What goes on behind bars?

Prison Visit

Ever wondered what goes on behind bars? Here is your chance to take a rare peek into the environment and work-life in the prison setting!

NUS Psychology Society is once again organising the Prison Visit this vacation, in collaboration with Singapore Prison Service (SPS). Join us in a tour around the prison facilities and hear their personnel share with you about work at SPS!

Date: 19th June 2017 (Monday)

Time: 1345 – 1630

Location: Prison Link Centre Changi (PLCC) @ 990 Upper Changi Road North

Slots are limited and are on a first-come-first-serve basis. Sign up now at http://tinyurl.com/prisonvisit17 by 9 June 2017! (Priority given to NUS Psych Soc members)

For any enquiries, please contact vicepresident@nuspsyche.org

JUNE IMH VISIT 2017

NUS Psychology Society is proud to bring back the IMH Visit this coming June!

There will be sharing sessions by an IMH psychologist and a mental health advocate for you to gain a greater personal insight into mental health and clinical psychology as a career. We will also bring you on a tour around the IMH facilities to know more about the programmes and services available for patients at IMH.

Date: 14th June 2017 (Wednesday)
Time: 2.30pm-5pm
Location: IMH

Slots are limited and are on a first-come-first-serve basis. Sign up now at tinyurl.com/imhvisit2017 by 28 May! (Priority given to NUS Psych Soc Members)

 

St. Andrew’s Autism Centre (SAAC) Visit

Want to know more about Autism?

The NUS Psychology Society will be organising a visit to the St. Andrew’s Autism Centre (SAAC) this vacation! Join us to learn more about the operations of the Day Activity Centre (DAC) of SAAC and hear from coaches who are NUS Psychology Alumni. There will also be a sharing of internship and volunteer opportunities available. You may visit this link to find out more about the DAC: www.saac.org.sg/index.php/programmes/st-andrew-s-adult-autism-services

Date: 16 May 2017 (Tuesday)

Time: 1.30pm-3.30pm

Location: St. Andrew’s Autism Centre

Slots are limited and are on a first-come-first-serve basis. Sign up now at tinyurl.com/saac17 by 7 May 2017, 2359.

(Priority given to NUS Psych Soc Members)

For any enquiries, please contact secretary@nuspsyche.org.

See you there!:)

LAB TOURS ’17

Hey y’all!

We know you’re busy studying for those impending finals. But you must be curious about what comes after? (Besides holidays and fun and partying till the day breaks)

Well we have a treat for you! On the 9th and 11th of May, we’re having our annual Lab tours to help you make decisions for which lab you want to head towards next sem! Or just to find out what goes on behind those closed doors heheheh… rubs hands together evilly…kidding.

So head on over to the signup link to mark your interest! (Priority given to NUS Psych Soc Members)

Sign up at tinyurl.com/labtours17 by 6 May 2017.

If you have any inquiries to clarify, hit us up at academics@nuspsyche.org

You can still order our new shirts… likely forever.

Thank you for the warm response during our official launch of the new shirt!

However, if you have missed the shirt sales during PAW, you can simply email us anytime at nuspsyche@gmail.com with your name, contact number and size.

*Sizes are subject to availability at time of order (do refer to the attached chart size for more information)*

Singapore Prison Service Internship Program (May ’17-Aug ’17 period

The application window for the Singapore Prison Service Internship Programme (SPS-IP) is now open! Please refer to the message from SPS below for more information:

We’re looking for bright and aspiring youths, who are keen to learn more about our correctional landscape. If you enjoy challenging but meaningful work, please join Singapore Prison Service as an intern! Internship period is from May 2017 to August 2017, and the deadline for application is on 31 Mar 2017.

Requirements:

Specialisation: Social Sciences (Psychology/ Social Work); Mass Communications/ Media; Environmental Engineering
Commitment Period: Expected to commit at least 2 months to the programme.

Find out more about SPS-IP here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3_3GaY0SjM

Apply here: https://goo.gl/forms/qQ7mrNQhpGKEJ3aI2
(Note: We have brought forward the application period to Feb & Mar)

Those who are interested to find out more about SPS could also “like” and “follow” us in our Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/CaptainsOfLives) to receive regular newsfeeds from us!

For all enquiries about SPS-IP, please email Pris_Recruitment@pris.gov.sg.

INSPIRE PSYCH ’17 Talk 3

Psychology, Society & Heart disease by Professor George Bishop.

Professor Bishop will be sharing about the contribution of psychology to understanding ethnic differences in heart disease rates in Singapore. What are the psychosocial risk factors and what can be done to counteract them?

Date: 15 March 2017
Time: 6pm – 7.30pm
Venue: AS1/02-05
Sign up at: tinyurl.com/inspire17-3 by 13 March 2017

Professor Bishop grew up in Michigan, USA and received his undergraduate degree at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. He received his PhD in Psychology at Yale University in 1976. Formerly a research psychologist at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Professor Bishop has taught at the American University in Cairo, Egypt and the University of Texas at San Antonio for two years and 10 years respectively. In 1991, Professor Bishop came to Singapore for a one-year visiting appointment in Psychology and stayed on. Professor Bishop has been with Yale-NUS since 2012 and is currently Head of Studies for Psychology. He has special research interest in Psychological factors in coronary heart disease and AIDs.

 

SEE YOU THERE:D