Press Release 10th September 2020 Last week saw several discussions on the media related to conditions in detention centres due to a leaked video and an accidental death during an escape attempt from the Hal Far detention centre. The migration issue...
Read moreThe Malta Federation of Professional Associations, which groups together a number of professional organisations, expressed its concerned about the impact that mass events (political, secular and religious) are having on the number of Covid-19 cases in Malta. The MFPA said...
Read moreThe Psychology Department which forms part of the Mental Health Services Malta within the Ministry of Health has put together a number of recommendations on psychological wellbeing in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. They have compiled recommendations for five different...
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This course provides a complete grounding in the theory and practice of research. If you love research and if you wish a career as a researcher in the social sciences, this is the course for you. The course has modules Read more…
Speakers: Richard Graham, Laura Lundy, David Smahel, Kitty Stewart Chair: Sonia Livingstone Discussant: Mariya Stoilova Date and time: 29 May 2020 (Friday), 3pm-4pm UK time Register online: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-technologies-and-childrens-well-being-harnessing-the-potential-tickets-106237190296?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch The webinar will take place online via Zoom. Description: Children’s engagement with digital technologies Read more…
Facing existential anxiety brought about by the COVID- 19 reality, both by the severity of the virus itself and the experience of self-isolation, requires a spiritual response. Grief is a very present emotion as we mourn the life we knew, Read more…
Psychology Day at the United Nations is a celebration of psychology in the context of the United Nations. It provides an opportunity for psychology to share with U.N. Permanent Missions, U.N. agencies, NGOs and the private sector the activities of Read more…
Members contribution: Dr Paul Attard-Baldacchino is a member of the Malta Chamber of Psychologists and an Educational Psychologist working with Surrey Council Educational Psychology Services, United Kingdom. Covid 19 – Are you feeling anxious and worried? Rising to the challenge of Read more…
“Put your own oxygen mask on first before assisting others” As psychologists, we are facing unprecedented times of ongoing change at an incredible speed and just like our clients, we are not immune to the effects of COVID-19. We are Read more…
By Dr. Claudia Psaila
When asked what she believed was the first sign of civilisation, the anthropologist Margaret Mead explained that it was when an old femur was found on an archaeological site about 15 000 years ago. Why did she choose this example? Evidence suggested that this femur had been fractured yet had healed.