Wednesday 15 April 2015

Invitation to participate in a symposium on community engagement initiatives at the upcoming PsySSA Congress

Dear Colleagues,

The Community and Social Psychology Division of PsySSA invites you to participate in a symposium on community engagement initiatives at the PsySSA Congress that will take place from 15 to 18 September 2015 at Emperor’s Palace in Johannesburg. We know that there are many noteworthy community engagement projects in various parts and regions of the country, managed by psychologists and psychology practitioners. We also know that many psychologists who primarily identify with other Divisions of PsySSA also engage in very important community work. In an attempt to draw on and share some of the abundance of this important work, we would like to invite you to present a paper on your project or a paper raising debates about "community" and community engagement in psychology to be included in the symposium.

Should you be interested to participate in the symposium, please send a title of your presentation, with an abstract of 250 words and a list of keywords to the coordinator of the symposium, Prof Ronelle Carolissen, at rlc2@sun.ac.za. The abstract submission closes in two days’ time, so your speedy response will be appreciated!

For more information on the PsySSA Congress and for guidelines for the preparation of presentations, visit the PsySSA website at http://www.psyssa.com/ and for more information about the Community and Social Psychology Division, visit the blog at http://psyssacns.blogspot.com/.

Kind regards


Eduard Fourie
Chair of the Community and Social Psychology Division