. The new generation of workers which are often labelled, ‘the net generation’, ‘the millennials’ or ‘generation Y’, which constitute [...]

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MBTI @ Candlelight!(pics)

5 May 2010 Articles

JvR Consulting Psychologists was asked to conduct an MBTI workshop on behalf of Franklin Covey on the 17th march at the Mount Grace hotel. The delegates thoroughly enjoyed learning about the MBTI during a candlelight dinner session. Here are some pics of the event!

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Proposed amendment to the HPCSA practice framework (12 Dec 2008).

4 May 2010 Articles

An updated scope of practice for psychology was recently published in the government gazette:Scope of practice.pdf In comparing the HPCSA Practice Framework, 12 December 2008 to the new Government Notice of 6 April 2010, we noticed the following changes: The 2010 version includes the scope of practice for Forensic Psychologists. No mention is made of [...]

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The 6th ASTD global conference and exhibition

3 May 2010 Articles

Author: Anna-Rosa Le Roux of JvR Consulting Psychologists The 2010 ASTD conference was held from 23-26th March 2010 in the Drakensberg and was attended by just over 300 delegates. Approximately 20 local and 9 international experts brought their expertise and insight to the discussion table. The theme of the conference was ‘Growing competent Leaders for [...]

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Overview of the 2010 SIOP conference

3 May 2010 Articles

Author: Grant Freedman of JvR Consulting Psychologists This year marked the 25th Annual SIOP Conference. It was held in Atlanta, USA from 8-10 April. The Conference was attended by just over 3000 delegates. Talking to some of the Conference delegates, it seems as if the recession in the USA may have affected attendance. There were [...]

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What is Traffic Psychology? (Discussion event)

22 April 2010 Articles

Author: Zia Attlee Traffic Psychology is a relatively new field of study. Human behaviour is known to be a complex field of study. Human behaviour whilst driving a car, riding a bicycle or even crossing the road, well that is a complex field of study on its own. People act differently once they’re behind the [...]

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SIOPSA Workshop, 29th April, Emotional Intelligence @ Work

21 April 2010 Articles

The Pretoria branch of SIOPSA has organised the following event: Emotional Intelligence @ Work, presented by Dr Jopie de Beer Emotional Intelligence, or EQ, is a term being heard more and more often in the market. In response to numerous requests from members, the Pretoria Branch Committee has invited Dr Jopie de Beer, to present [...]

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HPCSA Invoices not mailed for 2010

8 April 2010 Articles

Dear Colleague, It has come to our attention that the HPCSA has not mailed invoices or notifications to members for the renewal of professional registrations for 2010. You may have received an SMS or email reminding you that registration fees were due. Legally, this payment was due on 1 April. We have contacted the HPCSA, [...]

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How the MBTI Conquered the Office

30 March 2010 Articles

If you are an MBTI® practitioner you might be interested to know that BBC Radio 4 is broadcasting a program on the Myers-Briggs® (MBTI®) assessment titled “How the MBTI Conquered the Office.” The program is airing live tonight (30/03/2010) at 10pm (9pm UK time) for about 30 minutes. Click here if you wish to listen [...]

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