| Level | File |
| Ref No | BPS/001/4/01/02/05 |
| Title | BPS Professional Affairs Board PAB Papers 1984 |
| Date | 1984 |
| Extent | 2 folders |
| Physical Description | 2 folders, some rust marks |
| Description | British Psychological Society's (BPS) Professional Affairs Board (PAB) meeting papers:
21 January 1984 Professional Affairs Board Agenda, Minutes, Papers includes two year training for educational psychologists information on psychology graduates entering social work and other professions; Society view on the Registration of Psychologists and ;the Rugby Conference on Psychotherapy; DCLP Conference on the Police and Criminal Evidence bill; role and cost of the Standing Committee on Test Standards in reviewing tests; change in statutes that Examiners do not need to be Fellows of the Society; Royal College of Psychiatrists report on the Future of Special Hospitals; setting up working party to draw up guidelines for the use of psychological tests in court;; response to White Paper 'An Independent Prosecution Service for England and Wales'; membership of Board and organisational representatives; Making A Contract for Research draft guidelines; delays in the report of the Working Party on the Future of Occupational Psychology; paper Committee on Training in Clinical Psychology 'The Preparation of Educational Psychologists for Employment in the NHS'; revised regulations for the diploma in clinical psychology; DHSS draft circular of voluntary organisation on Joint Consultative Committees; teaching psychology to students of psychiatry; response to UGC Strategy for Higher Education into the1990s'; annual report of the Board; annual reports of the Standing Committee on Equal Opportunities, Standing Committee on Handicap, Board of Examiners for the Diploma in Developmental and Educational Psychology, Board of Examiners for the Diploma in Clinical Psychology, Committee on Training in Clinical Psychology, DCLP Training Committee, Standing Committee on Test Standards, DECP Training Committee; report on MPhil in Clinical Psychology Institute of Psychiatry; proposal for an advanced diploma in Clinical Psychology; regulations for the Diploma in Clinical Psychology 1983/1985; future of the joint working party with the Royal College of General Practitioners including notes of meeting 14 December 1983;
3 March 1984 Professional Affairs Board Agenda, Minutes, Papers includes nominations to the Mental Welfare Commission (Scotland); proposal that the Board instead of replying to the Royal College of Psychiatrists report on the Future of Special Hospitals should prepare a Society policy document; procedures for the preparation of Educational Psychologists wishing to transfer to the NHS; working party with the Royal College of General Practitioners; draft response to the DHSS on the National Development Team for Mentally People - Publication of Team Reports; appointments including to Welsh Office District Health Authorities; organisational membership of the British Association for Counselling; report of the Working Party on Professional Psychology, Practice and Training; proposal for a Division of Teachers of Psychology; request for additional support for the Division of Clinical Psychology; Statement on the Supply of Psychological Tests and Their Distributors; Statement on the Use of the Term Consultant Psychologist; review of; Society representation on other bodies including All Parliamentary Mental Health Group; response to the Griffiths Enquiry into the Management of the National Health Service; House of Commons Social Services Committee Enquiry into Community Care; Evidence to House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology on New Technology; response to Home Office on Video Recordings Bill (Graham Bright); publication of Health Advisory Service/Social Work Services Reports; Committee on Training in Clinical Psychology Report on the MSc in Clinical Psychology University of Newcastle;
14 April 1984 Professional Affairs Board Agenda, Minutes, Papers includes response concerning the National Development Team for Mentally Handicapped People on the publication of Team Reports; proposed Division of Teachers of Psychology; request for increase support for the BPS Division of Clinical Psychology; draft submission to the House of Commons Social Services Committee on Community Care with Special Reference to the Adult Mentally Ill and Mentally Handicapped; evidence to House of Lords Select Committee on New Technologies; meetings with Department of Education concerning length of educational psychology courses; Board expenditure; representation on working parties, committees and other organisations; complaint by Richard D Ryder that the Society's responses and lobbying to Parliament are not the result of a democratic process of consultation within the Society together with reply from Colin Newman; need for response to BMA Working Party on Alternative Medicine; progress report of representatives on the Art Therapy Advisory Committee, The UK Federation of the World Federation for Mental Health and the Advisory Council of MIND; 'Professional Psychology Practice and Training proposal by Fraser Watts that all new entrants to posts as professional psychologists should complete a structured period of training leading to a recognised qualifications before being eligible for a BPS Division membership; proposal to set up a Co-ordinating Committee on Professional Training chaired by Lea Pearson; draft report of the Working Party on Legal Protection for Psychologists; implementation of the Mental Health Act; report of survey by Carole Sutton and Mike Davies on the Teaching of Psychology on Social Work Courses; response by the Association of Educational Psychologists to the Psychological Services for Children Statement of Policy; Committee on Training in Clinical Psychology Review 1981-1983; proposal to extend MSc Clinical Psychology at Plymouth Polytechnic to three years; report on Diploma in Social Learning Theory and Practice in Applied Settings Leicester University; report on visit to MSc Clinical Psychology University of Surrey; public availability of BPS Division and Section newsletters; publication of requests for funds in the Bulletin; representation at the Department of Education dyslexia seminar and retirement of Board chair F M McPherson.
