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You are invited @ the Online Psychology Poster Session! Friday, 15 January, 2021

You are all invited to watch live the presentations of the Psychology Poster Session. Final year students of CITY College’s Psychology Department will present their proposals of their Research Project at the Online Poster Session that will take place on Friday, 15th January 2021. There are 8 thematic sessions, each one chaired by a different member of the academic staff of the Psychology Department. Final year students who belong to the particular thematic poster session will present their work. Full programme of the presentations (PDF) How to watch live: Click on the link of the thematic session you are interested to watch live. COVID-19 10:00-13:00 Chair: Dr. Tziraki meet.google.com/qnr-thue-twq Work Psychology 10:00-10:30 Chair: Dr. Badea meet.google.com/upk-nqxz-evj Social psychology: Identity, integration, stigma 11:00-12:45 Chair: Dr. Hatzimpiros meet.google.com/bft-pskg-ukh Counseling Psychology 12:45-14:00 Chair: Ms. Matiaki meet.google.com/tao-snum-opu Personality Psychology 11:15-12:45 Chair: Ms. Studenica meet.google.com/vph-cnja-wjj Cognitive Psychology 12:30-14:30 Chair: Dr. Ladas https://meet.google.com/ddz-fzqs-rdq Health/Clinical Psychology 13:00-14:45 Chair: Dr. Savvidou meet.google.com/ukf-rkav-pkj Forensic Psychology 14:00-14:45 Chair: Prof. Vivas meet.google.com/xyk-uoys-kyn  

12/01/2021

Seminar Series in Neuroscience and Neuropsychology

November - December 2020 The Psychology Department of CITY College invites you to join the Online Seminar Series in Neuroscience and Neuropsychology featuring distinguished invited speakers from top universities to elaborate on the topic from different perspectives. Who should attend: The seminars are addressed to psychologists and psychology students. Online Participation Form Join the Webinars   Our Psychology Department continues to offer the Personal and Professional Development Seminar Series in Neuroscience and Neuropsychology online, with great success. Dr. Athena Demertzi, Tenured Researcher at the GIGA Research Institute University of Liege (BE), presented the seminar: WED 18 NOVEMBER 2020 | 16.00-19.00 EET   Consciousness - Behavior and neural correlates Dr Athena Demertzi Tenured Researcher at GIGA Research Institute University of Liege (BE) Seminar Overview: The neural correlates of consciousness constitute the minimal set of neuronal events and mechanisms sufficient for a specific conscious percept. Empirical approaches to discover neural correlates of subjective phenomena will be discussed in this lecturer; that is, neural changes which necessarily and regularly correlate with a specific experience.  Join and share!     WED 25 NOVEMBER 2020 | 16.00-19.00 EET   New developments in neurofeedback research Dr Eddy Davelaar Reader in Psychology at Birkbeck University of London (UK) Seminar Overview: Neurofeedback (NFB), also called neurotherapy or neurobiofeedback, is a type of biofeedback that uses real-time displays of brain activity—most commonly electroencephalography (EEG)—in an attempt to teach self-regulation of brain function. In this lecture we are going to discover the state of the art in neurofeedback research.  Join and share!     WED 2 DECEMBER 2020 | 16.00-19.00 EET   Cognitive Rehabilitation and Neuroimaging after Stroke Dr Rosalia Dacosta Aguayo Researcher at University of Barcelona (ES) Seminar Overview: A stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain causes cell death. There are two main types of stroke: ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and hemorrhagic, due to bleeding. Both cause parts of the brain to stop functioning properly. In this lecture we are going to explore potential neuromarkers that indicate good cognitive rehabilitation after stroke based on neuroimaging findings.  Join and share!     WED 9 DECEMBER 2020 | 16.00-19.00 EET   Human multisensory perception and neurocognitive development across the lifespan Prof. Shu Chen Li Professor in Neuroscience at Technical University of Dresden (DE) Seminar Overview: Daily life confronts us with information across multiple senses in parallel and we must somehow unite these sensations into a coherent interpretation of the world. This lecture will explain how the human brain comes to develop this complex ability, and how brain can come to experience multisensory integration in remarkable ways.  Join and share!     WED 16 DECEMBER 2020 | 16.00-18.00 EET   Elders’ Brain Dr Valia Rodriguez Lecturer in Neuropyshiology, Aston University (UK) Seminar Overview: Ageing causes changes to the brain size, vasculature, and cognition. The brain shrinks with increasing age and there are changes at all levels from molecules to morphology. Incidence of stroke, white matter lesions, and dementia also rise with age, as does level of memory impairment and there are changes in levels of neurotransmitters and hormones. In this lecture we are going to discuss these changes and how they affect elders’ performance.  Join and share!     18.00-19.00 EET   Youthful Brains in Older Adults Dr Alexandra Touroutoglou Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School (USA) Seminar Overview: Decline in cognitive skills, especially in memory, is often viewed as part of “normal” aging. Yet some individuals “age better” than others. In this lecture we will examine the hypothesis if superagers (older individuals with youthful memory performance) would exhibit preserved neuroanatomy in key brain networks subserving memory.  Join and share!     Contact: For further information please contact Dr Manousos Klados at mklados@citycollege.sheffield.eu     Ready to join? - Join via your mobile device, laptop or PC - Enter the event 10' earlier by clicking on the 'Join' button (you will be requested to enter your email to join in) - Make sure that you have your camera and microphone turned off - Make sure you PIN the presenter's image so you can have a full screen view. Join the Webinar     Postgraduate studies in Neuropsychology at CITY College For those interested in following studies in the relatively young and particularly interesting science of Neuropsychology, the Psychology Department of CITY College offers the following postgraduate programmes: MA in Clinical Neuropsychology MSc in Cognitive Neuropsychology For more information, please send an email at acadreg@citycollege.sheffield.eu      

