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A focus on policy around the UK
Over the last couple of years, we’ve expanded our campaigning work and policy function within the BPS significantly.
View resultBPS Children’s Book Series Task and Finish Group
Can interpersonal relationships help disabled people have successful careers?
During UK Disability History Month, we report on new research which is exploring the role of social networks in the careers of disabled people.
View resultPolicies of interest for volunteers
Guidelines for Commissioning NHS Neuropsychological Services
This guidance has been written for NHS service managers, commissioners and policy makers to better understand the benefits of investing in clinical neuropsychology services.
View resultLeadership, Workforce and Governance in Clinical Neuropsychology Services
This guidance has been written for NHS service managers, commissioners and policy makers to better understand the benefits of investing in clinical neuropsychology services.
View resultFunctional Neurological Disorder: Neuropsychological and psychological management in children and adults
We hope this will be useful for psychologists working in the field or encountering FND within other specialties, as well as for colleagues from other professions, patient/service user representatives and commissioners.
View resultAre you an Occupational Psychologist?
Disability, Livelihood and Employment
Dr Sophie Doswell of South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust blogs on this year's Disability History Month (14 November - 20 December).
View resultThe Psychologist, December 2024
Reframing our understanding of homelessness, challenging consumer culture, considering behavioural nudges in advertising, and more…
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- In personDivision of Clinical PsychologyDCP Northern Ireland Branch
DCPNI Clinical Health SIG Annual Symposium - Women’s Health in Clinical Practice and Research
10 Dec 2024
•10:00-16:30
It is hoped that this meeting will set the scene for the development of a larger DCPNI CPD event in 2025, in line with the priorities set out by the Women’s Health Action Plan.
- Health
FreeView Event - In personDivision of Clinical Psychology
Group of Trainers in Clinical Psychology Annual Conference 2024
12 Dec 2024 - 13 Dec 2024
Better connections: fostering inclusion, support and cohesion in Clinical Psychology Training.
- Clinical
- Trainees and training
See registration tab for pricingView Event - Online workshopDivision of Coaching PsychologySouth West of England Branch
Climate Change Coaching
12 Dec 2024
•16:30-18:30
A joint event between BPS South West Branch and the Division of Coaching Psychology.
- Climate and environment
- Coaching
Free (registration required)View Event - In personNorthern Ireland Branch
Northern Ireland Branch Retired Members Networking Event
16 Dec 2024
•18:00-20:00
This is an opportunity to meet with colleagues and enjoy some time to catch up over light refreshments around this festive time of the year.
- Professional Practice
Free (registration required)View Event - WebinarSpecial Group for Independent Practitioners
Data Protection for psychologists in private practice
17 Dec 2024
•10:00-11:30
In this 90-minute webinar, you'll learn about the do's and don'ts of data protection and information management when working in private practice.
- Professional Practice
£5-£15View Event - In person
London Pre-qual Networking Event
20 Dec 2024
•14:00-17:00
The in-person event for aspiring and trainee psychologists to connect with peers, meet the BPS committee members and gain valuable insights into psychology career progression.
- Careers and professional development
FreeView Event - Online workshopDivision of Educational and Child Psychology
DECP Trainee Educational Psychologists' Annual Conference 2025
08 Jan 2025
•10:00-16:15
The conference provides a space for trainees and newly qualified Educational Psychologists to disseminate their research findings and share insights into their research process.
- Trainees and training
£24View Event - ConferenceDivision of Educational and Child Psychology
DECP Annual Conference 2025
09 Jan 2025 - 10 Jan 2025
The event will consist of two days of workshops and presentations from academics in the field, keynote speakers and networking time to meet your peers.
- Education
See the Registration tab for pricesView Event - Online workshop
Sleep issues and management in people living with dementia and their caregivers
20 Jan 2025
•10:30-12:30
This event is designed for practitioners to further understand the science of sleep and how different sleep stages are relevant to the experience of progressive dementia.
- Dementia
- Sleep
Members: £52.50 (+VAT) / Non-Members: £87.50 (+VAT)View Event - Online workshop
Burnout: Is work always the cause?
21 Jan 2025
•09:30-11:30
This webinar is for practitioners exploring a complex issue of burnout and its root cause.
- Stress and anxiety
- Work and occupational
Members: £30 (+VAT) / Non-Members: £50 (+VAT)View Event - Online workshopDivision of Coaching Psychology
Journal Club: Who is a coach and who is a coaching psychologist?
22 Jan 2025
•08:00-09:30
This is the first of our bimonthly Journal Clubs where you will gain increased competence and confidence relating to Coaching Psychology Chartership Standards.
- Coaching
Free (DoCP members only)View Event - Online workshopSpecial Group for Independent Practitioners
Safe and Secure: Working with Private Medical Insurers
03 Feb 2025
•13:00-15:00
In this 2-hour webinar, you'll learn about the fundamentals to think about and plan for when working with private medical insurers.
- Professional Practice
£5-£15View Event
BPS responds to government's "Plan for Change"
05 December 2024
Cutting NHS waiting lists and improving living standards are amongst the targets.
