| Level | File |
| Ref No | BPS/001/4/03/02/05 |
| Title | BPS Membership & Qualifications Board agendas, minutes and meeting papers 1989 |
| Date | 1989 |
| Extent | 2 folders |
| Physical Description | 1 file, some rust marks. |
| Description | The British Psychological Society (BPS) Membership & Qualifications Board (MQB) agendas, minutes and meeting papers 1989.
21 January 1989 agenda, minutes and meeting papers including minutes for 12 November 1988; correspondence with University College Dublin; external involvement in the maintenance of academic standards; MQB Working Party on the Undergraduate Curriculum terms of reference; MQB Standing Committee on the Co-ordination of the Continuing Professional Development of Psychologists terms of reference; MQB Liberalising the Criteria for Graduate Membership: The next possible step report; correspondence on a Diploma in the Teaching of Psychology at Plymouth Polytechnic; monitoring decisions of the Graduate Admissions Committee on course approvals; recommendations of The Fellowship Committee to the MQB and the Council; BPS A resolution to harmonise the criteria for associate fellowship with those for chartered status report; MQB The implications of Industrial Action over examinations by the Association of University Teachers on the recognition of qualifications and courses by the Society report; financial arrangements for the training of educational psychologists (England and Wales) correspondence; MQB Division of Educational and Child psychology Training Committee report on MSc degree in Educational Psychology course at University College London and BPS information sheet on criteria for membership June 1988.
20 March 1989 minutes and meeting papers including minutes for 21 January 1989; 'Psychologists appeal to Rifkind' The Times article; Fellowships Committee Chair and membership; Working Party not he Undergraduate Curriculum formation correspondence and terms of reference; Training and Support Sub-Committee of Communication formations notes; Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA) membership review correspondence; MCs in Psychological Counselling at Roehampton Institute accreditation correspondence; BPS A Review of Criteria and Procedures for the Award of Fellowships report; MQB Applied Psychology Qualifications for Non-Psychologists with the National Vocational Qualification System report; BPS points scheme of assessment of graduate membership of the society; The Psychologist article 'Breaking Faith: does the Charter break faith with academic applied psychology?'; list of elected Fellowships; MQB The Postgraduate Admissions Committee terms of reference; The MOB and its relationship with the Graduate Admissions Committee, Postgraduate Admissions Committee and Fellowship Committee report; correspondence with Carol Fido on her application for chartered status; MQB The Implications of Industrial Action over Examinations by the Association of University Teachers on the Recognition of Qualifications and Courses by the BPS report; references to specialism in the chartered register; conditions for conditional registration; corporate use of the title Chartered Psychologist; Clinical Psychology programme at the Chinese University of Hong Kong accreditation correspondence; The Department of Enterprise 'Rights of Establishment: European Community Directive on a General System for the Recognition of Higher Education Diplomas' report; Protection of children: Disclosure of criminal background of those with access to children report and correspondence between BPS and the Home Office; MQB Committee on Training in Clinical Psychology (CTCP) report of the on-site visit to the North London Polytechnic MSc in Clinical Psychology October 1988 and MQB Committee on Training in Clinical Psychology report on the MSc in Clinical Psychology at University of Surrey and South West Thames Regional Health Authority.
6 May 1989 agenda, minutes and meeting papers including minutes for 20 March 1989; correspondence between the MQB Accreditation Team and the Roehampton Institute of High Education on MSc in Psychological Counselling; MQB The Implications of Industrial Action over Examinations by the Association of University Teachers on the Recognition of Qualifications and Courses by the Society report; MQB Working Party on the Undergraduate Curriculum appointments; PAB Working Party on the Future of Professional Psychology Terms of Reference, membership and Mode of Operation draft; annual review and appointments of the committees of the MQB; Diploma in the Teaching of Psychology draft syllabus, regulations and explanatory notes; CTCP reciprocal membership with the Hong Kong Psychological Society correspondence; CTCP correspondence with the Pro-Rector at the North East London Polytechnic on MSc in Clinical Psychology; MQB correspondence regarding the Economic and Social Research Council review of support for post doctorate courses; correspondence and papers regarding the recognition of doctorate degrees from the Columbia Pacific University for accredited status; MQB reference to specialisms in the BPS Chartered Register report and draft article for The Psychologist; correspondence regarding consistency in the criteria for Division membership in the Scottish Division of Educational and Child psychology and the Division of Educational and Child Psychology; correspondence on two year training courses for educational psychologists; correspondence and a report (The Consequence of Past Errors) on the link between Division membership and eligibility for chartered status; decisions of the MQB Graduate Admissions Committee; correspondence from the European federation of professional Psychologists Associations on a Task Force on the European Directive; correspondence from the Council for National academic Awards on titles for masters degrees in occupational psychology; MQB Representation of the Board of Examiners for the Qualifying Examination on both MQB and the Graduate Admissions Committee statement and BPS The Diploma in Clinical Psychology Chief Examiner's report.