15 June 1984 Professional Affairs Board Agenda, Minutes, Papers includes written submission to the House of Commons Social Services Committee on Community Care with Special Reference to the Adult Mentally Ill and Mentally Handicapped; implementation of section 35 of the Mental Health Act; final copy of 'Making a Contract for Research A Plain Guide'; offprint of Bulletin 1984 37, pages 1-7 'Recommendations for the Registration of Psychologists' BPS Steering Committee on Registration; proposals for a committee structure to administer a register of chartered psychologists [Graduate Admissions and Post Graduate Admission Committees, Membership and Training Board etc]; Committee Structure of the Society; proposed Division of Teachers of Psychology including names of supporters and draft rules; review of working party on Legal Protection in light of charter and registration; representatives at Review of Secure Provision for Mentally Ill and Mentally Handicapped People in England Kings Fund seminar; working party on input to Alvey AIT Directorate; representatives on the Collaboration in Health Care Working Party; followup questions from the Home Office on the Use of Hypnosis by the Police; draft questionnaire on psychological tests examined in court; representation on committees on nurse training; ending of Board of Examiners for the Diploma in Developmental & Educational Psychology once remaining candidates have been examined; advice to Royal College of Psychiatrists on confidentiality of records; draft constitution of Rugby conference on psychotherapy; liaison with psychologists on the Mental Health Act Commission; review of representation on other organisations - report on Scottish Advisory Committee on Top Grade Scientific Posts; review of representation on the Association of Workers for Maladjusted Children and Therapeutic Education; academic representation on the Working Party on Data Protection; approval of MSc in Clinical Psychology Queen's University Belfast; report on Clinical Psychology Training Scheme York; report on MSc in Clinical Psychology North East London Polytechnic; report on April 1984 Diploma in Clinical Psychology Examination; procedures for working parties; psychology in Youth Training Schemes [YTS];
28 September 1984 Professional Affairs Board Agenda, Minutes, Papers includes letter sent to the Home Office on the Use of Hypnosis by the Police; proposed guide to giving evidence in Court; revision to Society Committee structure and proposed 'Special Divisions'; budget; programme for joint conference with the Royal College of Psychiatrists 'Psychiatrists and Psychologists - Co-operation or Confrontation'; nominations to other organisations; delays in approvals of tests; report of representative on Psychologists Protection Society; work of representative on the British Institute for Mental Handicap and Independent Council for Mentally Handicapped People; future work of the Working Party on Data Protection; DCLP input to evidence given to the Police and Criminal Evidence Bill; report of John Hall of oral evidence given to the Select Committee of the House of Commons on Community Care with Special Reference to the Adult Mentally Ill and Mentally Handicapped including advice on potential future tactics on oral evidence; proposed Division of Teachers of Psychology; proposed links with the CCETSW [Central Council of Education and Training of Social Workers]; representation at conferences organised by the Police Federation and the Royal College of Psychiatrists; titles for new roles including Communications role [became Director of Information]; responses to reports of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs; response to Welsh Office consultation on Medium Secure Psychiatric Provision; proposed corporate membership Age Concern [Age UK] includes 1974 constitution of National Old People's Welfare Committee; representative for Children's Legal Centre Children and Their Right Congress '84; coordination with the Association of Educational Psychologists; report on MSoc.C Course in Clinical Psychology University of Hong Kong; report on MSc Clinical Psychology University of Manchester; report on MSc Educational Psychology University of Newcastle; report on MSc Occupational Psychology Hatfield Polytechnic; representation on Hospital Play Staff Examination Board; proposed statement on the effect on children of watching violent video material; job description of Assistant Scientific and Professional Secretary;
24 November 1984 Professional Affairs Board Agenda, Minutes, Papers includes report on Police Federation symposium on Occupational Health Care; comments on Prevention A Report of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs; evidence to House of Commons Social Services Committee on the Misuse of Drugs; report on congress at the Children's Legal Centre on Children and Their Rights; terms of reference Membership and Training Board, Graduate Admissions Committee, Postgraduate Admissions Committee, Fellowship Committee, revisions to Professional Affairs Board and Scientific Affairs Board terms of reference; Definition of a Division; proposed conference on Drug Abuse; review of work of Standing Committee on Test Standards; representation on Standing Conference Committee; annual report of