| Description | British Psychological Society policy statement 'Psychological Therapies: The Need for Organisational Change' collated by Adele Kosviner. November 1990
Includes summary, the place of psychological in the National Health Service, the status quo of service delivery; confusions arising from ambiguous terminology (psychotherapy and counselling), the need for improved quality, flexibility and coordination in the provision of services; the distinctive contribution of clinical psychology to psychological therapy; further key issues in service development (terminology, how to develop service, leadership, duration, resources, manpower, research, training and supervision); and recommendations.
Also includes press release and annotated draft (by Stephen White - Director of Information) |
| AdminHistory | After the publication of the BPS statement in 1990 a joint working party was set up with the Royal College of Psychiatrists to discuss psychotherapy 'psychological therapies in the NHS' was proposed by Malcolm Adams |
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