On November 24th, the Ministry of Health hosted the launch of the ‘Oasis, Art as Therapy’ project. Oasis is an art exhibition, promoting Mental Health and Wellness as it features more than 100 pieces of art created by service users of the…
TTAP New Executive Board from Left to Right: Public Relations Officer Greisy Gonzalez, Treasurer Tiffany George, President Kelly Mc Farlane, Immediate Past President Charles Collier, Secretary Victoria Siewnarine-Geelalsingh and Assistant Secretary Gervan Arneaud. The Trinidad and Tobago Association of Psychologists (TTAP) has…
Is TT society becoming more angry? Are more people turning to violence as a result of anger? The police service said of the 473 murders in TT for 2023 so far, six per cent were the result of altercations, four per cent…
Some of TTAP’s work geared toward supporting Venezuelan migrants affected by the Covid-19 pandemic has been featured on The Mental Health Innovation Network website. Below is a short except of the write up shared by TTAP’S Immediate Past President Dr. Margaret Nakhid-Chatoor….
SECTION A Free Public Assistance: The Trinidad and Tobago Association of Psychologists has noted an increase in persons seeking advice on how to cope with stress and anxiety and manage their mental well-being during the pandemic. We deem it our responsibility to…
Oftentimes, we hear professionals, spiritual leaders, teachers, coaches and others speak of self-care. “Make time for yourself,” they say. Many of us, on hearing this shoot to conversations with our friends about the lunch or dinner we’re going to have; or start…
It’s probably best to start by addressing the false notion that visiting a psychologist should be limited to only critical points of your life, some sort of personal crisis or when there is a buildup of emotion that is nearing a dysfunctional…
The Trinidad and Tobago Association of Psychologists (TTAP) supports the move to decriminalize marijuana possession and its use, with conditions. After a consideration of the social, medicinal and developmental factors, we believe that under the current dispensation where the possession of even…