The Psychologist, March 2020

We reflect on recent Twitter debate.

Deputy Editor Dr Annie Brookman-Byrne introduces the issue.

Ella Rhodes reports.

Ella Rhodes reports.

Sarb Bajwa writes.

Ella Rhodes spoke to the psychologist and University of Sheffield academic and lecturer about the 'Plastics: Redefining Single Use' project.

Ella Rhodes reports on two psychologists in the list.

Previewing the British Psychological Society event.

Pioneer of psychopharmacology and former editor of the Bulletin of the British Psychological Society.

Lydia Marvin writes.

Alison Clarke, Chair of the British Psychological Society's Practice Board, responds.

Dr Flora Cornish reflects on a critical reading and dialogue group led by Dr Deanne Bell at the 2019 Festival of Community Psychology.

Sally Marlow watches the film The Lighthouse directed by Robert Eggers.

Dr Jeremy Swinson watches The Personal History of David Copperfield, directed by Armando Iannucci.

How do you measure the success of a child’s education?

The Truth Project, part of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, has now heard from more than 4000 victims and survivors of child sexual abuse. As it launches its public awareness campaign, we talk to chief psychologist to the Inquiry, Dr Rebekah Eglinton, about the trauma-informed approach. Throughout, we also include quotes, in italics, from survivor ‘Esme’.

Deanne Bell is Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences at Nottingham Trent University. Deanne spoke to Deputy Editor Annie Brookman-Byrne about her desire to understand and repair the world.

Sarah Atayero on the need for diversity in training and the workforce.

Naomi Fisher considers the arguments for self-directed education.

Binna Kandola is Chair of the British Psychological Society’s Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce. He met with Society President David Murphy to discuss some questions we had put to them.

Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms are entrepreneurs and activists, and authors of the 2018 bestseller 'New Power: How Anyone Can Persuade, Mobilize and Succeed in our Chaotic, Connected Age'. Our editor Jon Sutton posed them some questions.

Dr Ilona Singer talks to Ian Florance.

We dip into the Society member database and pick…Saida Melgar, a counselling skills certificate student at the University of the West of England and Floating Recovery Support Worker at the Second Step, Bristol.

Harry Clark listens to 'The Life Scientific' with Peter Fonagy.

Ella Rhodes and Jon Sutton with a few highlights from the Annual Conference of the British Psychological Society's Division of Clinical Psychology, in Solihull.

Laura Oxley watches the film ‘Exhibition on Screen: Lucian Freud – A self-portrait’.

Shameema Yousuf, Sport Psychologist and CMPC at Empower2Perform, watches 'Andy Murray: Resurfacing'.

Annie Brookman-Byrne reports from the Division of Educational and Child Psychology Annual Conference 2020 in Northampton.

Zoe Sanderson reports from a keynote at the British Psychological Society’s Division of Occupational Psychology Annual Conference.

Dr Roy Baumeister is a social psychologist at Florida State University. For his new book, he joined forces with science journalist John Tierney to explore The Power of Bad. Dr Tom Farsides, a Lecturer in Social Psychology at the University of Sussex, fired some questions at Dr Baumeister.

Geoffrey Beattie on his new book, 'Trophy Hunting: A Psychological Perspective'.