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Our central aim, as set out in the Mission Statement, is to promote psychology and the British Psychological Society to both psychologists and non-psychologists in our Region, the North West of England (henceforth referred to as the NW). The Branch is run by the Committee and all BPS members whose addresses cover the NW area are automatically members of the Branch.
The Committee presently includes a range of practitioner and academic psychologists and students from diverse fields and with a range of specialisms and from different parts of the NW all bound together by our common location and our wish to fulfil our mission statement aims. We are able to do this as Committee members volunteer to give up their time and by holding six ordinary meetings throughout the year and by organising and assisting at various events. We also produce a newsletter and maintain close links with the BPS (keeping updated with Society business) and the other Branches (via the Branches Forum).
We are a very active region and most of our activities involve organising events in the local vicinity. The range of backgrounds of our Committee members is not only enriching for the Committee members themselves but also means that we can put on a diverse range of events to suit a variety of interests and levels. Recent events include an occupational psychology day, forensic psychology conference and a neurolinguistic programming conference. Some of these events are organised in collaboration with other organisations. We also usually arrange a hugely popular careers event aimed at sixth formers and undergraduates. Click here for a list of forthcoming events. Of course, we are always open to suggestions for events and are keen to hear from other members.
In keeping with our stated aims, we place much emphasis on promoting psychology and the BPS to students and this is reflected at all levels. Committee members have made regular careers visits to local schools, and we also maintain close links with PsyPAG (Psychology Postgraduate Affairs Group) as we have a PsyPAG representative on the Committee (see http://www.psypag.co.uk to access reviews of the NLP and BPS Centenary Celebration events in their Quarterly journal).
Another focus has been on our strong attempt to reach out to all of the region and to encourage more members on to the Committee from all corners of the NW. Each year, usually in October, we hold an Annual General Meeting (AGM) (where members are invited to put themselves forward for nomination on to the Committee) which also includes a stimulating guest lecture and lovely buffet supper. All members are welcome. We would also like to hear from you if you have attended any of our events and would like to give some feedback or even write a review article for us to be published in our newsletter and on this website. More insight into what the Branch is about can be found in a personal message from the Chair.
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