| Description | File contains 11- folders of typed correspondence, printed programmes and minutes of the British Psychological Society (BPS) Special Group in Counselling Psychology (SGCP) and its
Details are as follows:
[SGCP Second Annual Conference 1991] 1- folder containing,
1- typed letter from Valerie Bull to Ms Ingrid Slack, Milton Keynes enclosing the following printed documents;
4 printed final programmes [orange cover abstracts, list of delegates and contributors, Chair's Annual report 1990, financial report 1990, card covers and diagram of the Beeches training suite of the 2nd Annual Conference of the Special Group in Counselling Psychology held at the Beeches Management Centre , Bourneville, Birmingham 8-10 February 1991
5- printed final programmes [yellow cover], abstracts and 1- yellow printed abstracts of the 2nd Annual Conference of the Special Group in Counselling Psychology held at the Beeches Management Centre , Bourneville, Birmingham 21-23 June 1991
[SGCP Third Annual Conference 1992] 1- folder containing:
4 -printed final programmes [blue cover], abstracts, list of delegates and contributors of the 3rd Annual Conference of the Special Group in Counselling Psychology held at the Beeches Management Centre , Bourneville, Birmingham 8-10 May 1992
[SGCP Fourth Annual Conference 1993] 1- folder containing:
Printed material as follows concerning the 4th Annual Conference of the Special Group in Counselling Psychology held at the Beeches Management Centre , Bourneville, Birmingham 7-9th May 1993
2- printed final programmes [sky blue cover]
2- printed abstracts [light blue cover]
2- printed list of delegates and contributors [green cover]
1- photocopied draft final programme
1- photocopied draft list of delegates and contributors
1- photocopied draft abstracts
5- printed cards
Typed correspondence between Valerie Bull and Ingrid Slack concerning the printing of the Conference material 1993
1- folder containing: SGCP First Annual Conference 1990 and AGM SGCP 1990-1992; Couselling Section AGM and Annual Conference 1987]
Typed correspondence from Valerie Bull concerning the call for nominations for the Special Group in Counselling Psychology committee members, 1993
Printed candidates lists and voting papers 1992 and photocopied list of elected members for Special Group in Counselling Psychology following the IIIrd AGM, 1992
Photocopied handwritten list of SGCP members, 1992
Printed notices of the IIIrd AGM SGCP 1992 and minutes of the IInd AGM 23rd March 1991
Printed agenda of the IInd AGM SGCP 1991 and minutes of the 1st AGM 26th January 1990
Printed agenda of the 1st AGM SGCP and Chair's report 1990
Photocopied type minutes of the 1st AGM SGCP held at Beeches Management Centre, Birmingham 26th January 1990
Typed list of speakers and delegates for the 1st Annual Conference SGCP and provisional programmes
Typed memo and committee list 1989
Typed agenda of the BPS Counselling Psychology Section AGM, 24th September 1987 at Regent's College London
1- page printed Final programme of the 5th Annual conference of the BPS Counselling Psychology section, 1987
1- printed abstracts [yellow cover] of the 5th Annual conference of the BPS Counselling Psychology section, 1987
Typed correspondence from Valerie Bull to various nominees with results for election to the committee, February 1991
1- folder containing: SGCP AGM 1992-1993
7- printed SGCP notice of AGM and call for nomination leaflets, February 1993 [green paper]
1- printed SGCP Annual Report 1992-1993 [red cover]
1- printed notice of AGM 1993 and minutes of AGM 8th May 1992
2- printed SGCP rules
1- typed facsimile cover sheet [5 pages] from Valerie Bull to Dr. Rober Bor with SGCP candidates for election May 1992, 25 January 1993
1- typed facsimile cover sheet [8-pages] from Valerie Bull to Dr. Rober Bor with the agenda and other documents for the AGM , 7th April 1993
1- typed facsimile cover sheet [1-page only including cover] from Valerie Bull to Dr. Rober Bor, City University, Northampton concerning results of votes by membership of group, 5th April 1993
1- folder containing:
Printed committee member lists from June 1982 to July 1994
1- folder - Correspondence, Membership and Administration
Typed correspondence between Valerie Bull and the following;
Mrs J. Elton Wilson, Chair SGCP, University of the West of England regarding Annual conference admin. assistance for Ingrid Slack, Feb.1994 to March 1994, deferred applications for Practitioner Status of SGCP Mr.Bernard Brooks and Dr. Suzanne Conboy Hill, 06/12/1992 [2-letters], applications for ordinary and student membership 10/09/1992 [4- letters], special group application packs, [4-letters]
Mrs J. Elton Wilson, University of the West of England and Dr. Rober Bor , Hon.Sec SGCP concerning voting by membership of SGCP on resolution that the group becomes a Division of Counselling Psychology and rule changes, 20 Dec. 1993 [EGM agenda 15/01/1994 and copy resolutions to be put to the vote enclosed]
