Please do not do this, you have no mandate from the list or the CP
section to act on its behalf and you cannot be sure that everyone has
had the chance to read you emails so you cannot imply consent based on
"hardly" any opposition.
Erica Brostoff wrote:
> Dear All,
> One of the issues which crops up in discussions is the "over-emphasis
> on inner processes " perceived as current in clinical psychology, and
> the ascendance of clinical psychology generally at the expense of
> social processes, including community psychology. Evidence of this
> has been mentioned from the USA and Australia, and trends here could
> be seen in the same light.
>
> It seems to be well-established now that interaction between mother
> and infant actually shapes a child's brain as well as a child's mental
> capacities, and attachment theory in both developmental and clinical
> psychology addresses this. This is both a clinical and a community
> psychology issue, and I have had several conversations with research,
> clinical and educational psychologists recently about the difficulties
> of putting this knowledge into practice, given government objectives
> of getting mothers back to work quickly. Thus, it is important that
> community and clinical and developmental psychologists work together
> on these issues and gain strength from each other. In the longer run,
> support for mothers and the more effective child rearing wouldl save
> the state money as well as stress at both societal and personal
> levels, to take but one aspect of this issue.
>
> At a different level, educational and developmental psychology surely
> have a lot to say about offenders who end up in prison, many of whom
> are unable read, a point I have made before.
>
> At the level of psychotherapy, improving one's capacity to think
> clearly, to recognise one's emotions and those of others and to argue
> one's case, with personal self-esteem and confidence, surely impact on
> the ability to be effective citizens.
>
> There is evidence in this discussion forum that both educational and
> clinical psychologists are aware of community issues and wish to get
> involved in them. It seems to me that some of the apparent
> antagonism towards the BPS is that (at the moment) clinical psychology
> is dominated by the CBT paradigm and this is perceived by some as
> being manipulative. What I feel is lacking is a sense of perspective
> on all this. Which paradigm and which section of psychology and so
> forth are in ascendance, are fashions which come and go, and the
> practitioners are rarely as biased or straight-jacketed in their views
> as stereotypes would have it. What is important is to have some
> input into these processes.
>
> At a different level, there are many community and social processes,
> which could be improved by the contribution of community
> psychologists, such as making effective cases for socially-beneficial
> action by local committees etc., without putting so much focus on
> negatives supposedly arising from the practice of psychologists with
> other areas of expertise.
>
> It also seems to me that the procedures which need to be discussed
> should involve those members of the BPS who voted for the Section, and
> if they are not able to join for another year, they will effectively
> be excluded from these discussions, without some complicated
> manouvering. In fact, the delay could be longer than a year, as
> incoming members at that stage may query some of the arrangements.
> *
> *
> *At a time when all sorts of services and employment are under threat,
> it seems that the last thing that should occur should be delaying of
> contact between these areas of expertise. By the time the Section
> is set up in about a years time, according to the proposed delays,
> many of the cuts may be irreversable. This may well be why the
> proposed Section has received the support it has from BPS members.
> There seems to be little co-ordination as to how to go forward, and
> the group from Plymouth has to be applauded for trying to get
> something done, together with a few other individuals.*
>
> I therefore wish to encourage the BPS to set a fee structure so that
> the Section can be registered, and propose to act accordingly. I
> note that hardly anyone has opposed this in the
> recent exchanges. If I have misunderstood the process, no doubt that
> will come to light shortly.
> Erica Brostoff
>
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