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'Psychology for All' open seminar series (February - March - May 2017)
The following events are going to take place in Greek. FREE ENTRANCE Online Participation Form Live streaming Speakers Ms Katia Chatzilakou Ms Antonia Konstantinidou Ms Melina Makridou Ms Elisavet Parthenioti Mr Evangelos Sepetis Ms Margarita Tarnari Information / Registrations: T: 2310 224 421 E: stververidou@citycollege.sheffield.eu Δείτε online προηγούμενες ομιλίες (VIDEO):
24/01/2017
Continued success for ‘Psychology for all’ series
The ‘Psychology for all’ open lectures series organised by our Psychology Department sees continued success with interesting topics presented each week. Following the inaugural event, on 18 November, two interesting talks took place with increased interest by the audience. On 25th November 2016, Mr. George Polkas, Director of Thess Checkpoint and Sexual Health Nurse presented ‘From love to seropositivity and HIV. Being well-informed on HIV can change our attitude towards ourselves and others.” During his talk Mr. Polkas highlighted how important it is to change attitudes about people living with HIV and AIDS saying that this can only happen by being well-informed. Educated individuals have positive attitude and compassion towards persons infected which is an act of love itself. The third event of the series took place 2 December with Ms Stella Karapa, Psychologist, and Lecturer at our Psychology Department talking about a quite sensitive topic, that of pedophilia. With her presentation entitled ‘Pedophilia: Myths, reality and child protection’ Ms Karapa attempted to shed light on a subject that can often be a taboo. The speaker discussed how we can prevent hysteria over the subject, talked about what it is and how pedophilic behaviour can be detected and also shared with the audience advice on how we can protect children from sexual abuse. Both events touched delicate topics, were quite informative and were well-received and appreciated by the audience. The Psychology for all series will continue during December and January with more interesting topics. Stay tuned!
07/12/2016
Successful come-back for ‘Psychology for all’ open seminar series
Our Psychology Department re-launched for academic year 2016-17 the ‘Psychology for all’ open seminar series that has been running successfully at our main campus in Thessaloniki for the past few years. The opening event featured Mr. Evangelos Sepetis, Psychologist, Psychodynamic Therapist and Director of Postgraduate Programmes in Counselling Psychology at the International Faculty, CITY College, who held an insightful presentation on ‘When Self-love prevents love for others’. The event took place on 18 November 2016 at our main campus in Thessaloniki. Mr. Sepetis explained that self-love is as natural and essential, as food and drink. However, being around people loving themselves too much that can definitely have an effect on us. He stressed out that self-love should not be confused with narcissism. In our days the word narcissism is wrongly used and linked to self-love. The speaker also went on providing an analytic scope of the narcissistic personality disorder and the primitive forces underpin. The event concluded with a vivid Q&A between the audience and the speaker. The series will continue to host 1-hour talks by different guest speakers specialising in different psychology areas who will be sharing their knowledge and expertise.
21/11/2016
'Psychology for All' open seminar series (November - December 2016 - January 2017)
The following events are going to take place in Greek. FREE ENTRANCE Online Participation Form Information / Registrations: T: 2310 224 421 E: stververidou@citycollege.sheffield.eu
11/11/2016
Psychology for all talk on 'The architecture of change' by Dr Rodafinos
On 11th May, Dr Angelos Rodafinos, Education Consultant at Monash University, Australia and Former Head of the Psychology Department of CITY College, revisited the ‘Psychology for all’ open lecture series to deliver a very interesting talk on ‘Change Architecture’ at our main campus in Thessaloniki. In his motivational presentation Dr Rodafinos discussed ways in which people can changes their lives, if they wish to, or change the lives of people around them, face problems and live a happy and fulfilling life. The event was well-attended and concluded with a discussion between the audience and the speaker. This was the last event of the ‘Psychology for All’ series which is going to resume in the next academic year with interesting topics and speakers. Watch Dr Rodafinos's seminar
31/05/2016
Dr Vivas and Dr Chrysochoou at the International Meeting of the Psychonomic Society 2016 in Granada
In the context of the Second International Meeting of the Psychonomic Society that took place in Granada in May of 2016, Dr Ana Vivas, Head of our Psychology Department and Dr Elisavet Chrysochoou, Lecturer at the Department and Academic Director of the postgraduate programmes in Neuropsychology, successfully presented their research work. Dr Ana Vivas was an invited speaker in the Symposium Linking Basic and Applied Science: The Case of the Differential Outcomes Effect, and presented work conducted in collaboration with the Hellenic Society for Alzheimer Disease and the University of Almeria (Spain) to investigate the effectiveness of a simple but powerful learning manipulation - the differential outcome procedure - to improve memory in healthy older adults and individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer disease. Many times applied science benefits from findings coming from basic science, and so the objective of this symposium was to illustrate how adapting a procedure coming from experimental psychology has been used to ameliorate learning and/or memory deficits associated with diverse pathological conditions. Dr Chrysochoou presented work conducted in the psychology lab investigating the effect of bilingualism on cognition in Greek-Albanian bilinguals. The Psychonomic Society is the home for scientists who study how the mind works. Members of the Society are experimental psychologists among whose numbers are some of the most distinguished researchers in the field. Dr Vivas next to presenters and organizers of the Symposium: from right –to left, Dr Angeles Estevez, Dr Bruce Overmier, Dr Ana Vivas, Dr Rebeca Mateos, Dr Luis Fuentes, Dr Carlos Flores, Dr Lisa Savage, Dr Robert Lowe, and Dr Victoria Plaza.
