Division of Counselling Psychology Networks

BACPG is dedicated to raising the profile of Black and Asian Counselling Psychologists in the UK.

Valuing our identities, culturally and professionally, we share experiences as academics, clinical practitioners, and researchers who contribute to the Counselling Psychology profession.

BACPG is dedicated to raising the profile of Black and Asian Counselling Psychologists in the UK. Valuing our identities, culturally and professionally. We share experiences as academics, clinical practitioners, and researchers who contribute to the Counselling Psychology profession. Aligned to the values of the Division, this Group promotes the ethos of working ethically and effectively; being reflective scientist-practitioners; and working creatively, compassionately, and collaboratively.BACPG is committed to:

• influencing and shifting the dialogue on race, ethnicity and difference
• increasing the visibility of BME practitioners in order to improve access to appropriate resources for the BME community
• promoting critical thinking and the invitation of different narratives
• consistently highlighting the experiences and impact of racial and ethnic discrimination
• eliminating silence around issues of racial and ethnic discrimination

And so, BACPG attends to recognise and promote the awareness and understanding of different identities and cultures in the UK as well as their intersections; to enriching our academic, clinical and research practice as well as consultancy; and, to preserving the integrity of BME Counselling Psychologists.

Please contact the group via:  [email protected] 

• Download Race, culture and diversity: A collection of articles

This is an online Network for qualified counselling psychologists and trainee counselling psychologists, committed to promoting and developing counselling psychology interventions in cancer, palliative, and end of life care.

The Network operates as a knowledge exchange for both developments in best practice and in research to enhance both public and professional psychological knowledge and skills to navigate meaning of the intersections between everyday life and cancer and palliative care health.

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Counselling psychologists working in the field of disabilities are considered to be enthusiastic and passionate individuals who are inspired towards innovative ways of working with individuals who may have complex difficulties and very often dual/multiple diagnoses. The purpose of the special interest group is to bring together those who work in this field so that all have an arena to share their experiences; innovative ways of working; published or unpublished articles; difficulties and successes and indeed have a place where we are all able to learn from each other.

In these changing times sharing information and good practice with each other and in a wider context may help counselling psychology stay on the map in the field of disabilities.

Please contact the group via: [email protected].

The Network of qualified and trainee counselling psychologists and was set up in June 2007 by a small group of Counselling Psychologists who wanted to maintain links with their core profession.

Its members work in a variety of settings within the NHS and private practice. The Network meets on a bi-monthly basis, on the last Friday of the month from 10–12pm at Teesside University.

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Our aims:

• Communicate local issues to the central DCoP committee
• Contribute to fulfilling ongoing CPD requirements
• Encourage research and research networking in the region
• Facilitate communication between regional members of the division and the regional  CoPFNE committee on issues of leadership and professional practice
• Maintain links to professional training courses
• Review and contribute to relevant documents related to counselling psychology (e.g. consultations)
• Working with local organisations to promote counselling psychology

The NI Branch was launched in April 2010 during the Society’s Annual Conference. It aims to promote Counselling Psychology and support all of its members within Northern Ireland and the island of Ireland generally. This is achieved through close collaborative working with the Northern Ireland Branch of the BPS (NIBPS), with the main Division of Counselling Psychology, and with our colleagues in the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI).

The Branch works closely with the NIBPS on local and national issues pertinent to the profession of psychology in Northern Ireland and Ireland, organising events such as CPD, local conferences on themed areas such as Trauma, suicide, and working with children and young people, and discussing relevant programme developments at the local Ulster University; and, liaising with other local BPS divisional branches.

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The North West Branch is a group which allows CoPs working or living in the North West of England to make connections, learn, and develop their practices.

The branch committee organises multiple activities and events each year, usually including: one or two CPD/training events, networking brunches, a monthly reflective practice group, topical presentations by members of the branch, and an Annual General Meeting (AGM) usually held at The University of Manchester.

Please contact the group via:  [email protected] , or follow us on Twitter @NWBranchDCop. Closed groups are also available on Facebook and LinkedIn.

DCoP Scotland provides a link between the division and the membership in Scotland. The Branch was formed in 2006 and succeeded the informal network of counselling psychologists in Scotland, known as COPS.

Its main aims are to promote counselling psychology in Scotland, generate CPD, training and networking events, support trainees and those interested in a counselling psychology career, and to support qualified counselling psychologists in their professional lives.

DCoP Scotland aims to support all members, whatever their place of work or location in Scotland.

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• Twitter: https://twitter.com/DcopScotland

• Visit the DCoP Scotland facebook page

The Social Justice Network welcomes colleagues who wish to participate in action towards advocating for Social Justice in every aspect of psychological work across individual, community, and institutional levels. 

Forums, events, and actions are debated, agreed, and supported. The Network keeps in touch via email and via events organised by its members and relevant groups throughout Britain.

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Mission Statement:

Our mission is to promote a social justice perspective in counselling psychology practice, training, research and scholarship.

Aims:

• Collaboration with community groups and other social justice organisations as counselling psychologists
• Considering how we might incorporate a social justice perspective into counselling psychology training
• Developing and conducting new research projects
• Dissemination and discussion of previously conducted research
• Enable discussions and further conceptual work around what we mean by 'social justice' in counselling psychology and what it is we are working for/ toward
• Lobbying and engaging with discussions beyond counselling psychology
• Promoting actions and developments of the individual, group(s), and communities in line with the philosophy of counselling psychology

Objectives:

• Encourage research opportunities and practice developments that have the potential to be communicated to wider audiences, both internal to psychology and beyond.
• To enable and promote collaboration (in and outside of counselling psychology).
• To share experiences, information and good practice for trainees, practitioners and academics who have an interest in social justice and psychology.

The South West Networking Group works to raise the profile of counselling psychology in the South West region. It meets quarterly at the University of the West of England Frenchay campus.

Our aims:

• To communicate local issues to the DCoP committee
• To improve links between the University of the West of England and local services
• To increase placement opportunities for trainee counselling psychologists
• To provide support and networking opportunities to local counselling psychologists
• To raise the profile of counselling psychology in the South West region - to improve employability

Please contact the group via: [email protected]

Special Interest and Networking Group for trainee and qualified Counselling Psychologists who share an interest in spirituality and its influence on practice and related contexts.

The group, which operates primarily through email and teleconferences, plus occasional face-to-face meetings.

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• Find out more about the Spirituality Special Interest Group

DCoP Wales provides a link between the Division and members in the whole of the principality.

It re-established itself at the 2012 Annual Conference and elected a full committee at its 2013 AGM. Its meets approximately four times a year generally in locations in mid or south Wales where the majority of members are based. The branch focuses on promoting counselling psychology in Wales and has begun the task of mapping out the location and skills of colleagues across the whole of Wales.

It organises networking and CPD events and has representation on the Society’s Welsh Branch and other relevant groups in Wales.

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This network group meets in the BPS London Office, but mostly keeps in touch via email. It is open to all Applied Psychologists.

The rationale for setting up this network is that there are unique aspects to working within the NHS for all psychologists (such as the current cuts to services, payment by results, the changing culture within the NHS) which means that they are under a lot of pressure to adapt to changes and new ways of working. This group is a discussion forum where these issues and others can be discussed.

Please contact the group via: [email protected].

A Network Group for Counselling Psychologists working therapeutically with children, Adolescents, and families.

YoungWork meets every two months at the Society’s London Office in Tabernacle Street, where there are also facilities for teleconferencing.

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