| Level | File |
| Ref No | BPS/001/11/01/04/07 |
| Title | BPS Press Committee Papers 1993 |
| Date | 1993 |
| Extent | 3 folders |
| Physical Description | 1 file |
| Description | Minutes and papers of the British Psychological Society BPS Press Committee includes correspondence.
3 April 1993 BPS Press Committee Minutes and Papers including media awards; process for agreeing conference press releases; draft press release on the relationship between clinical and counselling psychologists; report on briefing sent to the Secretary of State on Psychological Effects of Unemployment; services for subsystem press officers; correspondence with national press concerning reporting on psychology including Hillsborough disaster, rape during Bosnian conflict; and breaking of BPS embargoes, letter from E Miller President of the British Psychological Society in The Times concerning training for chartership; media watch column schedule; publicity for Annual Conference public lecture; and press policy for BPS book launches.
27 September 1993 BPS Press Committee Minutes and Papers including proposal to F&GPSC [Finance and General Purposes Standing Committee] concerning BPS Media Awards; draft press release on the relationship between clinical and counselling psychologists; revision of keyword list [specialist spokespeople]; proposed science briefings for journalists; letter from Tavistock Clinic concerning guidance for NHS staff on relations with the media; Oliver James; letters to the National press concerning their coverage of A Level student science choice; counselling; employee appraisals, post traumatic stress disorder [PTSD] for soldiers; press briefing on psychological effects of unemployment; complaint to PCC [Press Complaints Commission] concerning New Woman article on PMS [Premenstrual Syndrome]; review of Society conferences by the Standing Conference Committee.
13 December 1993 BPS Press Committee Minutes and Papers including press release on the relationship between clinical and counselling psychologists, media briefings, distributing 'Hitting the Headlines' at training courses; feedback from meeting with Standing Conference Committee over role of the Press Committee in promoting conferences and dealing with adverse press coverage; proforma letters to speakers whose papers are being promoted at conferences; proposal to subsidise cost of subsystem press activities; report of visit to the APA [American Psychological Association] Public Affairs Department; letters to National press concerning coverage.
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| Format | File |
| 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. |
| Stephen White Director of Information's file. |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | See also:
BPS/002/3/06 BPS Social Psychology Section
BPS/001/6/01/01 BPS Standing Conference Committee
BPS/001/6/01/02/03 BPS Annual Conference Press
BPS/001/6/01/03/03 BPS London Conference Press
BPS/001/11/03/03/03 BPS Keyword Spokespeople |
| RelatedRecord | BPS/002/3/06 |
| BPS/001/6/01/01 |
| BPS/001/6/01/02/03 |
| BPS/001/6/01/03/03 |
| AccessConditions | Registered Users by Appointment Only. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Location | 13: BPS History of Psychology Centre, London |
| Term | Medical research |
| Counselling |
| Public Relations |
| Disasters |
| Job Seeking |
| Unemployment |
| Disadvantaged Groups |
| AdminHistory | Press Committee started 1971 as a Standing Committee of Council. Restructured in 1984 and in 1990 Chairman Mike Burton |
| 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 Claire Jackson BPS Archivist History of Psychology Centre. |
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| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| BPS/GB/500 | White; Stephen Grant (1949-2010); Director of Information | 1949-2010 |