- Government and politics
- Health and wellbeing
- Poverty
BPS issues response to new protections for people who’ve been stalked
05 December 2024
The government has announced new proposals which aim to give stalking victims new protections.
- Legal, criminological and forensic
End Child Poverty Coalition presses government over Child Poverty Strategy
04 December 2024
The Coalition, which includes the BPS, has developed eight tests for the strategy which is set to be published in the spring.
- Government and politics
- Health and wellbeing
- Mental health
- Poverty
BPS reacts to new study that says internet use can make over-50s happier
02 December 2024
A study involving 90,000 older adults suggests that regularly using the internet may help reduce feelings of loneliness and enhance physical health
- Cyberpsychology
- Mental health
- Older people
BPS responds to Nacro report which found media coverage on young people twice as likely to be negative than positive
02 December 2024
"Negative media coverage may be a contributing factor in the rise in the number of young people experiencing mental health difficulties," says BPS
- Children, young people and families
- Health and wellbeing
- Mental health
Revisions to the standards for the accreditation of Masters & Doctoral programmes in Health Psychology open for public consultation
29 November 2024
The public consultation period for feedback on revisions to the standards for the accreditation of Masters & Doctoral programmes in Health Psychology has opened.
- Education
- Teaching and learning
"The second reading of the Mental Health Bill is another positive step in the right direction," says BPS
29 November 2024
The second reading of the Mental Health Bill has taken place in the House of Lords this week.
- Government and politics
- Health and wellbeing
- Mental health
BPS responds to new long Covid study
28 November 2024
Talking therapies “probably improve symptoms of long Covid”, according to a new study.
- Covid
- Health
BPS hosts BBC Morning Live team during Scam Safe Week
27 November 2024
BBC Scam Safe Week is designed to spotlight what we can do to protect themselves and those they love from being scammed.
- Decision making
- Work and occupational
BPS reacts to new Get Britain Working White Paper
26 November 2024
The government has published the Get Britain Working White Paper aimed at getting nearly three million people back into work.
- Government and politics
- Health and wellbeing
- Work and occupational
"It is no surprise the local government ombudsman has found the SEND system to be failing," says BPS
25 November 2024
The BPS responds to a new report into SEND provision in England from the local government ombudsman.
- Children, young people and families
- Education
- Government and politics
BPS issues response to IPPR NHS staff retention report
25 November 2024
"We must prioritise the health and wellbeing of those on the frontline and create the most resilient workforce possible," says BPS President Dr Roman Raczka.
- Government and politics
- Health and wellbeing
- NHS
- How to get your research publishedView How to get your research publishedThis webinar is predominantly suitable for post-graduate psychology students who are interested…
29 November 2024
Live webinar - Psychological safety in supervisionView Psychological safety in supervisionThis course examines the concept of psychological safety, why it matters and how you can look…CPD
- Media production psychology: An introduction to working in broadcasting, film and dramaView Media production psychology: An introduction to working in broadcasting, film and dramaAreas covered include duty of care, the importance of boundaries and acting within your sphere…CPD
- Strategies for tackling exam pressure and stress (STEPS)View Strategies for tackling exam pressure and stress (STEPS)This eLearning course contains three modules and a range of supplementary materials to enable…CPD
- Specific learning difficulties - an introductionView Specific learning difficulties - an introductionThis course focuses on the the impacts of Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia and Dysgraphia. For…CPD
- Trauma-informed practice to support people who have experienced psychological traumaView Trauma-informed practice to support people who have experienced psychological traumaThis introductory level course will help you to become trauma-informed by raising your understanding…CPD
- Supervision SkillsView Supervision SkillsTake this course to join the RAPPS register and offer your supervision services to trainees and…CPD; Supervision skills
- Supervision skills refresherView Supervision skills refresherThis course is designed for RAPPS registrants whose training met the previous RAPPS learning outcomes.…CPD; Supervision skills
- Autism eLearning bundleView Autism eLearning bundleDeveloped by specialist psychologists in collaboration with autistic consultants course 1 and…CPD; Autism
- Inclusive leadershipView Inclusive leadershipImprove employee wellbeing and productivity by becoming a psychologically informed leader with…CPD
‘I am certain psychology will see many more train wrecks’
05 December 2024
Our editor Jon Sutton has some questions for Ruth Leys, author of Anatomy of a Train Wreck: The Rise and Fall of Priming Research (University of Chicago Press); plus an extract.
- Research Ethics
- Social and behavioural
Lack of information doesn’t discourage confident decisions
04 December 2024
Recent work suggests information inadequacy is no barrier to arriving at a decision, and that initial decisions heavily influence ideas when new information arrives.
- Decision making
- Social and behavioural
From darkness to clarity
04 December 2024
Maria Chepurina's reflections on working night shifts in mental healthcare.
- Clinical
- Violence and trauma
Hearing voices – What helps?
03 December 2024
Ben Gray, Peer Support Worker at EPUT (Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust), gives a unique account of how hearing voices support sessions can provide inspiration and hope.
