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“Psychology for Health – Contributions to Policy Making”

The Order presents the main conclusions of the EFPA Conference

02.October.2012

The Order was present at the Conference of Experts which took place in Brussels from the 20th to the 21st of September 2012. This conference involves experts from different area related to the Promotion of Health and the Prevention of Disease, namely Health Care, Companies, Schools, Sports and OAP Institutions. The main conclusions of the conference ‘Major health gains to be expected from psychology’, highlight the cost-effectiveness of psychological interventions in the different stages of the cycle of life, and also the contribution of Health Psychology in the Promotion of Health and the Prevention of disease: pathologies associated with the consumption of alcohol, tobacco and inadequate nutrition may be significantly reduced through strategies for the adoption of healthier life styles. Strategies for the prevention of disease reduce the occurrence of depression and anxiety in approximately 25%.

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Accessibility of the Order's Site

02.October.2012

Since its installation, in 2009, to date, 2012, the Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses (OPP) has had a constant concern in confirming that its site is designed, developed and edited correctly (accessibility). The main objective is to allow all users, with or without disabilities (hearing, sight) to have equal access to the same information.

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Different Roles of Psychologists in Society

The Contribution of Psychology in Healthy Aging

28.September.2012

The President was present, on the 27th of September, at the Symposium “The Art of Aging Well”

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Parliamentary Committee on Education, Science and Culture

Order pronounces itself at Parliament on Psychology and Guidance Services

24.September.2012

The Board of the OPP was heard last 20th of September, at 12 p.m. in the Parliament, by the Parliamentary Committee on Education, Science and Culture. This meeting was aimed at making the politicians present aware of 4 issues related to the intervention of psychologists in a school context.

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São Paulo - 19th of September 2012

Ordem dos Psicólogos (OPP) at the 2nd Meeting of Psychology of CPLP

21.September.2012

In the scope of the agreement established, in April 2012, in São Paulo, the 2nd Meeting of Psychology Professionals Organisation of CPLP, took place. There were representatives from Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Brazil and Portugal sharing experiences on Mental Health, Human Rights, Psychological Evaluation, Training and the Digital World.

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Conference of Experts “Psychology for Health – Contributions to Policy Making”

Ordem dos Psicólogos (OPP) participates in a Conference organised by EFPA

21.September.2012

The Order is present at the conference of experts, promoted by EFPA, and which will take place on the 20th and 21st of September 2012. "Psychology for Health – Contributions to Policy Making" is a conference which intends to become a mark of reference in the discussion of this subject. Recommendations for European and national policies will come from this meeting.

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