| Level | Item |
| Ref No | AUD/002/OHP 15 |
| Title | Rowan, John - Recordings |
| Site | John Rowan's home in Chingford, London |
| Date | 2004-2005 |
| Extent | 2-Audio Cassettes |
| Description | Audio cassette sound recording of an interview with Dr John Rowan (1925-2018), FBPsS, CPsychol, MAHPP, FBACP for the British Psychological Society's Oral History project.
The interview was conducted in two sessions by Carol Chapman in December 2004 and January 2005.
The following edited summary (original by Carol Chapman) is by way of introduction to the full recording held at BPS HoPC London.
Topics include:
Tape 1,
Side A (Session 1, 10 December 2004)
Running order:
Route into psychology via a diploma in Sociology taken in 1959
Studying Psychology and Philosophy at Birkbeck College, garduated in 1963
Move into market research after 1963
Interest in Applied Psychology and the utility of psychology
Comments on the availabilty of University findings
Social usefulness of psychology and its influence on social policy applied to education, health, poverty.
Work in Social research combined with his interest in maths and literature
Views on his psychology training (negative)
Views on his experience and degree award at Birkbeck (negative)
Views on Locke and Austin (negative)
Career in market research
Research career ups and downs
Career as a freelance for BPS and the GLC
His interest in groups and psychotherapy
Interest in Humanistic psychology in 1970
Foramtion of Red therapy, therapy group, in 1975
Involvement with a group of people called 'Beyond ethics' who met at BPS conference 1973
Views on Women's movement and BPS matters
Move into Occupation psychology in 1975 and joined the BPS DoP
Closure of Behavioural Science Unit and his move into Psychotherapy
Master classes for counsellors
Tape 1,
Side B (Session 2, 28 January 2005)
Running order:
Describes self now as acounsellor and a Psychotherapist and the difference between the two.
Academic psychologists suspicion of psychotherapy
Talks of his own writing and publishing experiences.
HIs interest in Humanistic approach begun in 1969
Discusses LSD to explore consciousness
Views on psychotherapy
His interest in the transpersonal from 1980
His mystical experiences with various spiritual groups (including a Moon Group forn 2 years and learnt about legends, images, dieties, rituals and festivals)
Tape 2,
Side C (Session 2, 28 January 2005)
Running order:
Talks of his most important contribution to psychology
His involvement with radical psychology in 1970s and 1980s
Best and worst things about his life in psychology
How he sees the future of psychology
What he would write in his own obituary
Ends.
Total Running time: c 147mins |
| RunTime | On two C120 cassettes, Total running time c 147 minutes |
| Format | Cassette Tapes and text |
| Notes | The History of Psychology Centre is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our users. Be aware that our catalogue contains historic terminology relating to mental health which could be considered offensive. The terminology exists within the original record and has been retained to inform users on viewpoints at the time. It in no way reflects the attitudes of the cataloguers or the British Psychological Society. |
| Language | English |
| AccessConditions | Authorised Users. View by Appointment |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Location | 13: BPS History of Psychology Centre, London |
| Term | Occupational psychology |
| Social psychology |
| Psychotherapy |
| Counselling |
| Copyright | Subject to the condition of the original, copies may be supplied for private research use only on receipt of a signed undertaking to comply with current copyright legislation. Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the Head of the History of Psychology Centre and Archives and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. Where possible, assistance will be given in identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material |
| Rules | Description compiled in line with the following: ISAD (G) General International Standard Archival Description MAD3 Third Edition 2000 |
| ArchNote | Compiled by Mike Maskill BPS Archivist for the History of Psychology Centre. |
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| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| BPS/GB/161 | Rowan; John (1925-2018); FBPsS, CPsychol., MAHPP, FBACP | 1925-2018 |