23 June 1989 agenda, minutes and meeting papers including minutes for 6 May 1989; MQB members list; CTCP correspondence with the Pro-Rector at the North East London Polytechnic on MSc in Clinical Psychology; Correspondence from The Association for the Teaching of Psychology regarding a Diploma in Teaching Psychology; proposed changes to the MQB Terms of reference and membership; MQB Approval of Postgraduate Professional Psychology Courses in Hong Kong report; draft correspondence to Secretary of State for Northern Ireland regarding the qualifications for educational psychologists to be appointed in posts in Northern Ireland; MQB report on the Conference on Doctorates in Clinical Psychology; correspondence to candidates regarding conditional registration; MQB Issues concerning psychologists working in psychology or counselling who apply for chartered psychologist status report; MQB Ethical principles for research with human participants: Chartered Psychologists report, BPS procedures for requesting the publication of Society statements in The Psychologist and decisions of the MQB Fellowship Committee 15 May 1989.
22 September 1989 agenda, minutes and meeting papers including minutes for 23 June 1989; CTCP correspondence with the Pro-Rector at the North East London Polytechnic on MSc in Clinical Psychology; A briefing paper for MQB on Doctorates in Clinical Psychology; correspondence on conditional registration, supervision and chartered status; BPS application for fellowship and correspondence regarding the Fellowship Committee; correspondence regarding membership of the Editorial Sub-Committee; MQB Qualifications in Psychological Testing for non-psychologists report; MQB Preface to the Register of Chartered Psychologists; MQB The Proposed Directory of Chartered Psychologists; MQB Working Party on the Diploma in Counselling Psychology report; MQB A 'grandparent' route to chartered status for teachers of psychology report (referring to teachers of psychology who do not qualify for Chartered Status on the basis of their research publication or other scholarly writings who may not be eligible for registration); MQB Information sheet on Criteria Membership; MQB and the Qualifying Examination correspondence; correspondence regarding administrative arrangements to process applications from overseas candidates for chartered status; correspondence with the Army Personnel Research Establishment regarding training in occupational psychology; Graduate Admissions Committee report 22 September 1989; Postgraduate Admissions Committee report 22 September 1989; MQB budget estimates for 1990; Standing Committee on Communications review; Problematic use of drugs and other substances, Scientific Affairs Board Working Party report June 1989; correspondence regarding the revised Terms of reference for the CTCP; Criteria for the assessment of postgraduate training courses in clinical psychology, CTCP report revised 1989; Division of Educational and Child Psychology Training Committee (DECP TC), Criteria for the evaluation of training courses for educational psychologists report; DECP TC report on the MSc in Educational Psychology Course at the Institute of Education, University of London and Division of Occupational Psychology Training Committee report on the MSc in Occupational Psychology at Queens University, Belfast.
25 November 1989 agenda, minutes and meeting papers including minutes for 22 September 1989; correspondence to the Northern Ireland Department of Education regarding qualifications for educational psychologists to be appointed to posts in Northern Ireland; BPS Information sheet on criteria for membership, Graduate membership and the graduate basis for registration as a chartered psychologist; Correspondence with the Army Personnel Research Establishment regarding training in occupational psychology; correspondence from the Joint Matriculation Board regarding Board appointments; proposal for a MQB nominee to stand in the PAB Task Force on the Implications of the Changing Trends in professional Psychology; The National Council for Vocational Qualifications Extension of the NVQ Framework consultation October 1989; BPS Steering Committee on test Standards Training and Qualifications in the use of Psychological tests in Occupational Psychology; CNAA credit accumulation and transfer schemes and the graduate basis for registration report and correspondence; Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work credit accumulation and transfer correspondence; correspondence with the university of Hull on the assessment of professional competence in prospective chartered occupational psychologists; MQB Joint Meeting of Training Committee Officers report; accepted applications to the Fellowship Committee; Fellowship Committee rejected applications; BPS Applying for a Fellowship of the Society guidelines; draft revised Terms of reference for the Fellowship Committee; Fellowships, MQB and Council discussion paper; Relationship with SAB regarding educational matters correspondence; DTI Conference on 'Europe - open for professions' PAB commissioned report; DECP suggested criteria for member ship equivalence correspondence; proposal for a Standing Committee on the Teaching of Psychology to other Professional groups; Working Party on Gender Representation report to Council October 1989; Gender Representation within the BPS report; MQB Terms of Reference, Regulations and Membership October 1989; correspondence on conditional registration; MQB Criteria for the assessment of post-qualification courses for Chartered Clinical Psychologists; the Society's accreditation of major courses and recommendations of minor ones report; MQB Continuing Professional Development for Psychologists: An initial proposal; MQB draft response to review of SCCOMMS; CTCP report on The institute of Psychiatry part-time MSc course in clinical psychology; CTCP report of an on-site visit to the University of Hong Kong 10-18 April 1989; correspondence regarding the DOP TC report on the Polytechnic of east London MSc in occupational psychology; Teaching as a Career Unit correspondence on A-levels and entry to teacher training and ESRC Research Studentship competition 1989 correspondence.
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| 20 March agenda missing. Standing Committee on the Co-ordination of Continuing Professional Development of Psychologists committee list removed from 23 June 1989 meeting papers due to personal data; committee included Denis Bromley, Ray Miller, Nicky Hayes (Chair), Rea Reason, Derek Perkins and Tom Williams. |
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