Hi all
I'm similarly concerned about usurping and censoring through
professional routes the role of community psychology. My impression is
that the BPS have already conceded future professional organization and
identity to the HPC.
Cheers, Bob Diamond
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Sent: 24 March 2005 12:37
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Subject: Re: You are not a community psychologist![Scanned By NHC]
Dear all,
To add to the debate, by and large I personally am unhappy with the
increasing rise in regulatory processes - I would feel happier with
statutory regulation if its intention was to empower and well as protect
citizens.
This is what I have said in my response to the consultation process:
"I am opposed to statutory regulation of applied psychologists through
the Health Professions Council. My view is based on the argument put
forward by the lawyers Stone and Matthews (in Stone, J. and and
Matthews, J.
(1996) Complementary Medicine and the Law. Oxford: Oxford University
Press) in relation to complementary health care. They contrast the
orthodox doctor-patient relationship, in which the doctor is the expert
and the patient the passive recipient of treatment, with a relationship
based on mutual responsibilities and commitment in which information,
and thus power, is shared. This power sharing model is one which is at
the heart of modernising the NHS , and, in my view, the profession of
clinical psychology. Stone and Matthews argue that ironically,a legal
model of regulation ( although ostensibly intended to protect patients'
interests ) may well be damaging to patient autonomy, since it carries
with it an implication that patients have a passive rather than an
active position within the therapeutic relationship.
Instead, Stone and Matthews call for a patient-centred, non-statutory
regulatory framework with clear systems for registration, a strong code
of ethics and effective and accessible grievance procedures. Such a
model acknowledges patients ( or clients) and their advocates, in the
case of children and others who are vulnerable, as autonomous agents,
capable of making personal choices and with obligations to play an
active part in interventions. I believe that our professional body, the
BPS, already provides such a framework.
If statutory regulation becomes inevitable, I would prefer it to be done
under the auspices of the BPS, since in my opinion this holds a better
chance of retaining values of empowering patients/ clients than does
the framework of an independent regulatory body which I fear stands at
risk of undue political and "establishment" influence."
However, I am afraid that my trust in the BPS as a body that supports
the empowerment of non-professionals may be misplaced - but at least
this would avoid further regulation..... I can see that others may feel
that regulation through the HPC may be a better bet, and they may well
be right... though I fail to see that it can be relevant for educational
and
occupational and community psychologists. But what will happen is
that
we will have both processes if the regulation through the HPC goes
through.
be interested in others' views.
Annie
--On 24 March 2005 11:18 +0000 "Paul@home"
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Thanks for bringing this to our attention Annie,
>
> Deeply worrying stuff in terms of cp. I agree with Annie, we woudl
> benefit from some debate on this....
>
> We know how ineffective similar professional regulating bodies have
> been
> re: the Medical Research Council which has been criticised for doing
more
> to protect the interests of doctors than patients. That aside, what
are
> the implications for our talk of getting CP BPS recognition?
>
> If the BPS has recommended that seven of it ten divisions should come
> under the Health Act provision which seeks to 'regulate professions
> that are concered (wholly or partly) with the physical or mental
> health of individuals' would this mean that if we become a
> 'recognised' part of the profession of psychology, that we too might
> come under this provision? If so, could this effectively butcher our
> network through cleaving open divisions between those who would be
> legally permitted to call themselves community psychologists (and
> prepared to pay out yet another subscription fee to belong to yet
> another professional body) and those who would not!! I don't know the
> answers I am afraid....
>
>
> kind thoughts
>
> paul
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of amitchel
> Sent: 16 March 2005 23:51
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [COMMUNITYPSYCHUK] FWD: Registration of Clinical
> Psychologists
>
>
>> Dear all,
> ===
> You may like to look at and comment, as explained in the document, on
> the proposals for clinical and other applied psychologists to become
> registered under the Health Professions Council. This will be
> compulsory for employment in the NHS (and will cost you!).
>
> We might like to debate what this means for community psychologists as
> applied practitioners.
>
>
> Annie
>
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School of Psychology,
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