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Wechsler IQ tests: Distribution of Cross-cultural Norms
Under the co-ordination of Professor Ann Edwards in the Department of Psychology, Rhodes University, cross-cultural norms have been developed in a series of studies on the adult and child Wechsler IQ tests (WAIS-III and WISC IV).
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ICP 2012 Presentations on Sports Concussion Research and Management
An invited symposium on sports concussion was chaired by Professor Ann Edwards at the 30th International Congress of Psychology held in Cape Town in July 2012. Results were presented from three doctoral and three masters theses conducted on South African players of Rugby Union under her supervision at Rhodes University over the past eight years. Doctoral students included Dr Vicky Alexander, Dr Sue Clark and Ms Diana Zoccola; Masters students were Mr Mark Horsman, Mr Ian Smith and Ms Thandi Salmon-Godlo. With the exception of Mark Horsman and Ian Smith, all were in attendance at the conference to present their own work. Dr Clifford van Ommen (currently Psychology Clinic Director at Massey University in Auckland New Zealand) was also present as the co-supervisor on Ms Salmon-Godlo’s thesis while he was still at Rhodes University. The statistical analyses were conducted on all studies by Professor Sarah Radloff, of the Department of Statistics at Rhodes University. While not in attendance at the symposium she was a co-author on all the presentations in acknowledgement of her invaluable contribution to this entire research series.
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Unprecedented number of applicants for the Masters Programmes in Clinical and Counselling Psychology
The psychology department has once again seen a dramatic increase in the number of applicants for the 12 places that it offers annually in the Clinical and Counselling Psychology Programmes.
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21May
Prof Melvyn Freeman : Mental Health in South Africa – A Luta continua
Prof Melvyn Freeman, the 2013 recipient of the Department of Psychology’s social change award, entitled the public lecture he presented at the award event, ‘Towards better Mental Health in South Africa – A Luta continua’ (the struggle continues). Having devoted most of his working life to creating the conditions for better mental health services in South Africa, the struggle slogan has resonance for Prof Freeman. “I’m pretty sure of the first part [of the slogan]”, he says, “though not too sure about the second [‘vitória é certa’ (victory is certain)]”. The Social Change award was initiated by the Psychology Department in 2008. In this event the department honours prominent members of the Psychology community in South Africa for their contribution to social change in the country. Introducing Prof Freeman, Prof Macleod emphasized his sustained dedication to mental health in South Africa, evidenced in: his co-founding and being inaugural chairperson of the Organisation for Appropriate Social Services in South Africa (OASSSA) in 1983; his policy and programme work as Director (Mental health and Substance Abuse) and Chief Director (Non-communicable diseases) in the National Department of Health(including being chief drafter and co-ordinator of Mental Health Care Act, which was passed by parliament in 2002), and as consultant to the World Health Organisation; and his research and academic work that has shifted thinking in the mental health arena. ... More
20JunProf Cheryl de la Rey calls for a new approach in Psychology
Debating the nature and role of psychology in South Africa’s Higher Education Institutions and society more broadly, Professor Cheryl de la Rey, called for a new approach to the discipline which would be better suited to addressing the challenges experienced by millions of South Africans. ... More
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