Welcome to the 9th Annual DHP Conference celebrating 20 years of health psychology

The conference will be held in the beautiful surroundings of the Wivenhoe Park Campus

The conference will be held on the 13th - 15th September 2006

Keynote speakers at the conference:

Professor Charles Abraham, University of Sussex
Professor Sheina Orbell, University of Essex
Professor Alex Rothman, University of Minnesota
Professor Andrew Steptoe, University College London

Registration now open.
Please click on the Registration tab for a form.

For further information contact the BPS conference office on:
Tel: 0116 2529555
Fax: 0116 2557123
Email: dhpconference@bps.org.uk

The Fifth Annual BREATHE Workshop 2006: Consultancy - Why, When and Whom? (Now a One-Day Workshop)
Tuesday 12th September
University of Essex

Each year BREATHE organises a specialised workshop on a specific topic of interest to early career health psychologists. This year BREATHE has been reduced to a one day workshop. This will be led by Dr Sara Cox on the topic of consultancy. The
workshop will be relevant to anyone who would like to know more about working as a consultant in health psychology. The cost of the course will now be just £25 for DHP members and £30 for non-DHP members. It promises to be an interesting day. If you would like more information please download the advert and application form below or you can email the organising committee on breathe201@hotmail.com

BREATHE Advert

BREATHE Application Form

Reflection: closing the loop
Wednesday, 13th September; 10am-12pm
University of Essex
The Division of Health Psychology Postgraduate Subcommittee invites you to attend a FREE satellite workshop

The use of reflective practice is a necessity for completing the Stage 2 portfolio. This workshop will therefore be useful for postgraduates currently undertaking or those who are about to embark on the Stage 2 qualification. The session will be facilitated by Dr Sheila Bonas (University of Leicester) and Dr Mark Forshaw (Staffordshire University). Sheila Bonas is Lecturer in Health Psychology at the University of Leicester. She uses both qualitative and quantitative research methods and has a special interest in the use of reflection to develop professional practice.Mark Forshaw (Chief Supervisor and Registrar for Stage 2) will be present to answer any questions about reflection with regards to the portfolio. The workshop will be an interactive session for trainee health psychologists that will explore:
• what do we mean by reflective practice in health psychology?
• what can it do for us?
• how can we can use it effectively?
Who can attend? This workshop is open to all postgraduate Health Psychologists (you do not need to be a member of the DHP, or be attending the annual conference) but there are a maximum of 50 places (places will be allocated on a first-come first served basis).Contact details: If you would like more information or you would like to attend please email: mailto:healthconference@hotmail.com
Closing the loop on reflection
Pre-conference workshop flyer