Mr. P. Hitchings, London concerning examples of provisional programmes, 11/10/1993
Mrs Carol Shillito-Clarke concerning membership lists, 9/04/1993 and costs of printing material for January conference, 23/02/1990
Copy letters prepared by Graeme L. Geldart concerning routes to chartered status for counselling psychologists, Sept.-Oct. 1992
Dr. Rober Bor Hon.Sec. SGCP concerning a supply of BPS Headed stationery and address labels, May 1992
John R.Sheppard concerning cross-rep from SGCP to DECP meetings, 29/01/1992
Photocopied extracts from minutes of committee meetings of the SGCP relating to journals, 1991
Correspondence between Dr.John Allen and Ms Michelle Benjamin concerning New Journal of Counselling Psychology, 25/01/1991
Mr W.Farrell, Hon.Sec and Dr. J.Allen, Chair, concerning result of voting for chair and committee members of the special group in counselling psychology, 06/02/1991
Allan Sakne BPS with copies of the note Valerie Bull had sent concerning officer and group membership data, 4-01/1991
Mr.George W.Ward, Sussex concerning Counselling Psychology Review, Vol.5, No.4 November 1990 proofs
Copy data list of SGCP members and grades 01/03/1989
George W.Ward, Editor Counselling Psychology Review, regarding advertisements 19/02/1990
Mr.J.Shum, Glasgow concerning printed material in connection with the Counselling Psychology Student Award Competition, 08/01/1990
folder containing:
Various typed internal memoranda concerning the names of people applying to the SGCP for membership [and those elected] from 01/11/1982 to 01/06/1994 attached to the inside of the folder is a list of people who have been issued with a statement of equivalence to the Diploma in counselling psychology
folder containing:
Handwritten facsimile cover sheet from Jonathon ? to Bill Farrell, Hon Sec. SCGP containing the result of the election for the committee chair [Taylor elected] and committee places, 05/05/1992
Typed nomination forms from various members for committee member of the SGCP, 1992-1993
1- folder containing: SGCP Awards
16-photocopied BPS SGCP certificates awarded to Christine Norma Aubery of Brighton Polytechnic [first prize] for a submission entitled 'Counselling Psychology and Terminal Illness: The Role of Cognitive Process'
17-photocopied BPS SGCP certificates awarded to Donagh Maguire of Trinity College, Dublin [second prize] and 1- BPS Chartered Psychologist's certificate
Typed correspondence between Valerie Bull and John P.Allen-Chair SGCP concerning artwork for certificates, 1991
Typed correspondence from J.C.Shum, Convenor of Awards Panel[and blank entry form] 1989-90
1- folder containing: ToR
Typed correspondence from Patricia Wright to Alan Sakne concerning the terms of reference, standing committee for practitioner member affairs, SCGP [copy enclosed] |
| AdminHistory | In September 1979 The British Psychological Society Professional Affairs Board set up a working party to consider the practice of counselling, its reference to the professional interests of the Society, and to make recommendations. The terms of reference were extended to consider the broader field of counselling psychology. The working party comprised John Davis, Douglas Hamblin, James Hemming, Ruth Holdsworth, Barrie Hopson and Richard Nelson-Jones (Chairman). The working group carried out a survey on teaching and research in counselling in British Psychology Departments. They also consulted within the Society, to related organisations and interested individuals in the United Kingdom and abroad. One of the recommendations of the 1980 report was the establishment of a Section on Counselling
Counselling Psychology was set up as a Section of the British Psychological Society in December 1981 with its first meeting in January 1982 under the Chairmanship of Richard Nelson-Jones and Stephen Murgatroyd as the honorary Treasurer. There were 200 members initially with 450 by December 1985. A working party was set up to consider the case for applying to form a Division of Counselling Psychology the same year. This was because within the BPS divisions had some overview on training and qualifications. A working party of the Section was set up to consider the 'Essential Components in a Training Course for Counselling Psychologists.
There were 850 members by the end of 1987 and as the first step to becoming a Division - the Section applied for Special Group status in 1988 which was agreed by the Society in March 1989. The Group worked very closely with Membership and Qualifications Board to draft recommendations for a diploma in Counselling Psychology.
In 1992 they set up a Diploma in Counselling Psychology and started the process to become a Division [see BPS/02/02/02 BPS Division of Counselling Psychology] with an extraordinary meeting held in January 1994 which was ratified at the Society's AGM which also voted in favour of the title 'Chartered Counselling Psychologist'. |