From: Penny Priest
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Sent: Monday, 14 February, 2011
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Subject: Re:
[COMMUNITYPSYCHUK] Comm Psych Officers
Hi David (and all)
Regarding the special issue of the Psychologist,
we're in the process of contacting contributors to get a more detailed
proposal together. The editor, Jon Sutton, is planning a news item
regarding the cuts, for the next issue of the Psychologist. However, with
regards our proposal of a special issue, with contributions from yourself,
clin psych, ed psych, health psych, etc, Jon was worried that there isn't
enough to say. He also said that The Psychologist isn't necessarily the place
to get into discussion over how those cuts are implemented, so asked, what's
left for discussion. He was worried that we wouldn't be able to make the issue
engaging, informative and practical. So when we wrote back saying we had no
worries about there being nothing to say, he asked us for the more detailed
proposal.
So I think all of the above fits in with what
Craig is asking/saying - who exactly is the BPS serving, who is able to
influence it and who is allowed to have a say?
Best wishes
Penny
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Subject: Re: [COMMUNITYPSYCHUK] Comm
Psych Officers
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
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