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

*Trigger Warning - Suicide* Do you work with clients who are express suicidal intent? Join us on 10th September for a BPS Learn webinar. This webinar will provide insights into the origins of the social construct of suicide and to understand your relationship, as a practitioner, with suicide. This webinar incorporates a personal perspective, drawing from doctoral research on suicide grief, as well as professional experiences. It will offer you opportunities to: - Deconstruct the social construct of suicide and suicide prevention - Reflect on the highly sensitive subject of suicide - Deliberate on your identity as a psychologist when working with the suicidal mind - Examine the research of suicide grief and the ripple effect of suicide on others - Understand how to be more present with suicidal clients and come to a shared understanding and co-authored intervention plan of suicidal drivers - Consider and implement new procedures for working within wider clinical teams that work with suicide risk - Be more prepared and able to work through their own emotions whilst working with suicidal clients Register now: https://lnkd.in/edK39kkw

The post-interview phase can be just as important as preparing for the interview. We've compiled 10 tips, including reflecting and taking notes of unexpected questions to help you navigate the time following your interview. Maximise your success: https://lnkd.in/e5Ku7U9C

"Being Editor of BJDP has been helpful for my career." Harriet Tenenba We are recruiting new Editors in Chief for our journals: - British Journal of Clinical Psychology, - British Journal of Developmental Psychology, - Legal and Criminological Psychology, - Psychology & Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice. Closing 1 Aug 24. Apply now in Editorial Appointments: www.bps.org.uk/jobs-bps

"It was fantastic to reach an audience of prospective psychologists." Dr Tara Quinn-Cirillo CPsychol AFBPsS HCPC Reg Our previous Careers Festivals have had fantastic speakers from across the discipline sharing their expertise to inspire and inform the next generation. Why not be a part of it? Become a speaker for this year's #BPSCareersFest: https://lnkd.in/eJ5xPieN

Celebrating Psychology in the Midlands Join us at the Museum of Making in Derby on the 9th September for our annual Festival of Psychology in the Midlands! This is a fantastic opportunity for academics, practitioners, trainees and students from across the Midlands region to network with others working in the field and share psychology work they are involved with to a friendly audience. Brought to you by the BPS East Midlands and West Midlands Branches. Tickets free of charge for BPS members, £30 for non members. Location: The Museum of Making, Silk Mill Lane, Derby, DE1 3AF. Attendance is available in person only.   Registration will close at 10:00 BST on Saturday 7th September 2024. Book now: https://lnkd.in/e3RtwugQ

Are hybrid workers happier? New study shows hybrid employees are more satisfied and have a 33% lower resignation rate compared to people who work onsite. Read the research: https://lnkd.in/e5kutkf6

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