LevelFile
Ref NoBPS/001/11/02/12
TitleBPS Press and Communications Correspondence 1999
Date1999
Extent1 folder
Physical Description1 file
DescriptionCorrespondence relating to the press and communications function of the BPS British Psychological Society BPS including sponsoring MP to promote the Society's parliamentary activities; membership of the Communications Board; psychometrics; subsystem Press Officer forum; subsystem conferences; Press Committee membership; Student Writer competition; annual conference; The Psychologist cover design; stitched inserts in The Psychologist; lobbying Health Bill to include clause to allow for Statutory Registration of Psychologists via a statutory order; role of Parliamentary officer; internet access; improvement to The Psychologist webpages; proposed schools education video; response to NESTA [National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts] consultation on supporting and promoting talented, inventive and creative individuals; Science of the Face exhibition during Belfast Annual Conference; effect of working time directive; Annual Conference media promotion; Psychology Special Interest in Addiction conference; staff access to the internet; corporate procedures; conference photography costs; copy for leaflet about staff for committee members; ethnic media; Media watch; contacts with media; rewriting overseas leaflet; Millennium bug; promotion of Certificate of competence in Educational Testing; role of BPS staff team meetings; staff writer job description; requests for supervisors for aspiring Chartered Occupational Psychologists; role of Assistant Press Officer; regional centenary receptions; complaints to National press concerning their portrayals of psychologists and psychology; promotion of dyslexia report; draft strategy for Society recruitment [paper for Communications Board]; media briefing on risk assessment for people with severe personality disorders; appointment of The Psychologist editor; TV/Radio interim project report of working with WorldWide productions.

See also correspondence in with Press Committee papers
FormatFile
NotesThe 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.
Files of Stephen White BPS Director of Information and Sue Cavill Press Officer.
LanguageEnglish
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AccessConditionsRegistered Users by Appointment Only.
AccessStatusOpen
Location13: BPS History of Psychology Centre, London
TermPublic Relations
Dyslexia
AdminHistoryThe first report on public relations was in 1946 by T H Pear [see BPS Council Papers 25 May 1946]. A public relations committee was founded in 1955 and was a short lived working party.

In 1971 Nicholas Georgiades and Professor Arthur Summerfield arranged a press conference at Brown's Hotel to draw attention to the BPS response to Sir John Foster's report on Scientology [See BPS/001/4/01/03/01]. After advice from Mr Christopher Hall, Barbara Castle's Information officer on setting up a press function - a Standing Press Committee was formed in October 1971 under the Chairmanship of Dr Georgiades - they produced press releases and started recruiting spokespeople and setting up a media training courses for them - the first of which was held in June 1972. Early press efforts were concentrated on promoting the conferences and journal articles but later encompassed promoting BPS policy, positions, activities and the profession of psychology.

In 1973 Susan Best PA to the Secretary General took on the additional role of 'Public Relations Secretary', this was later held by Mrs M Clark, the post existed until 1976.

Stephen White joined the BPS staff as Director of Communications in 1985 and started organising regular media training from 1986 onwards. By October 1991 the Press Committee was no longer a standing committee but a subcommittee of the Information Committee (which itself took over from the Standing Committee on Communications SCCOMS 1984-1990). The Information Committee became the Communications Committee in 1998 as part of the Society's strategic plan. This became the Publications and Communications Board in 2000.

A press officer was recruited in 1991.
RulesDescription compiled in line with the following: ISAD (G) General International Standard Archival Description MAD3 Third Edition 2000
ArchNoteCompiled by Claire Jackson BPS Archivist History of Psychology Centre.

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BPS/GB/500White; Stephen Grant (1949-2010); Director of Information1949-2010
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