{"id":205,"date":"2017-11-02T10:42:30","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T00:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/?p=205"},"modified":"2017-11-02T10:49:19","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T00:19:19","slug":"7-days-of-psychology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/2017\/11\/02\/7-days-of-psychology\/","title":{"rendered":"7 days of psychology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night, in a cold sweat, wondering &#8220;what the hell do psychologists do?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to research I just totally made up in my head, about 73.81% of people report such a thing happening to them.<\/p>\n<p>Until very recently, the only way they could answer this burning question, was to Google it, and hope for the best.<\/p>\n<p>Now there is a better option.<\/p>\n<p>In a Smith&#8217;s Chips fuelled fever dream, I conceptualised a website that would send someone regular emails about the different fields of psychology.<\/p>\n<p>With Psychology Week coming up (12th to 18th November &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/compassforlife.org.au\/\">http:\/\/compassforlife.org.au\/<\/a>), I thought what better way to celebrate than to bring that website to reality.<\/p>\n<p>With the help of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/APS_SABranch\">SA Branch of the Australian Psychological Society<\/a>, and the lovely people at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cre8d-design.com\/\">cre8d design<\/a>, we&#8217;ve developed<\/p>\n<p>7 Days of Psychology &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.7daysofpsychology.com\/\">http:\/\/www.7daysofpsychology.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_206\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-206\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-206\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/11\/7days-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"7days\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/11\/7days-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/11\/7days-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/11\/7days-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/11\/7days.jpg 1688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yep &#8211; we totally made it<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Submit your email and get 7 emails sent, describing 7 different areas of psychology (clinical, neuro, forensic, health, educational and developmental, organisational, sport)<\/p>\n<p>I know what you are thinking &#8211; &#8220;Gareth, you pretty much read my mind on what would make my life complete&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Jokes aside &#8211; if you like the looks of this initiative, please a) sign-up and b) share with friends, colleagues and family.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to learn more about the 7 Days of Psychology initiative &#8211; please contact me via the details below.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Want to comment on this article, or ask me a question about the health and well-being services available to you as a student?\u00a0Feel free to comment below, abuse me on Twitter (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dr_Furber\">@Dr_Furber<\/a>), contact me on Skype (search for &#8216;eMental Health Project Officer Gareth&#8217;), or email me (gareth.furber@flinders.edu.au)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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