Strategic Goals of the BPS
- Promote the advancement in psychological knowledge and practice
- Develop the psychological knowledge and professional skills of our members
- Maximise the impact of psychology on public policy
- Increase the visibility of psychology and public awareness of its contribution to society
- Attract new members and broaden our membership
- Develop our organisation to support change
Within the context of psychotherapy, these translate into the following aims (Strategic Goals) of the Psychotherapy Section:
- Promote the advancement in psychological knowledge and practice of psychotherapy
- Develop the psychological knowledge and professional skills of our members within the context of psychotherapy
- Maximise the impact of psychotherapy on public policy
- Increase the visibility of psychotherapy and public awareness of its contribution to society
- Attract new members and broaden our membership
- Develop our Section to support change
- Promote equality and diversity in psychotherapy (Strategic Goal 7 is not in the BPS Strategic Plan)