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      A psychological manifesto for the next Scottish Parliamen

      The British Psychological Society (BPS) is calling for all political parties in Scotland to consider how psychological evidence and expertise can improve policy making.

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      Police, Crime, Sentencing, and Courts Bill Briefing

      The BPS is the representative body for psychology and psychologists in the UK, and the BACP is the largest professional body for counselling and psychotherapy in the UK.

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      BPS Briefing on the Acquired Brian Injury Bill

      The British Psychological Society urges MPs to support the Acquired Brain Injury Bill and to keep this strategy under review

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      From poverty to flourishing: agency and empowerment

      The objective of this briefing is to help policy makers understand how poverty can diminish people’s ability to exercise agency and empowerment in their lives

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      BPS position paper: Online Safety Bill

      The British Psychological Society (BPS) welcomes the introduction of a Bill to regulate digital spaces and protect people from online harm.

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      Having our say on the Mental Health Bill

      The Mental Health Bill 2024 was first introduced late last year, and represents a crucial step towards fixing the often unequal treatment seen in the Mental Health Act 1983.

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      A week in the life of the BPS

      Matilda Farndon and Isabelle McIvor are in Year 11 studying GCSE Psychology and due to sit their exams this summer. They recently spent a week doing work experience at the BPS shadowing various teams, and have written the following about their experience.

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      Tackling social class inequalities: #Makeit10

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      Climate and Environment Action Coordination Group

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      Elections 2022: Dejan Hrcan

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      Consultation responses

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      Consultations and briefings

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        • Careers: Working in residential care

          13 November 2012

          Working in residential care, with Cian Aherne and Noelle Fitzgerald; we talk to Jon White about working in public relations; plus the latest vacancies.

          • Careers and professional development
        • Journals in a stack on a table

          Principles of publishing

          18 March 2002

          Annilee Game and Michael A. West encourage your views on the ethics of authorship.

          • BPS updates

        • Historical sex object – or undiscovered genius?

          11 January 2016

          John Launer challenges the image of Sabina Spielrein principally as Carl Jung’s mistress: was she one of the most innovative thinkers in 20th-century psychology?

          • History and philosophy

        • President’s column: September 2015

          15 September 2015

          … from Jamie Hacker Hughes.

          • BPS updates
        • Illustration of good vs bad

          How much thought do we put into our moral judgements?

          04 February 2009

          “Researchers in the area of social cognition have shown that many social psychological phenomena — including attitudes, evaluations and impressions, emotions, and social behaviour — occur automatically and without awareness."

          • Cognition and perception
          • Ethics and morality
        • A representation of Psyche, taken from the BPS logo

          Society, May 2006

          18 May 2006

          Including fellowship citations, adoption support regulations and ethics column.

          • BPS updates
        • Holding hands across a boundary

          Here’s the best way to forgive and forget

          04 May 2021

          If somebody else has treated you badly, what are the best strategies for overcoming this, and moving on?

          • Memory
          • Social and behavioural

        • No normal crisis

          24 November 2020

          Ella Rhodes spoke to psychologists and staff in Colombian, Albanian and Irish psychological societies about their experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the lessons they had learned.

          • Covid
        • Blindfolded man

          Media: The blind feeding the blind

          18 November 2010

          Kisane Prutton on the media’s particular appetite for psychology

          • BPS updates

        • ‘Always cheerful and positive’

          09 October 2017

          Carole Allan's appreciation for the British Psychological Society's retiring Chief Executive.

        • A representation of Psyche, taken from the BPS logo

          Society, November 2013

          18 November 2013

          President’s column; Book Awards 2013; engaging with politics in Northern Ireland; communicating psychology to the public through dance; Division of Health Psychology awards; and more

          • BPS updates

        • A web of coronavirus perspectives

          15 June 2020

          As lockdown began, The Psychologist team set to work collecting evidence-based perspectives on coronavirus and the pandemic response for our website. At the time of writing, there are more than 90 views, interviews and more gathered there, from more than 120 psychologists. We are very grateful to all who gave their time and expertise so generously during challenging times.

          • Covid