The Psychologist, April 2023

Our Editor, Jon Sutton, introduces the April issue of The Psychologist.

Meet Alison Clarke, Dr Natalie Lancer, Jimmy Petruzzi and Roman Raczka, the candidates in consideration for the role, and cast your vote before 31 March.

Ella Rhodes spoke to educational psychologist and paediatric neuropsychologist Dr Stephanie Satariano and occupational psychologist Hannah Osmond Smith about their work developing a Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs) course for BPS Learn.

BPS Chief Executive, Sarb Bajwa, said the report from the National Audit Office on mental health service improvements painted a clear picture of a service which was largely failing to meet the needs of those needing mental health support.

Our editor Jon Sutton in conversation with Helene Ansell, from the British Psychological Society’s Education and Training Board.

Ella Rhodes on an online event, arranged by the BPS Psychology of Education Section, where policy experts and psychologists shared tips for getting evidence into the UK parliament.

As the UK Trauma Council (UKTC) releases resources for schools on how to plan for and manage critical incidents, Ella Rhodes spoke to David Trickey – a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and UKTC co-director – about his work with the council and the new resources.

Ella Rhodes hears from Hannah Fawcett about a forthcoming British Psychological Society event around the emotional impact of jury duty.

Lessons on teens and Covid-19 from the researchers, a policymaker, and two of the young people who co-created the study.

Ingrid Covington introduces interviews with three keynote speakers from the forthcoming Congress of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, in Poland.

Janine Bosak is Professor of Organisational Psychology at Dublin City University, and a keynote speaker at the forthcoming Congress of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology. Ingrid Covington met her.

Ingrid Covington hears from Martin Euwema ahead of his keynote at the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology congress.

Ingrid Covington meets Marianne Schmid Mast, Professor of Organizational Behavior and Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics (HEC) of the University of Lausanne, and one of the keynotes at the forthcoming European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology congress.

Marc Hye-Knudsen on the pedagogical value of a much-maligned art form.

Anna K. Zinn, Aureliu Lavric, Mark Levine, Miriam Koschate-Reis on their research.

Our editor Jon Sutton meets Andy Tolmie, Joint Head of Research for Psychology and Human Development at the Institute of Education and Chair of the British Psychological Society’s Research Board.

Ian Florance interviews Sula Windgassen, a Health Psychologist with a particular and personal interest in supporting those experiencing long-term conditions and chronic illness.

'Misogyny in Psychoanalysis', by Michaela Chamberlain (Phoenix Publishing), reviewed by Dr Joanna North.

'Unlawful Killings: Life, Love, and Murder: Trials at the Old Bailey' by Wendy Joseph (Doubleday).

Lance Workman on 'Hidden Games: The Surprising Power of Game Theory to Explain Irrational Human Behavior', by Moshe Hoffman & Erez Yoeli, followed by an interview with the authors.

Dr Dean Burnett – author of Emotional Ignorance: Lost and Found in the Science of Emotion – argues we would benefit from accepting the reality.

Steve Taylor investigates how psychological turmoil can lead to transformation in his latest book Extraordinary Awakenings.

Catherine Asta on her podcast, around autism in women.

Punit Shah, Associate Professor at the University of Bath, reviews the BBC TV show, Inside Our Autistic Minds.

The opera ‘Y Bont/The Bridge’ explores the experience of living with dementia. Photo by Ian Smith.

Harbinder Kaur Sandhu, Professor of Health Psychology at the University of Warwick, reviews the film 'All the Beauty and the Bloodshed' (directed by Laura Poitras).

"Will you remember that protecting children and young people from violence and abuse is everyone’s responsibility?" Madison Wempe reports from an exhibition at King's College.

An extract from 'Freud’s Patients: A Book of Lives' by Mikkel Borch-Jacobsen (Reaktion Books).

J M Innes of the University of South Australia responds to the article, Aversion Therapy: a personal account.

Richard Millington, a retired clinical psychologist, responds to an article on dementia in The Psychologist.

Charlotte Ash calls for the improvement of diagnostic tests for Alzheimer’s Disease.

Esther Bowen, Trainee Health Psychologist, reflects on her path to training and her first year on the Dpsych in Health Psychology.

Dr Ravi Rana (East London NHS Foundation Trust) introduces reflections from Clinical Associates in Psychology.

Jim Wood, Retired Educational Psychologist, shares their thoughts on Professor Paul Gilbert's Compassionless Politics article.

A tribute.

A tribute from Katie Marwick and Matthew Marwick.

An obituary from John Cape, Janice Hiller and Winifred Bolton; plus further recollections from those who knew him.

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