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A brief look through the online therapist directories will persuade anyone who doesn’t already believe that males are a rare breed in the field of psychology. In my honours year I recall being one of a select handful of males after which I became the sole survivor during my Masters degree. There just simply appears […]

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is often seen as a student problem with the vast majority of diagnoses being made during formalized schooling. In South Africa, the prevalence of ADHD is estimated at between 5 and 10% of the population meaning that in a high school with a student body of approximately 900, as many as

Bullying is an age-old problem. I remember all to well my first experience being bullied at primary school. Every morning, without fail I had to walk past Tom who happened to also live up the road from me. For some reason Tom took a liking to picking on me. Perhaps it was because I was

Having worked with many students over the years, perhaps the biggest source of anxiety toward the end of their schooling careers is: What next? Choosing a study path is not an easy task but in reality, the decision already started in Grade 9 when your child chose their subjects for the FET phase. This process

ADHD is one of the most common learners barriers with research suggesting anywhere between 2 & 16% of the school-going population struggling with either the inattentive, hyperactive/impulsive or a combination of both symptoms. The diagnosis of any psychiatric disorder requires a comprehensive assessment and so parents should be weary of ‘specialists’ who are prepared to

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), developed by Isabel Briggs Myers and her mother, Katharine Cook Briggs, is a well-known and widely used personality inventory based on the psychological theories of Carl Gustav Jung. It is often used as a tool for discovering and understanding different normal human personalities and can be utilized in a variety

Making the decision to become an educational psychologist is an exciting one but, with potentially many years of tertiary study ahead of you, its important you understand what lies ahead. If, like me, you have many questions then the summary below may prove helpful. At very least it will give you an idea of what