The Psychological Shadow of Brexit – making sense of the ground shifting beneath your feet

The BPS Wessex Branch invites you to the University of Brighton on Monday 03 July from 3.00pm - 4.30pm for a workshop:

Room 225
University of Brighton
58 Grand Parade
Brighton
BN2 0JY

The UK in/out referendum result in 2016 divided nations and families and hit many British and EU citizens hard.

Richard Pemberton and Annette Schlosser hosted a workshop 'Psychologists in Limbo' at the 2019 Division of Clinical Psychology Annual Conference in Manchester. The aim was to consider the impact of Brexit on EU psychologists living in the UK. The workshop allowed participants to share their positions in a supportive space and was, as BPS Chief Exec Sarb Bajwa wrote in his blog, 'extremely moving'.

Seven years on, EU citizens who have stayed living and working in the UK have found ways to manage their changed status, work situation, and social life. For most, this has been a challenging and complex process. 

This workshop aims to explore:

• The way people have managed the impact of the Brexit vote on their status, identity, work, and lives.
• What psychological frameworks people have used to make sense of the many challenges Brexit has posed.
• Look at where people have found support, both within and without the profession.
• What is going to happen next.  

Participants are invited, in a safe environment, to engage in discussion, reflection, and agenda setting for the profession.

The workshop will be facilitated by Dr Esmoreit (Esmo) Sleyster, Ph.D., and Richard Pemberton, Chair of the BPS Wessex Branch

Esmoreit (Esmo) is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist. she trained in Amsterdam and has worked in the UK for over 36 years as a Clinical Psychologist in CAMHS' Tiers 3 and 4, in the private education and care sector, and in private practice. She is also an accredited trainer and certified Executive Coach.

Richard is Chair of the Wessex Branch of the British Psychological Society, Co-Chair of the Division of Clinical Psychology Prevention and Public Health group and a former Chair of the Division of Clinical Psychology. He worked in NHS in Sussex Partnership Trust as a Clinical Director and Head of Psychology and Psychological Therapies.  Richard lives locally with his family, including his half-French half-English grandchildren and he still hasn't really come to terms with Brexit.

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