13/05/2016
Academic staff from our Psychology Department at 4th Cognitive Psychology Conference of the Hellenic Psychological Society (ELPSE)
In the context of the 4th Cognitive Psychology Conference of the Hellenic Psychological Society (ELPSE), Dr Ana Vivas, Head of our Psychology Department and Dr Elisavet Chrysochoou, Lecturer at the Department and Academic Director of the postgraduate programmes in Neuropsychology; currently coordinator of the ELPSE Cognitive Psychology Branch and member of the Conference Organizing Committee, along with Dr Aristea Ladas, Lecturer at the Psychology Department and Ms Vasiliki Salvari (BSc in Psychology graduate and current MSc in Neuropsychology student) successfully presented several studies challenging the so-called bilingual advantage in cognition, in the context of a relevant Symposium organised by Dr Chrysochoou. The symposium successfully accomplished its aim, offering the research community with valuable insight into bilingualism, a field with not only great theoretical and research interest, but also, with significant impact, of the societal, instrumental, and policy-making type. The conference offered opportunities for fruitful discussions with members of the national, as well as international psychological society on research topics of significant impact. From left to right: Dr Chrysochoou and Dr Vivas next to colleagues and Manuel Carreiras (Research Professor and Director of the Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language, Donostia / San Sebastian).
04/05/2016
Dr Vivas at the Founding Weekend Meeting of the Hellenic Society of Neuropsychology (ENPSE)
Dr Ana Vivas Dr Ana Vivas, Head of our Psychology Department, was one of the invited speakers to the first meeting in Athens of the recently founded Hellenic Society of Neuropsychology. As one of the few researchers in Greece working in the field of Cognitive Neuropsychology, Dr Vivas presented some of the work conducted in the department by the ReA2CH group (Research on Ageing, Affect, Cognition, & Health), which focuses on interventions (e.g., cognitive training) to promote healthy and active aging. Neuropsychology (Clinical and Cognitive) is an underdeveloped field in Greece, and thus the new Society has an important mission in promoting it. The International Faculty, CITY College offers one of the few programmes in Neuropsychology in Greece (with a Clinical and Research stream).
04/05/2016
Psychological aspects of HIV/AIDS
20 April 2016 The following event is going to take place in Greek. FREE ENTRANCE Join and share! Online Participation Form Watch the seminar live Information / Registrations: T: 2310 224 421 E: stververidou@citycollege.sheffield.eu
15/04/2016
Successful talk by Dr Kalyva on interpersonal techniques and social skills
Dr Efrosini Kalyva held a successful talk on ‘Interpersonal Techniques and Social Skills Training’ which took place in the frame of ‘Psychology for all’ series, on 6 April 2016 at our main campus in Thessaloniki. The event drew a full house and shed light on the importance of good management of interpersonal and social skills. Dr Kalyva, Reader at our Psychology Department, talked about the difficulties that most people have due to poor communication in their personal and social relationships. The speaker elaborated on those difficulties based on the theory of the mind and on empathy. Throughout her presentation Dr Kalyva introduced techniques that people can use to face problems in interpersonal and social skills. “Interpersonal skills are the life skills we use every day to communicate and interact with other people, both individually and in groups. People who have worked on developing strong interpersonal skills are usually more successful in both their professional and personal lives.” she commented. The audience found Dr Kalyva’s presentation particularly useful and informative.
07/04/2016
Psychology talk on domestic violence and the conspiracy of silence
Mr Petros Theodorou, Gestalt Psychotherapists held a very interesting talk on ‘Domestic Violence and the Conspiracy of Silence’ in the frame of the ‘Psychology for all’ series. The event took place on Wednesday, 23 March 2016 at our main campus in Thessaloniki. Mr Theodorou touched upon this very delicate issue and discussed that keeping silent about domestic violence is often a bigger problem than the violent act itself. Many households suffer today from domestic abuse. Family is a system thus all members are directly affected by violent situations. The speaker noted that its often the case that family members choose silence as a means of protection against negative consequences of violent acts. However, this usually end us with more negative consequences for the family as a whole. The audience found Mr Theodorou’s presentation particularly enlightening and helpful.
25/03/2016
'Psychology for All' open seminar series (9 March 2016)
The following event is going to take place in Greek. FREE ENTRANCE Online Participation Form Information / Registrations: T: 2310 224 421 E: stververidou@citycollege.sheffield.eu
09/03/2016
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