Dear Jay,
Many thanks for getting this out and raising awareness - I lead a parent infant service in the NHS and agree completely on all the points that you raise, forced disclosure to people who have no training or investment in the family's wellbeing will be a disastrous move.
Let me know if I can help to raise awareness further, have been sharing the Guardian article widey!
I want to add my signature to this letter - how do I go about it?
Can you 'sign' on my behalf please?
Dr Paula Magee, Clinical Psychologist, University of East London and Whittington Health
All the best,
Paula
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From: The UK Community Psychology Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of J Watts
Sent: 08 April 2017 12:51
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Rape Clause Letter - thank you for signing
Dear All
Just a little email to say a big thank you to so many of you for emailing to co-sign the 'Rape Clause' letter. We've sent it to the Guardian and the DWP. The letter with 75 signatures - yes! - is below. Hopefully, the next time you hear from me it will be with a link to circulate.
Have a lovely weekend all
Jay and Danny
As Psychologists, we work with women who are survivors of rape. We see the devastation to mental health that these crimes cause and as a result are deeply concerned at the introduction of a 'rape clause' to the family welfare cap ('Government under fire over new child tax credit form for rape victims', Guardian, 6th April) this week. We strongly believe that the way in which this rape clause is to be administered will cause significant psychological harm. Given that a major reason survivors of rape do not come forward is because of a legitimate fear of not being believed, it is unhelpful that the new process will ask women to provide evidence to support their claim. It forces women to disclose details of their history to professionals for administrative reasons. This may cause flashbacks, renewed shame and emotional turmoil, and consequently affect how mothers bond with their children.
In addition, we also work with children and adults who have been born of rape. Finding this out and managing the identity crisis it can cause carries significant psychological risks. In being asked to name children born in this way, this policy takes any control over disclosure away from parents and denies children the right to privacy. Most mothers who have children as a result of a rape manage, admirably, to have a bond equal to that with children conceived by choice. To force mothers to remember the circumstances of conception for administrative reasons is unethical and potentially damaging to both mother and child.
Dr Danny Taggart Clinical Psychologist, University of Essex
Dr Jay Watts Clinical Psychologist, Queen Mary, University of London
Scott Bartle Trainee Clinical Psychologist, UEL
Dr Andrew Beck Consultant Clinical Psychologist, ELCAS
Dr Gabriel Bes, Counselling Psychologist, Brighton
Dr Sarah Blainey Clinical Psychologist, South London & Maudsley NHS Trust
Dr Caroline Bradley Tavistock & Portman NHS Trust
Dr Naomi Bright Clinical Psychologist, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Rhona Brown Clinical Psychologist, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Angela Byrne Clinical Psychologist, East London NHS Trust
Dr John Cheetham Clinical Psychologist, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
Dr Samantha Cole Kent and Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Louise Conlan Clinical Psychologist, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Harriet Conniff Clinical Psychologist, Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Kate Danvers Chartered Clinical Psychologist, Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health Trust
Dr Hannah Darrell-Berry Clinical Psychologist, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Sarah Davidson, Clinical Psychologist, Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Lynda Durell DClinPsy, CPsychol, BSc. Cwm Taf health board
Dr Anna Duxbury Clinical Psychologist, Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Romana Farooq Clinical Psychologist, Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Gabrielle Farran Clinical Psychologist, NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health services
Dr Andrea Flood Clinical Teacher, DClin Programme, University of Liverpool
Gemma Forshaw Trainee Clinical Psychologist
Dr Danielle Gaynor Clinical Psychologist, NHS
Shannon Gorman Student, Leeds Beckett University
Dr Sophie Gosling Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Lead, Recolo Uk ltd
Dr Sharen Hayre Clinical Psychologist, Barts Health
Emma Hickey Consultant Clinical Psychologist, North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS Trust
Dr Hayley Higson Clinical Psychologist
Dr Lisa Ingleby Clinical Psychologist, Worcestershire Health & Care Trust
Dr Charlotte Ingham Clinical Psychologist, Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Hannah Istead Clinical Psychologist, 2gether NHS Trust
Dr Lucy Johnstone Clinical Psychologist, Independent Trainer, Bristol
Sophie Jones Trainee Clinical Psychologist, University of East London
Dr Joe Judge Glasgow
Dr Sarah Kildea Clinical Psychologist, Camhs, CNWL NHS Foundation Trust
Peter Kinderman Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Liverpool and President, British Psychological Society
Julie Lloyd Clinical Psychologist, NHS
Dr Fiona MacLeod Clinical Psychologist and Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, Brighton and Hove Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
Professor Martin Milton Professor of Counselling Psychology, Regents University London and Consultant Counselling Psychologist
Valeska Matziol Equalities Research Coordinator, LGBT Foundation & Manchester Rape Crisis volunteer
Dr Steven Mayers Clinical Psychologist, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Emma McGibbon Clinical Psychologist, Great Ormond St Hospital NHS Trust
Rosie McLoughlin Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NHS Fife/University of Edinburgh
Annie Mitchell Newton Abbot, NHS Clinical Psychologist; Associate Professor