- Clinical
- Counselling and psychotherapy
- Psychosis and complex mental health
- Psychosis and schizophrenia
- Work and occupational
Sunshine in a bottle: trial illustrates vitamin D’s benefits for depression
02 December 2024
New randomised control trial illustrates the effects of vitamin D supplementation on Major Depressive Disorder, and finds possible neural explanation.
- Depression
- Health
Trust me, it’s fake news
02 December 2024
An extract from 'The Suggestible Brain: The Science and Magic of How We Make Up Our Minds' by Amir Raz.
- Cognition and perception
- Memory
- Race, ethnicity and culture
Is not going out the ‘new normal’?
29 November 2024
Recent work suggests that the Covid-19 pandemic may have accelerated trends towards staying home.
- Covid
- Social and behavioural
‘Psychologists could provide a space for those conversations’
29 November 2024
Ella Rhodes speaks with Psychologists around Assisted Dying in the UK.
- Ethics and morality
‘When pupils feel like they belong, they want to stay’
29 November 2024
Sophie Tales (pictured, left) and Dr Leanne Cort (right) with a teacher and educational psychologist perspective on challenging decisions in school.
- Children, young people and families
- Education
- Emotion
Understanding sexual violence within the visually impaired community
28 November 2024
Stuart Gore with a call for inclusive practice.
- Equality, diversity and inclusion
- Professional Practice
- Violence and trauma
Question framing can influence memories of emotions towards parents
27 November 2024
Recent research illustrates the important role of question framing in therapeutic settings.
- Memory
- Professional Practice
- Regulation
Can’t, not won’t: Rethinking school avoidance
27 November 2024
Educational Psychologist Meg Fairclough considers the research and what can be done.
- Children, young people and families
- Education
- Mental health
- Periodicals
- Periodicals
- Periodicals
- Periodicals
- Periodicals
- Periodicals
- Periodicals
- Periodicals
- Periodicals
- Periodicals
Editorial
Series: Educational and Child Psychology Volume: 41 Issue: 2
Date of Publication: 01-11-2024
Author(s): Denise Miller, Shone Surendran, Melernie Meheux
View EditorialPunishing ‘unruly’ British minoritised children and young people
Series: Educational and Child Psychology Volume: 41 Issue: 2
Date of Publication: 01-11-2024
Author(s): Sana Rizvi
View Punishing ‘unruly’ British minoritised children and young peopleAn exploration of intersectionality and school belonging in the permanent exclusion of Black Caribbean boys in schools in England: Implications for Educational Psychologists
Series: Educational and Child Psychology Volume: 41 Issue: 2
Date of Publication: 01-11-2024
Author(s): Anna Burnett, Henry Wood-Downie
View An exploration of intersectionality and school belonging in the permanent exclusion of Black Caribbean boys in schools in England: Implications for Educational Psychologists‘I had never heard of autism before’ – The experiences of East African immigrant parents of autistic children in the UK
Series: Educational and Child Psychology Volume: 41 Issue: 2
Date of Publication: 01-11-2024
Author(s): Zahra Oumar, Jessica Dewey
View ‘I had never heard of autism before’ – The experiences of East African immigrant parents of autistic children in the UKIntersectional Community Psychology: A social justice framework for interrogating and pushing the boundaries of Educational Psychology practice
Series: Educational and Child Psychology Volume: 41 Issue: 2
Date of Publication: 01-11-2024
Author(s): Gurdip Theara
View Intersectional Community Psychology: A social justice framework for interrogating and pushing the boundaries of Educational Psychology practiceSocial justice in educational psychology: Understanding and practice
Series: Educational and Child Psychology Volume: 41 Issue: 2
Date of Publication: 01-11-2024
Author(s): Carina Embeita, Susan Birch
View Social justice in educational psychology: Understanding and practice‘If you see something that’s not right, we need to challenge it.’ A critical review and qualitative exploration of Educational Psychologists’ perceptions of social justice and practice in local authority services in the West Midlands
Series: Educational and Child Psychology Volume: 41 Issue: 2
Date of Publication: 01-11-2024
Author(s): Daniel Cumber, Anthea Gulliford
View ‘If you see something that’s not right, we need to challenge it.’ A critical review and qualitative exploration of Educational Psychologists’ perceptions of social justice and practice in local authority services in the West MidlandsCritical incidents in schools. Staff wellbeing and perceptions of psychological support
Series: Educational and Child Psychology Volume: 41 Issue: 2
Date of Publication: 01-11-2024
Author(s): Ben Hayes, Amanda Gaukroger
View Critical incidents in schools. Staff wellbeing and perceptions of psychological supportEditorial
Series: QMiP Bulletin Volume: 1 Issue: 38
Date of Publication: 01-11-2024
Author(s): Eva Fragkiadaki
View EditorialMessage from the Co-Chairs
Series: QMiP Bulletin Volume: 1 Issue: 38
Date of Publication: 01-11-2024
Author(s): Laura Kilby, Sarah Seymour-Smith
View Message from the Co-Chairs