| Code | BPS/GB/149 |
| Name | The British Psychological Society; Community Psychology Section; 2010- |
| Corporate Name | The British Psychological Society |
| Subordinate | Community Psychology Section |
| Dates | 2010- |
| DatesAndPlaces | Leicester |
| Address | Leicester |
| Activity | Formed in 2010.
The aims of a BPS community psychology section
- promoting the study and understanding of community psychology at public, undergraduate and postgraduate levels;
-raising awareness of issues affecting the psychological health, education, and development of UK society from community psychology perspectives;
-fostering the exchange of ideas through research and improved communications; through facilitating educational events such as workshops, conferences, symposia, and training sessions and through evidence-informed practice;
-providing support to the Society in its role of communicating the impact of inequalities on psychosocial functioning of people, and to challenge the dominance of individually-focused models of psychosocial adjustment and intervention;
-doing research into the impact of both governmental policies and global developments on the health and well-being in the UK
-facilitating community engagement, lobbying, advocacy and policy engagement to address these;
2010 First Chairman Jacqueline Akhurst
2011 Chair Jacqui Akhurst
2013 Chair Elaine Douglas Hon Sec James Bourne
2014 Chair Carolyn Kagan
2015 Chair Glen Williams
2016-18 Chair Sally Zlotowitz |
| PublishedWorks | Newsletter of the Community Psychology Section available from Senate House |
| Source | Record is to be updated at a later date |
| Conventions | International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN ISBN 0-9696035-3-3
National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 |
Show related catalogue records.
Catalogue
| RefNo | Title | Dates |
| BPS/002/3/11/01 | BPS Community Psychology Section Minutes and Papers | 2010-2011 |
| BPS/002/3/11 | BPS Community Psychology Section 2010-2011 | 2010-2011 |
| BPS/002/3/11/01/01 | BPS Community Psychology Section Minutes and Papers 2010-2011 | 2010-2011 |