Military psychologists as scientists and practitioners

Roelf van Niekerk
2016 South African Journal of Science  
Military psychology is a sub-discipline of psychology that encompasses a wide range of academic and professional activities such as assessment and measurement (monitoring and selection), diagnosis, intervention (prevention, support, treatment and rehabilitation), training and development, human engineering, organisational development, and research. Because of its comprehensive scope, psychologists from different registration categories (such as clinical, counselling, industrial and research)
more » ... tribute to different areas of military psychology. Military psychology has been practised in South Africa for almost five decades. In the rest of Africa, military psychology is not as formalised and some may view it as still in its infancy.
doi:10.17159/sajs.2016/a0182 fatcat:mp5rj5mepbg3vdvlwy632lsmni