Malaysian Psychiatric Association

Interpersonal Group Therapy
2025-10-07 09:00 - 2025-10-09 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai)
Greetings mental health professional,
Group therapy can be a powerful way to help people grow and heal. But even though it works well, many of us don’t use it much because it can feel tricky and hard to manage.
The truth is, most of us learned how to do one-on-one therapy, not group work. But what if there was a way to lead groups with confidence, without feeling stressed or unsure?
This 3-day workshop is designed for practitioners who want to build or strengthen their group therapy skills:
🎓 Interpersonal Group Therapy: Improving Client Outcomes with Process-Focused Facilitation Skills
📅 Oct 7-9, 2025 (Tuesday to Thursday)
⏱ 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
📍 RUANG @ PJ (Level 15, Menara PKNS Petaling Jaya)
🧠 Led by Professor Louis Downs, PhD, a seasoned expert in process group therapy.
This workshop includes:
✅ Learn the model of process group therapy
✅ Live demonstrations of group process
✅ Introduction to group work for trauma, anxiety, depression, and more
✅ Hands-on and experiential learning
Whether you’re a psychologist, counselor, or therapist, this hands-on experience will help you feel more confident, strengthen your skills, and make a bigger difference through group work.
Register and join us for an immersive 3-day learning experience.
👉 https://www.inpsych.com.my/interpersonal-group-therapy/
(Spots are limited to ensure quality practice and learning)
Warm regards,
InPsych Psychological Services and Training

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP 1
2025-10-24 09:00 - 2025-10-26 12:00
Mental Capacity Assessment Across All Ages: From Childhood to Elderly Care – A Psychiatric
Perspective
Date: Friday 24th October 2025
Venue: Le Meridien Hotel, Petaling Jaya
Time: 0900-1200 hours
Mental capacity assessment is no easy task.
As psychiatrists, clinicians, or allied health professionals, you’re often running a tight schedule. Yet some
clients stay on your mind; you can’t help but wonder:
• What’s the best course of action?
• I need to assess their decision-making capacity; did I do it correctly?
These are not just clinical questions; they’re responsibilities that impact patient care, autonomy, and safety.
That’s where this workshop comes in.
Join us for an in-depth and practical exploration of mental capacity assessment, from children navigating
developmental decisions to older adults facing complex health and cognitive challenges.
What You’ll Gain
• Clear, practical frameworks for assessing capacity across different age groups.
• Real-world case discussions to sharpen your clinical judgment.
• Guidance on making and justifying referrals.
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PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP 2
2025-10-24 14:30 - 2025-10-26 17:30
Responding with Clarity: Suicide Inquiry, Intervention and Postvention for Clinicians & Mental Health Professionals

Date: Friday 24th October 2025
Venue: Le Meridien Hotel, Petaling Jaya
Time: 1430-1730 hours
Helping individuals feeling worthless and hopeless: Enhancing Skills and Self-Care.
Self-harm and suicidality are rising clinical challenges. Clients often present with feelings of hopelessness and despair, or families reach out fearful for their loved ones’ safety. These individuals frequently present in outpatient settings, be it hospitals, universities, private clinics, or community centres, where clinicians are often called to respond amidst the demands of a busy schedule.
The need for timely, compassionate, and effective intervention is critical, despite constraints on time and resources. This interactive workshop equips mental health professionals with practical skills, systemic insights, and strategies for self-care so that you can manage high-risk presentations with clarity, confidence, and compassion.
Key Learning Components

Core Clinical Skills in Suicide Assessment

How to conduct a suicide inquiry under time constraints
Identifying risk & protective factors
Developing person-centred crisis interventions and safety plans

Systemic Lens on Suicide and Self-Harm

How to conduct a suicide inquiry under time constraints
Identifying risk & protective factors
Developing person-centred crisis interventions and safety plans

Postvention for Professionals

Addressing the emotional impact of suicide work on clinicians
Tools for debriefing & reflective practice
Building resilience through self-care and supportive organisations

Why This Workshop Matters
Participants will leave with strengthened clinical competence, greater confidence in managing high-risk presentations, and renewed clarity about their role in suicide prevention and response. Beyond clinical skills, the workshop acknowledges the emotional toll of this work and provides participants with strategies to care for themselves and their teams.
Ultimately, this workshop aims to prepare mental health professionals not just to survive the storm of suicidality but to navigate it with clarity, courage, and compassion.
Workshop 2 Details

From Clinic to Courtroom: A Practical Guide for Psychiatrists as Expert Witnesses
2026-02-02 20:30 - 23:59
📣 ECP–MPA Webinar Series 2026
🌟 FIRST WEBINAR OF 2026
We are pleased to kick off the ECP–MPA Webinar Series 2026:
🗓 Monday, 2 February 2026
⏰ 8:30 PM
📍 Zoom Platform
🎙 Speaker:
Dr Johari Khamis
Hospital Director, Hospital Permai
Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist
🧠 Topic:
From Clinic to Courtroom: A Practical Guide for Psychiatrists as Expert Witnesses
This session will provide clear, practical guidance on the psychiatrist’s role in court, drawing from real-world forensic and leadership experience.
🎓 Participants will receive:
✅ CPD Points
✅ E-Certificate
✅ Notes / Link for recording
💰 Registration Fee:
* RM30 – Non-MPA members
* FREE – MPA Lifetime Members
🔗 Registration link:
https://forms.gle/pyLYZA5ai1RhZSaR7
📲 Limited spots available.

