The Psychologist, October 2020

The latest from Sarb Bajwa.

Bruno De Oliveira, a Lecturer in Psychology at Southampton Solent University, on using art and research as a community dialogue to reflect on lived experience of homelessness.

We get an update on the Society’s campaign, and call for contributions to a special summer edition.

Our collection of articles on collaboration.

To really understand which human experiences are universal well-conducted studies of people from many different cultures.

Dr Jon Sutton introduces the issue.

Shasta Sheyenne Stephens with ‘two books that shaped me’…

Listening to Women After Childbirth, by Alison Brodrick & Emma Williamson (Routledge; £32.99), reviewed by Dr Kate Redman.

Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization by Scott Barry Kaufman (TarcherPerigree; £15.99); reviewed by Craig Harper.

Jenny Boyd’s autobiography – Jennifer Juniper: A journey beyond the muse – checks in at some of the best-known events and places of the 1960s and 1970s, including inspiring Donovan and travelling with The Beatles, before going ‘back to school’. Ian Florance heard from her on how studying psychology can inform and change lives.

Ella Rhodes reports.

A letter from Dr Jeremy Swinson.

A letter from Jonathan Dawson.

Dr Hazel McLaughlin writes on breaking silos and collaborating; why psychology needs to be agile and creative. How can we leverage the benefits of meaningful collaboration to build the BPS of the future?

A letter from Emma Haddleton; with a follow up from Lucy Cooper.

A letter from Tim Artus on the BPS Covid Coordinating Group.

Numerous psychologists call for review of the BPS Guidelines for Psychologists Working with Gender, Sexuality and Relationship Diversity; plus response.

Ella Rhodes reports on developments at the World Health Organisation.

A tribute with contributions from Simon Duff, Lorraine Perry, Nick Wakefield, Lisa Wright, Sara Finlayson and Jenny McCarthy.

Nominations for the British Psychological Society prize, with links to features / interviews in The Psychologist.

Chris Ferguson and Danielle Lindner might only agree on their need to collaborate.

Nicola Pitchford introduces perspectives from those at the ‘coal face’ of education.

Marcus Munafò on the benefits of interdisciplinary collaboration.

The 'attainment gap' between the most and least advantaged school pupils was brought into sharp focus after the furore over disparities in A-level results, and recent reports suggesting that years of progress to narrow this gap have been lost thanks to Covid-19 measures. Ella Rhodes spoke to two educational psychologists about their role in supporting pupils, families, schools and teachers to address the attainment gap.

We dip into the Society member database and pick out…Taide Riley-Hunte, who is a Senior Assistant Psychologist at Riley-Hunte’s Psychological Consultancy (RHPC).

Chris Moulin and Celine Souchay on a professional and personal marriage.

Jon Brock goes inside the Psychological Science Accelerator.

The winners of this year’s British Psychological Society Practice Board awards have been announced, including a pioneer of parenting programmes, an expert in perinatal psychology and birth trauma and a team using cards for change. Ella Rhodes reports.

Katherine Button argues that we need to build a diversity of roles into the fabric of the psychology department, as well as thinking about our role in bigger interdisciplinary projects.

Adrian West with a letter to the editor.

The new book 'Rapport', by Emily Alison and Laurence Alison, offers ‘The four ways to read people’. Jon Sutton asked them about it.

Nigel Harvey and Elizabeth Valentine pay tribute to the British Psychological Society President 1969-70, and President of the Experimental Psychology Society 1975-76.

Dr Robina Shah – consultant applied psychologist, expert in psychosocial medicine, and former High Sheriff of Greater Manchester – talked to Ella Rhodes about her work, life and values.