06/11/2020

1st year of project for the Special School at Pefka successfully concluded by our Psychology students

Students from the Psychology Department of CITY College successfully completed  a very special project this year for the Special School at Pefka. The conclusion meeting took place at our main campus in Thessaloniki with school representatives, Mr Evangelos Sepetis, Director of Postgraduate Programmes in Counselling Psychology and Mr Vassilis Tsoulis, Director of the Career, Employability and Enterprise centre reflecting on this very special project and its outcomes. The project involved supporting children with special needs social life and activities. Our students were meeting with the school’s young students in their free time and organised different outings to help them socialise, engage in social activities and develop social skills necessary for their social integration, quality of personal relationships and level of happiness. During spring semester the situation created by coronavirus pandemic meetings and outings became unfeasible, so our students shifted to online communication with the students with special needs thus helped them go through this particularly difficult time with their support. During the conclusion meeting, participants evaluated the evolvement of the project, examined the benefits of all students involved as well as discussed the feedback given from students and Psychology students, as well as feedback from the academic staff of the Psychology Department that supervised and guided our students. The project proved an invaluable opportunity for our students to get hands on experience from their involvement with children with special needs. This specific activity is another way in which the Psychology Department and CITY College overall give back to the community and put themselves at the service of those in need. At the closing of the meeting both parties expressed their intention to continue the collaboration in the next academic year with new initiatives and activities.     

26/06/2020

'Psychology for All' open seminar series online

Friday 15 May 2020   The use of COVID-19 quarantine measures... Did you conform or did they make you comply? Friday, 15 May 2020 20:00 pm by Aristea Ladas, PhD Honorary Lecturer, Research Projects Coordinator & Ethics for Research Coordinator, CITY College, International Faculty of the University of Sheffield, Cognitive Neuroscience researcher Anastasios Diamantidis, PhD Lecturer, CITY College, International Faculty of the University of Sheffield, Human Resource researcher    Overview: A discussion on conformity and propaganda and how relevant research results are applied to the society, for effective crowd -including employee- control. Although we will focus on the COVID-19 Quarantine measures and our conformity to them, we will also present the very effective propaganda used by the 2 most influential social movements of the 20th century, Nazism and Communism, as all these strategies share important commonalities. The extension of these conformity "drills" in managing employees in the workplace is also going to be presented!   Ready to join? - Join by your mobile device, laptop or PC - Enter the event 10' earlier by clicking on the 'Join' button (you will be requested to enter your email to join in) - Make sure that you have your camera and microphone turned off - Make sure you PIN the presenter's image so you can have a full screen view.   Join the Online Seminar      