the Board; Data Protection act and future of the Working Party; response to draft code of confidentiality of person health information; request from NFER-Nelson Publishing Company request for guidance on data protection; report of EFPPA working conference on postgraduate training in psychology and Third General Assembly Vienna 1984; report on September 1984 Diploma in Clinical Psychology examination; final report of the diploma in Developmental and Educational Psychology; SDECP 'The Training, Selection and the Funding of Educational Psychologists in Scotland (Coordinating Committee on Psychological Services for Children); remit of the National Development Team for Mentally Handicapped People; report on the Association of Directors of Social Services ADSS Conference; request for an advisor on employment of psychologists at Barnardo's; venue for Board meetings; request for article in Psychologues Et Psychologies; relations of the Standing Committee on Handicap and the proposed Special Interest groups; representative to attend NSPCC Centenary Conference; request to co-sponsor British Society of Audiology conference on psychological aspect of the problems of adult hearing-impaired and their treatment; report on King's Fund conference 'Review of Secure Provision for Mentally Ills and Mentally Handicapped People in England and Wales; |
| 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, Scientific and Professional Secretary |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | BPS/001/4/03 BPS Professional Affairs Board Correspondence and Reports;
BPS/001/4/01/04/01 Future of Occupational Psychology Working Party
BPS/001/11/04/02/04 BPS Statements Policy and Briefings 1980-1989
BPS/001/11/04/02/04/02 Psychological Services for Children Policy Statement 1977-1983
BPS/001/11/04/03/04 BPS Consultations 1980-1989
BPS/001/11/04/03/04/09 Responses to the Mental Health Act 1982-1986
BPS/001/11/04/03/04/10 Response to Police and Criminal Evidence Bill 1983-1984
BPS/001/11/04/03/04/35 Response to Royal College of Psychiatrists document 'The Future of Special Hospitals' 1983-1984
BPS/001/11/04/03/04/37 Comment on NDT Publication of Team Reports 1984
BPS/001/11/04/03/04/38 Response to the publication of Health Advisory Service/Social Work Services Reports
BPS/001/11/04/03/04/09 Evidence to House of Commons Social Services Committee Enquiry on Community Care 1984
BPS/001/11/04/03/04/39 Evidence to House of Lords Committee Enquiry into New Technologies
BPS/001/4/01/02/04/02 BPS Professional Affairs Board PAB Working Party on Data Protection 1976-1985
BPS/001/11/04/03/04/07 Responses to Data Protection Legislation 1983-1988
BPS/001/11/04/03/04/14 Comments on Data Protection Act Subject Access to Personal Health Data Order 1985-1987
BPS/001/10/01/02 BPS Committee on Training in Clinical Psychology
BPS/001/5/01 BPS Diploma in Clinical Psychology
BPS/001/9/03 BPS Membership Committees
BPS/002/2/09 BPS Division for Teachers and Researchers in Psychology
BPS/001/11/04/02/04/21 Report of the Working Party on Professional Psychology Practice and Training 1984
BPS/001/11/04/02/04/25 Report of the Working Party on Legal Protection for Psychologists 1985
BPS/001/11/04/02/04/22 Making a Contract for Research A Plain Guide 1984
BPS/001/4/01/03/05 Rugby Conference on Psychotherapy 1984-1986
BPS/001/13/02/03 Age Concern |
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| BPS/001/11/04/03/04 |
| BPS/001/10/01/02 |
| BPS/001/11/04/03/04/37 |
| BPS/002/2/09 |
| BPS/001/11/04/03/04/09 |
| BPS/001/11/04/03/04/38 |
| BPS/001/11/04/02/04/02 |
| BPS/001/11/04/03/04/08 |
| BPS/001/9/03 |
| BPS/001/4/01/04/02 |
| BPS/001/11/04/03/04/07 |
| BPS/001/11/04/03/04/14 |
| BPS/001/11/04/03/04/39 |
| BPS/001/4/01/04/01 |
| BPS/001/11/04/02/04/21 |
| BPS/001/11/04/02/04/25 |
| BPS/001/11/04/02/04/22 |
| BPS/001/4/01/03/05 |
| BPS/001/4/01/02/05 |
| BPS/001/13/02/03 |
| AccessConditions | Registered Users by Appointment Only. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Location | 13: BPS History of Psychology Centre, London |
| Term | Psychiatry |
| Educational psychology |
| Vocational Training |
| Professional Training |
| Clinical psychology |
| Psychotherapy |
| Drug abuse |
| Forensic Psychology |
| Care for the elderly |
| Primary Care |
| Access to Information |
| University Funding |
| Research Funding |
| Old age |
| Elderly |
| 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. |
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| BPS/GB/83 | The British Psychological Society; Division of Forensic Psychology; 1977-; (DFP) | 1977- |
| BPS/GB/143 | The British Psychological Society; Division of Academics, Researchers & Teachers in Psychology; 1986-; DART-P | 1986- |
| BPS/GB/79 | The British Psychological Society; Division of Clinical Psychology; 1966-; (DCP) | 1966- |
| BPS/GB/261 | The British Psychological Society; Professional Practice Board; 1973-2002; PAB | 1973-2002 |
| BPS/GB/85 | The British Psychological Society; Scottish Division of Educational Psychology; 1958-; SDEP | 1958- |
| BPS/GB/386 | European Federation of Professional Psychological Association; 1981-; EFPA | 1981- |
| BPS/GB/05 | National Foundation for Educational Research; 1946-; NFER | 1946- |
| BPS/GB/127 | Children's Legal Centre; 1981-; CLC | 1981- |