Dr Lucy Morris Clinical Psychologist Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Aayesha Mulla Clinical Psychologist, CNWL NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Lucie Nalletamby Clinical Psychologist, CNWL
Dr David O'Halloran Senior Clinical Psychologist, South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation NHS Trust
Dr Donna Oxley Clinical Psychologist, SLAM NHS Trust
Dr Gillian Proctor Clinical Psychologist and Lecturer at University of Leeds
James Randall-James Trainee Clinical Psychologist, University of Hertfordshire
Dr Melanie Rendall Homerton University Hospital NHS Trust
Dr Lana Renny Clinical Psychologist NHS
Dr Christina Richards Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Aaron Roberts, Clinical Psychologist, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Bethan Roberts Clinical Psychologist, North West Boroughs NHS Trust
Helena Rose Clinical Psychologist, North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Khadj Rouf Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Glorianne Said Trainee Clinical Psychologist, UCL
Dr Catherine Sholl West London Mental Health Trust
Tim Siggs Clinical Psychologist, Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Dr Sarah Simmonds Clinical Psychologist Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Jane Street Consultant Clinical Psychologist. South West London and St Georges NHS MH Trust
Dr Simon Stuart Clinical Psychologist, NHS Lanarkshire, Scotland
Dr Nikki Swan, Clinical Psychologist, Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Dr Pippa Sweeney Clinical Psychologist, Camden & Islington Foundation Trust
Dr Victoria Tew Clinical Psychologist, Sheffield
Dr Ross Turner, Glasgow
Dr Shreena Unadkat Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust
Dr Jane Vinnicombe Clinical Psychologist, NHS KMPT(Kent)
Genevieve Wallace Trainee Clinical Psychologist, University of East London
Dr Jo Walkley, Clinical Psychologist, Dorset Healthcare Trust
Dr Damian Wilde, Clinical Psychologist, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Sarah Wolfe Clinical Psychologist in Training University of Liverpool
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From: J Watts <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
Sent: 07 April 2017 15:48
To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Rape Clause Letter - will you sign?
Dear All
Danny Taggart and I have written a letter against the new Rape Clause which threatens to cause such psychological damage to survivors of rape and their children. You can read more about the Rape Clause here http://tinyurl.com/k9496fg and view the letter below.
Government under fire over new child tax credit form for rape victims<http://tinyurl.com/k9496fg>
tinyurl.com
Form requiring rape victims to declare they do not live with attacker called 'inhumane and barbaric' and a 'vile policy'
We want it to be co-signed by as many psychologists as we can muster. If you wish to be signator, please could you email me Jay on [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> by noon tomorrow (Saturday) stating
- your name (with title/s if applicable)
- your organisation (e.g. a uni, NHS service, vol org or private practice)
In the subject heading ideally!
Thank you so much and have a lovely weekend
Jay Watts
THE LETTER
As psychologists, we work with women who are survivors of rape. We see the devastation to mental health that these crimes cause and as a result are deeply concerned at the introduction of a 'rape clause' to the family welfare cap ('Government under fire over new child tax credit form for rape victims', Guardian, 6th April) this week. We strongly believe that the way in which this rape clause is to be administered will cause significant psychological harm. Given that a major reason survivors of rape do not come forward is because of a legitimate fear of not being believed, it is unhelpful that the new process will ask women to provide evidence to support their claim. It forces women to disclose details of their history to professionals for administrative reasons. This may cause flashbacks, renewed shame and emotional turmoil, and consequently effect how mothers bond with their children.
In addition, we also work with children and adults who have been born of rape. Finding this out and managing the identity crisis it can cause carries significant psychological risks. In being asked to name children born in this way, this policy takes any control over disclosure away from parents and denies children the right to privacy. Most mothers who have children as a result of a rape manage, admirably, to have a bond equal to that with children conceived by choice. To force mothers to remember the circumstances of conception for administrative reasons is unethical and potentially damaging to both mother and child.
Dr Danny Taggart, Clinical Psychologist, University of Essex
Dr Jay Watts, Clinical Psychologist, Queen Mary, University of London
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From: The UK Community Psychology Discussion List <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> on behalf of Harper, Craig <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
Sent: 03 April 2017 10:30:47
To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Study on offence-taking: Can you help?
Hi all,
Apologies for the mass email..
I've had a study approved by ethics looking at the types of things that different groups find offensive. I'm looking specifically for academic psychologists (including PhD students) to take part in this first survey. It literally takes just over 5 minutes to complete (according to the Qualtrics estimate, which I think is usually quite generous), and involves filling out some very brief demographics, and then giving a few examples of offensive situations/scenarios that you have experienced. Obviously everything is anonymous, data is held confidentially, and the study follows the BPS Code of Conduct on Ethics.
Any participation would be really appreciated. Please get in touch if you have any questions about this, and feel free to pass this link on to others who may be interested in taking part.
http://bit.ly/psych-offence
Thanks in advance,
Craig
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