12/05/2020

'Psychology for All' open seminar series online

Friday 8 May 2020   The following event is going to take place in Greek.   Στο μάτι του τυφώνα: εξωτερική κρίση, αντιδράσεις και προτάσεις αντιμετώπισης Παρασκευή, 8 Μαΐου 2020 20:00 μμ Στη ζωή συμβαίνουν κάποιες φορές αιφνίδιες ανατροπές, οι οποίες δεν εκκινούν από τη δική μας εσωτερική πραγματικότητα αλλά από αλλαγές μεγάλης κλίμακας και ανθρώπους. Πρόκειται για μεγάλες μεταβολές του ευρύτερου πεδίου της ζωής μας, τις οποίες δεν μπορούμε να ελέγξουμε. Σε ποια σημεία διαφέρουν από τις κρίσεις στον προσωπικό μας κόσμο και πώς αυτές οι διαφορές είναι σημαντικές για τις αποκρίσεις μας σε τέτοιου είδους μεγάλες ανατροπές; Άννα Kostina Κλινική ψυχολόγος και ψυχοθεραπεύτρια (Biosynthesis - σωματική ψυχοθεραπεία). Εξωτερικός συνεργάτης του “ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟΥ ΚΕΝΤΡΟΥ ΒΙΟΣΥΝΘΕΣΗΣ”. Είστε έτοιμοι να συμμετάσχετε; - Δεν χρειάζεται να συμπληρώσετε φόρμα συμμετοχής - Μπορείτε να συνδεθείτε μέσω της κινητής συσκευής, του φορητού υπολογιστή ή του υπολογιστή σας - Πατήστε το link για να συμμετέχετε στην εκδήλωση 10 λεπτά νωρίτερα, κάνοντας κλικ στο κουμπί "Συμμετοχή" (θα σας ζητηθεί να εισαγάγετε το email σας) - Βεβαιωθείτε ότι έχετε την κάμερα και το μικρόφωνό σας απενεργοποιημένα - Βεβαιωθείτε όταν μπείτε στην εφαρμογή της παρουσίασης ότι έχετε πατήσει το κουμπί PIN πάνω στην εικόνα του παρουσιαστή, ώστε να έχετε προβολή πλήρους οθόνης Join the Online Seminar  

04/05/2020

The Psychology Graduate Seminars: Professional Development & Employability

28 April 2020  

27/04/2020

Counselling Services via Skype for all

Given the wider situation that we are going through due to the Coronavirus pandemic, remember that we are here to help you. If you need psychological support and you want to make an appointment, send us an email. All requests are handled confidentially. Counselling sessions are assigned exactly as on a face to face basis, providing you have access to Skype and a space at your home that can be used for this purpose. Aiming at putting science at the service of the community, the Psychology Department of CITY College runs the Community Counselling Centre with the mission to provide psychological services to our community. To know more or make an appointment, send us an email at counselling@york.citycollege.eu

10/04/2020

Online talk: A relational approach of “Self” in our times of threat and isolation due to Covid-19

(Τhis Psychology4All online talk will be in English)   A relational approach of “Self” in our times of threat and isolation due to Covid-19 Friday, April 3 20.00 EET (Greek Time)   Whenever we say “me” or “I am” we immediately produce a “you” or a “you are”, like the word “cold” implies “hot” and “springtime” implies “fall”. How this sense of being a unique “me” able to connect with a unique “you” is affected by the huge and sudden changes and threats in our covid-19 days?   About Mr. Petros Theodorou Gestalt psychotherapist, active in Greece and in Europe, member of EAGT and accredited supervisor. External cooperator and trainer in educative and other programmes of various Institutes in Greece and in Europe. He works based on existential ideas and focuses much on the eros - love - sexual desire relationships. Since 2006 he developed his approach “PSP-Process Stage Praxis” as a complementary tool (an adjunctive skill) with several application possibilities in and beyond psychotherapy, involving interactive body work. He wrote 3 books and 2 of them are translated in English.   Ready to join? - Join by your mobile device, laptop or PC - Enter the event 5' earlier by clicking on the 'Join' button - Make sure that you have your camera and microphone turned off - Make sure you PIN the presenter's image so you can have a full screen view. - Add the event to your google calendar: Join the Online Seminar  

31/03/2020

Congratulations to our Psychology graduate, Ms Siampani, on her new book on Psychotherapy

