| Level | File |
| Ref No | BPS/001/11/03/01/38/03 |
| Title | BPS Press Releases March 2020 |
| Date | March 2020 |
| Extent | 8 press releases |
| Physical Description | Digital material |
| Description | Press releases and statements of the British Psychological Society BPS, March 2020.
Description available but awaiting physical transfer.
05 March 2020 BPS educational psychologist backs students’ call for changes to school curriculum to reflect climate crisis – Release promoting statement from Dan O’Hare, joint chair elect of the British Psychological Society’s Division of Educational and Child Psychology, on the new youth-led campaign Teach the Future. This initiative aims to involve children and young people in the debate around Climate Change;
06 March 2020 HCPC reduces planned fee increase – Release promoting the decision from the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) half its proposed rise in fees. The HCPS fee increase would have impacted upon practitioner psychologists. BPS Chief Executive Sarb Bajwa welcomes to announcement;
16 March 2020 BPS highlights importance of talking to children about Coronavirus – Release promoting a statement from the BPS Division of Educational and Child Psychology giving advice on how to talk to children about Coronavirus. Importance of reassuring children emphasised in order to ease anxiety;
24 March 2020 BPS cyberpsychologists say being active on social media will help you cope with isolation - Release promoting guidance from Dr Lisa Orchard on how to best utilise social media during the Covid-19 outbreak. Dr Orchard argues that social media can be a useful tool for combatting isolation;
25 March 2020 BPS to accredit programmes for associate psychologists - Release announcing the launch of a new set of standards for the accreditation of applied psychology programmes for associate psychologists;
25 March 2020 Advice on talking to children about illness - Release announcing the publication of a guidance document by the Division of Clinical Psychology’s Faculty for Children, Young People and their Families (CYPF) on how best to discuss illness with children, in light of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic;
27 March 2020 New guidance for psychological professionals during the Covid-19 pandemic - Release announcing the publication of new guidance, endorsed by the BPS and eight other professional bodies entitled 'Guidance for psychological professionals during the Covid-19 pandemic'. Document argues for psychological services to be maintained as much as possible throughout crisis;
31 March 2020 Protecting the psychological wellbeing of healthcare staff during the coronavirus pandemic - Release promoting BPS guidance document 'The psychological needs of healthcare staff as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic '. Document makes suggestions for how best to help services protect the mental health of both clinical and non-clinical teams while responding to the pandemic. Also advertises webinar on this theme to take place 2 April 2020 hosted by David Murphy and Julie Highfield. |
| 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 |
| Related Material | BPS Briefings, Statements, Lobbying and Policy 2016-2020 |
| RelatedRecord | BPS/001/11/04/02/10 |
| AccessConditions | Registered Users by Appointment Only. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Location | 21: Digital Repository |
| 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- |
| BPS/GB/300 | The British Psychological Society; Faculty for Children Young People and Families; 1985-; CYPF | 1985- |