David this is really helpful. I assumed craig was trying to out
generals. All power is corrupt? He is of course a retired psychology
general.I also wonder if there is not also a need for some dissection
of 'big society' needed. Its not as if all the public services being
cut are paragons of virtue? What's the community psychology vision
here? Richard
On 2/14/11, David Fryer <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Craig and all,
>
> I am aware of two uses of the phrase
>
> Erica posted "Please can any officer of the Community Psychology Section
> advise
> me whether the section is producing a statement or advice to Local Councils
> on
> the effects of cuts to services" and Greta earlier used the phrase in her
> post
> "a complete record of the damage these cuts are having on people and
> services
> should be made and regularly posted to the Government, I would also be
> interested in anything so far done by Community Psychology officers".
>
>
> I assume the phrase is being used to refer to office bearers in the
> Community
> Psychology Section of the BPS. Jacqui Akhurst is the Chair of the current
> Section Committee, Ho Law is the treasurer and various other people -
> inclusing
> me - are serving on this in different ways, although it should be
> remembered
> that this committee is only an interim arrangement pending the election of
> office bearers by the Section membership at its first AGM. As a member of
> the
> Section interim committee. I know that two members of the interim section
> committee are involved in trying to draft an article which would 'exemplify
> some of the values and praxis of community psychology' and hope to
> include case
> studies of 'community psychology in practice'. I think it would be great if
> at
> least one case study addressing the cuts was included. I am confident Sally
> (Zlotowitz) would be pleased to hear of any suggestions.
>
> This List (this list) does not have 'officers' of course (as opposed to
> co-moderators) nor any formal structure of authority within it (thank
> goodness)
> but occasionally a 'statement' has been produced quasi-collectively by List
> members including more recently our Statement of concern by members of The
> UK
> Community Psychology Discussion List regarding Dr Kenneth Zucker’s invited
> keynote lecture at the British Psychological Society Division of Clinical
> Psychology Conference 2010 and further back the York Poverty Statement on
> poverty. The production of a list statement re the cuts from a community
> psychology standpoint would be possible in principle.
>
>
> Separately I happen to be aware via John (Cromby) (not an officer as far as
> I am
> aware) that the Midlands group is considering writing collaboratively with
> others about the 'implications of the cuts' but don't know where this is up
> to.
>
>
> best wishes,
>
> David
>
> ________________________________
> From: CRAIG NEWNES <
[log in to unmask]>
> To:
[log in to unmask]> Sent: Mon, 14 February, 2011 3:22:56
> Subject: Comm Psych Officers
>
>
> A couple of emails have come down from the ether asking about "Community
> Psychology Officers." I should probably know this, but who are they? And are
> they another "they?"
> Craig___________________________________ The Community Psychology List has a
> new
> website/blog at:
http://www.communitypsychology.co.uk/ There is a threaded
> discussion forum:
>
http://www.communitypsychology.co.uk/cgi-bin/discus/discus.cgi
> There is a twitter feed:
http://twitter.com/CommPsychUK To post on the
> website
> blog, forum or twitter feed, contact Grant or David at the email addresses
> below. David Fryer (
[log in to unmask]) or Grant Jeffrey
> (
[log in to unmask]) To unsubscribe or to change your details on this
> COMMUNITYPSYCHUK list, visit the website:
>
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=COMMUNITYPSYCHUK>
>
>
>
> ___________________________________
> The Community Psychology List has a new website/blog at:
>
http://www.communitypsychology.co.uk/
> There is a threaded discussion forum:
>
http://www.communitypsychology.co.uk/cgi-bin/discus/discus.cgi> There is a twitter feed:
>
http://twitter.com/CommPsychUK> To post on the website blog, forum or twitter feed, contact Grant or David
> at the email addresses below.
> David Fryer (
[log in to unmask]) or Grant Jeffrey
> (
[log in to unmask])
> To unsubscribe or to change your details on this COMMUNITYPSYCHUK list,
> visit the website:
>
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=COMMUNITYPSYCHUK