Congratulations are in order for Ms Katerina Siampani, graduate of our Psychology Department, who recently published her second book entitled ‘PSYCHOTHERAPY CALENDAR. Enlightening the windows of the soul’. The book discusses topics such as role playing, "masks", the meaning of forgiveness and sacrifice. The book invites people on a magical journey of self-discovery and the search for the essence of being. Through personal experiences, experiential exercises, original incidents and exciting stories, it motivates us to look behind the veil and unify the pieces that make up this unique and diverse set called Self. When asked about why she chose to write a book on this topic Ms Siampani said: “I will reverse the question by saying that the topic was chosen me. I mean, working with people psychotherapeutically inevitably leads us to writing. I always keep in mind that I could help people understand that psychotherapy is a gift they make to themselves. This is what I tried to express in this book. On the other hand, I have chosen to write a book that may be useful to many colleagues.” On planning to write more books in the future she commented: “Yes. Writing is a therapeutic process and it helps me to release, to get rid of difficult moments with clients who suffer.  At the same time I want to offer some of the things that I write to people who love reading and are interested in relating to themselves issues.” Ms. Siampani’s book is a valuable handbook for anyone who wants to understand, but mostly to experience the life that awaits us. The book is addressed to mental health experts (psychologists, counselors, psychotherapists) and simple readers who are interested in the issues of the self. It attempts to make the process of psychotherapy not only more accessible or less frightening, but also attractive, motivating and exciting. Ms. Katerina Siampani graduated from CITY College with an Msc in Counseling Psychology. In 2015 she received the ‘Distinguished Alumni Award’, during CITY College’s Graduation, as an acknowledgement of her achievements and success. She is a Gestalt Psychotherapist-Trainer-Supervisor, trained in  Art-Therapy and Sandplay Therapy. She is also a member of  EAGT, member of HAGT, holder of ECP, Writer. Collaborator of Hellenic Association of Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders. In 2014 her first book was published by the Hellenic Association of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders under the scientific supervision of Professor Magda Tsolaki of the Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, under the title: ‘Walking together… Gestalt Therapy Viewing Dementia’.  

11/03/2020

'Psychology for All' open seminar series

March - April - May 2020   EVENTS CANCELLATION Please be informed that the events on 20 and 27 March will be cancelled.   The following events are going to take place in Greek.   FREE ENTRANCE  Join and share! Online Participation Form   Information / Registrations: T: 2310 224 421 E: acadreg@citycollege.sheffield.eu  

27/02/2020

Poster Session for the Research Project by final year Psychology students

Final year students of CITY College’s Psychology Department had the opportunity to present their proposals of their Research Project at the Poster Session that successfully took place on Friday, 17th January 2019 at our main campus in Thessaloniki. Led by Dr Aristea Ladas, the poster session aimed at providing students with the opportunity to present their research proposals and posters and receive feedback on their planned study from Psychology Department academic staff, in addition to that received by their supervisors. The event commenced with a short welcome by Dr Aristea Ladas, Researcher and Lecturer at our Psychology Department, who discussed the scope of the event and encouraged students’ efforts in research. Her address was followed by Psychology graduates who shared their research their project experience and provided current students with valuable insights. A live Skype session took place right after with Mr. Fanis Tselikas, BSc (Hons) in Psychology and MSc in Counselling Psychology graduate currently undertaking at PG Certificate in Professional Practice in Counselling and working as High School Counsellor at The "Aristotle School" in Serres, who spoke about experiences while he was working on the research Project and was happy to share tips and hints with our students. Also, our Psychology graduate (BSc Hons in Psychology and MSc in Cognitive Neuropsychology), Ms Vassiliki Salvari, who is now in PhD candidate at the Institute for Biomagnetism and Biosignalanalysis of the University of Münster, Germany, participated in the event by sending valuable information about research in a short interview that was read out by Dr Ladas to the students. The welcome session was followed by the presentation of student posters. Students had the opportunity to present their posters to the academic staff of the Psychology Department, discuss their ideas and get valuable feedback on how to proceed with their research work. The event concluded with the announcement of the three winners who received an Award Certificate: 1. Eirini Polymenidou /Best Poster Design 2. Elena Mihaleva / Best Research Design 3. Nikoleta Bekiaropoulou / Most Innovative Research We wish to our students best success in the continuation of their projects!

06/02/2020

Research Project in Psychology - Poster Session

14/01/2020