| Level | File |
| Ref No | BPS/001/11/03/01/33/12 |
| Title | BPS Press Releases December 2015 |
| Date | 2015 |
| Description | 3 December 2015 New book uncovers the history of clinical psychology in Britain. The first history of the profession of clinical psychology in Britain is being launched today at a London conference.
4 December 2015 Understanding why group singing helps in dementia.
Couples where one partner is suffering from dementia can benefit from taking part in group singing...Interestingly, the strongest benefits were reported when couples took part in learning or performing new material, not just singing reminiscence songs.
4 December 2015, Letter from BPS President Jamie Hacker Hughes, responding and sharing concerns of Baroness Hollins, Baroness Monzoor, Lord Ramsbotham and Rev Paul Nicolson regarding the inappropriateness and consequences to psychological health of the work capability assessments. The WCA is inadequate for determining “fitness for work”, especially for individuals with psychological health conditions and disabilities. It is a simplistic capability assessment rather than looking at what tailored guidance and support is needed for each individual.
14 December 2015 The BPS has welcomed the cross-party manifesto from the All Party Parliamentary Group 1001 Critical Days, which highlights how vital the early days of childhood are for parents and children.
15 December 2015 The title of the study is ‘Climbing beyond sensation seeking: A qualitative mixed method study of super-elite mountaineers’ and it will be presented at the BPS Sport and Exercise Psychology annual conference on Tuesday in Leeds.
18 December 2015 Monograph examines learning beyond the classroom. A new monograph published by the British Journal of Educational Psychology (BJEP) published today (Friday 18 December 2015) brings together evidence from psychological research to consider the nature and practice of learning beyond the classroom.
18 December 2015 Students’ self-belief and goal setting study has surprising results. A study of over 2000 intermediate school students in New Sealand has revealed surprising differences in their levels of self-belief and goal setting, depending on their cultural background. The study, “Cultural invariance of goal orientation and self-efficacy in New Zealand: Relations with achievement”, was written by Professor Christine Rubie-Davies and Dr Kane Meissel of the University of Auckland’s Faculty of Education and Social Work. Their study has now been published in the British Journal of Educational Psychology. |
| Format | Digital |
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| AccessStatus | Open |
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| ArchNote | Compiled by Claire Jackson BPS Archivist History of Psychology Centre. |