Telmo Mourinho Baptista, President of the Ordem dos Psicólogos and President of the Iberoamerican Federation of Psychology Associations (IFPA) will be honored by the Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de la Comunidad Valenciana (COPCV) for his work on behalf of psychology in Portugal.

Telmo Mourinho Baptista, President of the Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, adressed in the last few days the rising consumption of antidepressants in Portugal and accentuated psychology as an alternative that, unfortunately, is not yet being used and made available to citizens as it should be.

The Cabinet, the Ministry of Economy and Employment and the Nacional Council of Professional Assciations (NCPA), of which the Ordem dos Psicólogos is a member, signed today a protocol destined to remove the existing barriers to access to financing programs for mandatory internships to obtain a professional certificate.

This week the Ordem dos Psicólogos launched the “I want to be a Psychologist” website, a place to analise the accurate and current numbers regarding Psychology in Portugal. According to Telmo Mourinho Baptista, President of the OPP, “this is a civic contribuition from the Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses so that citizens can have access to every relevant information when the time comes to choose a career”.

Telmo Mourinho Baptista, President of the Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, was interviewed on the Economico TV's show, “Human Capital”, and adressed the issues of career options for psychologists and the role and importance they have in society.

José Lucas, member of the Ordem dos Psicólogos's Board, talked on TV about the need and importance of providing psychological support to workers that have precarious situations and an uncertain future.