What a strange question, Erica.
The BPS collaborates with powerful institutions in and associated with
government (e.g. the HPC) to control and regulate 'psychology'. These
collaborations necessarily involve compromises that are not in the
interests of all.
The BPS promotes, above all else, a view of psychology focused on
individuals: this is clearly and consistently evidenced in what it
insists be included in accredited degree programmes (and, hence, what it
inevitably excludes from them).
The BPS is well known for its weak and equivocal position on the
involvement of psychologists in torture.
The BPS is a professional body that sees itself as largely above
politics. Its charitable status severely limits, by statute, its ability
to engage in political activity.
These are all very well-known and/or obvious issues, so its odd that you
seem to imagine that the BPS does not necessarily have what you call a
'dark side'.
J.
On 20/10/2010 09:24, Erica Brostoff wrote:
> Dear All,
> Following Paul Duckett and other correspondents' posts, it would be
> helpful to those of us who are not in a position to see the darker
> side of the BPS (if there is one) because we are inside it, a guide
> to the problems with it that non-members see.
>
> There may be a gut reaction of being a "joiner" or a "non-joiner", as
> well as more objective positions. Generalisations without substance
> are not illuminating. So please do respond, someone, and it would
> be helpful to know whether you are a psychologist or not. Not all
> people with degrees in psychology join the BPS by a long way, but I
> think that is more because they do not see what it has to offer them
> more than a negative view of what it does.
>
> Thank you, EB
>
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