Ordem dos Psicólogos

Torres Vedras

Local meetings are «important times for training»

23.March.2012

A guarantee that the President of the OPP, who participated in the II Meeting of Psychologists of the Centro Hospitalar de Torres Vedras, dedicated to the topic of “Development - (In) Sucesses”.

The President of the Ordem dos Psicólogos (OPP), Telmo Mourinho Baptista, attended the II Meeting of Psychologists of the Centro Hospitalar de Torres Vedras (CHTV) on Wednesday, dedicated to the topic of “Development - (In) Sucesses”.

Telmo Mourinho Baptista congratulated the initiative for promoting meetings between professionals at a local level, stating that these meetings are "important moments for training, exchanging experience and knowledge of professional problems".

According to the President, it is very important for there to be teams of psychologists in health services who are available to deal with various problems, and also the need for these teams to continue working, with stable bonds, so that their potential can be used and for the well-being of the population.

I am certain of the real benefit of the intervention and I am sure that the intervention helps to cut health costs”, guaranteed Telmo Baptista, who encouraged the professionals to present the evaluation data from the services. “It is a shame that the decision makers do not yet know this important side of psychological work, consistently shown in various studies”, he added.

The Meeting was organised by the Psychological Clinic of the Centro Hospitalar de Torres Vedras. In the opening session the President of the Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses (OPP) was present, along with Prof. Dr Telmo Mourinho Baptista, President of the Board of Administration of CHTV, Telmo Gonçalves André, the Alderman of the Municipal Council of Torres Vedras, Dr Ana Umbelino and also Dr Alexandra Seabra, from the organisation of the Meeting.

The initiative also included presentations of communications of successful projects, learning difficulties, dyslexia and optimism.