The British Psychological Society

Stephen Fry supports our #FundNHSHubs campaign. He warns that the closure of the hubs could have a ‘disastrous effect’ on the health service. Help protect the NHS Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs. 📧 Email your MP today: https://lnkd.in/edGX8DGJ

The move to create parity of esteem between mental and physical health and to reform the Mental Health Act announced in today's #KingsSpeech are hugely welcome. Dr Roman Raczka, BPS President-Elect responds to the Kings Speech in full: https://lnkd.in/e35dEKj7

BPS Scottish Branch Postgraduate Conference 2024 The BPS Scottish Branch Postgraduate Research Day is scheduled for Friday 6th September 2024 co-hosted by the School of Applied Social Studies, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. The event aims to bring together PGR and PGT students, to share their research and find out about opportunities available to PG students post-graduation. This is a great opportunity for PG students to present their work to an external audience, network with staff and students from across different Scottish institutions and discuss how you can use psychology in a range of careers with our panel of experts. This event will comprise of presentations and posters by postgraduate students from all over Scotland. Prizes will be awarded for best abstract, best poster and best presentation. This event is open to postgraduate taught (MSc, MSc conversion) and postgraduate research (MRes, PhD, DPsych) psychology students, academics and practitioners and will be held in person. Location: Sir Ian Wood Building Robert Gordon University Garthdee Road Aberdeen AB10 7GJ Attendance is free but registration is required. Bookings will close on Friday 23rd August 2024. Book now: https://lnkd.in/dbrE9QEc

We're calling for a Child Health and Wellbeing Strategy: "Which puts children and young people at the heart of policy making." Dr Rachel Bradley, BPS Faculty for Children Young People and their Families. Following new research by NHS Providers which reveals the NHS is struggling to meet rapidly rising demand and increasingly complex and acute care needs among children and young people. Because #PsychologyMatters: https://lnkd.in/eX5jb3tw

How can you boost your job hunt after an interview? One key tip is to jot down any questions that caught you off guard or left you stumbling to help you tailor your future preparation to address them more effectively. Find more post-interview tips here: https://lnkd.in/e5Ku7U9C

BPS Psychobiology Section Annual Scientific Meeting This two day event is the Annual Scientific Meeting for the Section of Psychobiology and will include a themed symposium on 'Addiction and Substance Use', a keynote speaker in the pub, an afternoon of punting and two open communications sessions and a poster session. This promises to be a great opportunity for anyone interested in psychobiology to get together with like-minded psychologists to discuss psychobiological research and build collaborative networks. Location: Anglia Ruskin University East Road Cambridge CB1 1PT Event attendance is available in person only. Bookings will close at 11:00 BST on Wednesday 4th September 2024. Book now: https://lnkd.in/en63EVEc  

Expert Witness Conference 2024 Join us on 4th September for our annual Expert Witness conference and hear from a range of speakers including Psychologist expert witnesses, academic experts and legal representatives. You will hear about effective expert evidence, psychological reports, psychological testing and aspects of memory, and learn about a range of insights into the work of expert witness psychologists and court settings. Location: Online; Zoom. Conference attendance is available online only. Bookings will close at 12:00 BST on Tuesday 3rd September 2024 Book now: https://lnkd.in/ec_eHW6v

Do you want to provide evidence-based support and intervention to people without using the diagnostic model or psychiatric labels? Join our webinar on 11 September 24 with Dr Lawrence Howells to learn a novel approach to understanding and supporting people with emotional difficulties. It begins with an understanding of emotions as normal human phenomen. It then moves on to show how difficulties with emotions can be understood as emotional 'traps'. By the end of the webinar, you will be able to: - Understand the basics of emotion science - Start to apply emotion science to clinical work - Evaluate this approach in comparison to usual practice for own work - Consider the opportunities and challenges of implementing these ideas in clinical work Register now: https://lnkd.in/eV2ryMmD

We welcome the announcement of an independent review of NHS performance. "For too long the NHS has been operating under unprecedented, but well documented pressure." Dr Roman Raczka #FundNHSHubs Because #PsychologyMatters: https://lnkd.in/eU9Vgmq3

New MPs represent fresh chance for psychologically-powered policymaking. “It’s vital the new government ensures their policies are developed and delivered using a psychological approach, which places people first.” Dr Roman Raczka Because #PsychologyMatters: https://lnkd.in/dgkY89dR