🌏✨ SOUTH-EAST ASIA - AFPA Regional Congress 2026 ✨🌏
2026-05-01 - 2026-05-03
🌏✨ SOUTH-EAST ASIA – AFPA Regional Congress 2026 ✨🌏
“Mental Health in Digital Era: Adversity Mental Health Challenges in a Dynamic Global Society”
📍 Venue: Royal Ambarrukmo Hotel, Yogyakarta – Central Java, Indonesia
🗓 Date: May 1–3, 2026
📚 Pre-Congress Workshop: April 30, 2026
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🔔 CALL FOR Symposia & Abstract ! 👇🏻
https://bit.ly/CallforSymposia_and_Abstract-AFPAregCongress2026
📌 Deadline: October 19, 2025
💡 Accepted proposed Symposia will get FREE Registration
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More Information & Flyer, click👇🏻
https://linktr.ee/AFPA_Regional_Congress2026
Registration👇🏻
https://bit.ly/Registration_AFPAregCongress2026
Hotel Reservation👇🏻
https://bit.ly/HotelReservation_AFPAregCongress2026
📞 Information : ‪+62-813-2159-1664‬

NATIONAL NEUROMODULATION COURSE (ECT & TMS) 2026
2026-05-11 - 2026-05-13
Dear Esteemed Colleagues,
SYNAPSE (Neuropsychiatry Center for Neuromodulation Therapies), HKL is excited to invite you to our annual:
NATIONAL NEUROMODULATION COURSE (ECT & TMS) 2026
DATE : 11th – 13th MAY 2026
VENUE: AC HOTEL BY MARRIOTT KUALA LUMPUR
The course offers an in-depth exploration of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), enhancing theoretical, practical, and administrative competencies. It also features engaging sessions on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), covering both theoretical foundations and practical insights, including experience-sharing session a year into its pioneering service at SYNAPSE since February 2025.
For psychiatrists, medical officers, and paramedics, this course offers an opportunity to strengthen competencies in Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), complete logbook requirements for gazettement, and gain essential exposure to Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS).
”Conserve Circuitry
Reintegrate Capacity”
For detailed look at the programme, please click:
https://heyzine.com/flip-book/ceb16bd6b6.html
For registration, please click on the link below or scan the QR code in the booklet:
https://forms.gle/wEnBa64z3RNsZ4Ue8
We look forward to welcoming you and sharing this exciting learning journey together.
Thank you!

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NEUROPSYCHIATRY ACROSS THE AGES
2026-06-15 07:45 - 2026-06-16 17:45
🛎️ The 10th Asia Pacific Neuropsychiatry Conference (NEURON 2026) is jointly organised by PERKETI, Dept of Psychiatry and Mental Health, HSNZ, and NPMY.
🧠 Theme: “NEUROPSYCHIATRY ACROSS THE AGES”
Integrating Neuroscience, Behaviour and Experience Across the Lifespan in Clinical Practice.
📅 Date: 15 – 16 JUNE 2026 (Mon – Tue)
🕰️ Time: 0745 – 1745
📍Venue: Permai Hotel, Kuala Terengganu
The conference brings together esteemed local and international speakers across specialties with the aim to enhance clinical confidence in managing complex neuropsychiatric conditions, as well as strengthen collaboration across medical and allied health disciplines in the provision of evidence-based, practicable models of care.
Here is the registration link:
https://forms.gle/MDRwBqb7Tx2Ti4878
And here is the web page for more information about NEURON 2026:
https://npmy.org/neuron-2026
(The QR codes on the flyer are clickable too)
We look forward to seeing you in Kuala Terengganu!
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Dynamites 2026 Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Symposium
2026-06-22 - 2026-06-23

INTRODUCTION TO COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY & BASIC COUNSELLING SKILLS IN ADDICTION- HOSPITAL TENGKU PERMAISURI NORASHIKIN, KAJANG (HTPNK) 2026.
2026-07-20 - 2026-07-21
**ASSALAMUALAIKUM & SALAM SEJAHTERA 🌿**
Jabatan Psikiatri dan Kesihatan Mental HTPN Kajang bersama Kelab Suria HTPN dengan sukacitanya menjemput tuan/puan menyertai:
✨ **KURSUS INTRODUCTION TO COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY (CBT)
& BASIC COUNSELLING SKILLS IN ADDICTION**
📅 20 & 21 Julai 2026 (Isnin & Selasa)
⏰ 8.00 pagi – 5.00 petang
📍 NIH, Setia Alam
Kursus ini memberi pendedahan asas CBT dan kemahiran kaunseling dalam rawatan ketagihan – sangat sesuai khususnya:
* Pakar Psikiatri
* Pakar Perubatan Keluarga
* Pegawai Perubatan
* Pegawai Psikologi
* Kaunselor
💸 **Early bird: RM130** (bayaran sebelum/pada 30 April 2026)
💬 Yuran biasa: RM150
📌 Tarikh akhir pendaftaran: **19 Jun 2026**
⚠️ Tempat TERHAD – pendaftaran akan ditutup lebih awal jika penuh.
**Daftar di sini:**
https://forms.gle/UdKVoSXrZW38JZYu6
E-certificate, resit dan makanan disediakan 🍽️
Sebarang pertanyaan:
nuratirah.mh@moh.gov.my
Terima kasih

CBT & BASIC COUNSELLING IN ADDICTION COURSE

2nd Malaysian Child And Adolescent Mental Health and Psychiatry Conference 2026
2026-09-12 - 2026-09-13
