| Level | File |
| Ref No | BPS/001/11/04/03/04/31 |
| Title | Proposed Guidelines for the Avoidance of Derogatory Language in Describing Devalued Client Groups 1982-1983 |
| Date | 1982-1983 |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Physical Description | 1 folder |
| Description | British Psychological Society Professional Affairs Board correspondence and response to the North West Regional Interest Group of Clinical Psychologists Working in Mental Handicap Guidelines for the Avoidance of Derogatory Language in Describing Devalued Client Groups. |
| Format | File |
| 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. |
| File of Colin Newman British Psychological Society Professional and Scientific Secretary. |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | BPS/001/4/01/02/04 BPS Professional Affairs Board Papers 1983 |
| RelatedRecord | BPS/001/4/01/02/04 |
| AccessConditions | Registered Users by Appointment Only. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Location | 13: BPS History of Psychology Centre, London |
| Term | Mentally disabled |
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| 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. |