| Level | File |
| Ref No | BPS/001/11/03/01/38/02 |
| Title | BPS Press Releases February 2020 |
| Date | February 2020 |
| Extent | 4 press releases |
| Physical Description | Digital material |
| Description | Press releases and statements of the British Psychological Society BPS, February 2020.
Description available but awaiting physical transfer.
17 February 2020 Expert on reading difficulties honoured by BPS Division of Educational and Child Psychology – Release promoting the winner of the Division of Educational and Child Psychology 2020 Award for Outstanding Contribution to Educational and Child Psychology. BPS Fellow Professor Julian Elliott was honoured for long standing research into dyslexia diagnosis;
17 February 2020 Have your say on the psychological professions vision for England – Release promoting NHS consultation on the psychological professions vision for England 2019-24. Comments from BPS members requested;
19 February 2020 Win prizes in our psychology student competition – Release promoting the BPS Conference 2020 competition for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Entrants are asked to send ideas on the future of the profession, reflecting on what psychology may look like in the year 2040. The winner will receive three years’ membership, free registration at BPS Conference 2020, a free conference dinner place and £500;
28 February 2020 BPS response to study linking benefits system to psychological distress – Release promoting BPS response to a study published in The Lancet, ‘Effects on mental health of a UK welfare reform, Universal Credit: a longitudinal controlled study’ by Dr Sophie Wickham, Dr Lee Bentley, Dr Tanith Rose, Professor Margaret Whitehead, Professor David Taylor-Robinson and Dr Ben Barr. BPS welcomes study and criticises the governments Universal Credit benefit system for its adverse impact on mental health. |
| Format | Digital |
| 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 | Registered Users by Appointment Only. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Location | 21: Digital Repository |
| Term | Dyslexia |
| 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/80 | The British Psychological Society; Division of Educational & Child Psychology; 1967-; (DECP) | 1967- |