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Competency framework for practitioner psychologists working in adult cancer care
In 2011 the Faculty of Oncology and Palliative Care produced induction guidance for new psychologists working in adult cancer care settings. This document is an updated version of that earlier guidance. We frame the guidance as a list of competencies, which we think will still be helpful in informing the induction support for colleagues new to this area of work.
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Moving for our mental health
This Mental Health Awareness Week, psychologists Dr Kajal Gokal and Professor Amanda Daley report on how incorporating bite-sized pieces of physical activity into our everyday lives can help lift our mental health.
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A bite-sized approach to exercise could help you achieve your New Year fitness goals, says chartered BPS member Amanda Daley.
View resultLessons from history
It is difficult to write a blog at this time without reflecting on experiences over the past few corona virus filled months.
View resultBuilding brain health: Considerations for psychologists working in the public policy arena
Psychologist Ian MacRae and physician and neuroscientist Dr Harris Eyre explore a framework that can be used to translate the findings of psychological research into social change.
View resultPsychology Matters: Influencing at the heart of government
We spoke to Dr Lynne Taylor, Principal Psychology Advisor in the Scottish Government, about her role and why advising on policy at national level is so important for deepening understanding of psychology and how it can tackle and prevent ill-health.
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Guidance published on the skills required to provide psychological care for adults with cancer
22 January 2025
The DCP Oncology and Palliative Care Faculty Committee has published updated guidance on the competencies needed to provide Level four psychological care for adults with cancer.
- Health
Behaviour change interventions investment needed to reduce health inequalities
17 June 2021
More investment is needed to introduce new behaviour change interventions in to public health and mental wellbeing services to reduce health inequalities which have increased because of Covid-19.
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- Health and wellbeing
Contribute to our response to the government’s major conditions strategy
25 May 2023
We’re looking for members to help shape our response to a major consultation into the government’s proposed strategy for treating a number of major medical conditions.
- BPS updates
BPS welcomes obesity initiatives but urges focus on root causes underpinned by psychology
28 July 2020
The Government must ensure they focus on the root causes of obesity, including stigma, poverty and inequality and use psychology to help tackle the problem, says the British Psychological Society (BPS).
- Obesity
Labels encouraging responsible drinking struggle to get the message through
24 October 2022
People view labels on alcoholic drinks encouraging responsible consumption as a ploy by the industry to be seen as caring and are unlikely to lead to people drinking less.
- BPS updates
- Health
BPS responds to government plans for a Major Conditions Strategy
24 January 2023
The BPS is concerned that the Major Conditions Strategy will deny mental health the focus and detail it desperately needs.
- Government and politics
- Mental health
‘You should be over cancer by now’
23 November 2020
Cordelia Galgut on living with the long-term effects of cancer.
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- Oncology
- Palliative care
Psychology, men and cancer
26 June 2014
Peter Branney, Karl Witty and Ian Eardley call for a consideration of masculinity in understanding and treating the disease.
- Health and wellbeing
- Oncology
New Voices: Breast cancer - a voyage into hearts and minds
20 February 2011
A voyage of discovery with survivors of breast cancer with Caroline Muttitt in the latest of our series for budding writers.
- BPS updates
- Oncology
‘Your efforts can improve outcomes for people affected by cancer’
06 June 2023
Kate Hamilton-West is a Chartered Psychologist and Head of Social and Behavioural Research for Cancer Research UK.
- Oncology
‘It's a scary place for a man to go, into a breast cancer clinic’
17 November 2020
Chartered Psychologist Dr Kerry Quincey (DeMontfort University) speaks with breast cancer ‘thrivers’ Doug Harper and Dave Talbot about the Virtual Meet-Up (VMU).
- Health
Living and dying with oesophageal cancer
26 February 2024
Cara Ghiglieri, a post-doc research fellow at the University of Aberdeen, on a research journey shaped by personal experience.
- Oncology
‘We should be developing psychological care for people affected by cancer beyond a reactive model’
04 February 2020
A collection of our articles on psychology and cancer, with comment from Dr Mike Rennoldson.
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Teaching Cancer Care Navigators what to say, when they don’t know what to say: Remote psychological support training in a time of Covid
Series: Clinical Psychology Forum Volume: 1 Issue: 337
Date of Publication: 01-01-2021
Author(s): Rebecca Hunter, Dominic Bray
View Teaching Cancer Care Navigators what to say, when they don’t know what to say: Remote psychological support training in a time of CovidHelpful factors of therapy with families/carers of individuals affected by cancer
Series: Counselling Psychology Review Volume: 35 Issue: 2
Date of Publication: 01-12-2020
Author(s): Áine Lombard
View Helpful factors of therapy with families/carers of individuals affected by cancerUsing therapeutic documents: A story of creativity tricks and living after childhood cancer
Series: Clinical Psychology Forum Volume: 1 Issue: 320
Date of Publication: 01-08-2019
Author(s): Rachel Anne Pulham, Denisa Alia, Louise Marshall, Danielle Lambert
View Using therapeutic documents: A story of creativity tricks and living after childhood cancerPre-Qualification Group Column Understanding the experiences of cancer survivors: The need for a more holistic outcome measure
Series: Clinical Psychology Forum Volume: 1 Issue: 303
Date of Publication: 01-03-2018
Author(s): Rachael Exley, Anna Lagerdahl
View Pre-Qualification Group Column Understanding the experiences of cancer survivors: The need for a more holistic outcome measureCancer research innovation workshop: Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention
Series: Health Psychology Update Volume: 27 Issue: 1
Date of Publication: 01-01-2018
Author(s): Ainslea Cross
View Cancer research innovation workshop: Physical Activity for Cancer PreventionDevelopment and evaluation of managing cancer psychology workshops
Series: Clinical Psychology Forum Volume: 1 Issue: 296
Date of Publication: 01-08-2017
Author(s): Catherine Belton, Justin Grayer
View Development and evaluation of managing cancer psychology workshopsForget cancer let’s MOVE: A behaviour change support model for physical activity for young people during and after cancer
Series: Health Psychology Update Volume: 26 Issue: 2
Date of Publication: 01-01-2017
Author(s): Ainslea Cross, David Sheffield, James Elander
View Forget cancer let’s MOVE: A behaviour change support model for physical activity for young people during and after cancerChallenges and rewards of conducting psychosocial research with cancer survivors within the NHS in Scotland
Series: PsyPag Quarterly Volume: 1 Issue: 96
Date of Publication: 01-09-2015
Author(s): Samantha Swartzman, Fabio Sani, Alastair Munro
View Challenges and rewards of conducting psychosocial research with cancer survivors within the NHS in ScotlandThe new ‘C word’ and death anxiety: A trainee’s experience of cancer psychology
Series: Clinical Psychology Forum Volume: 1 Issue: 269
Date of Publication: 01-05-2015
Author(s): Sari Harenwall
View The new ‘C word’ and death anxiety: A trainee’s experience of cancer psychologyBenefit finding in cancer: The argument of being positive
Series: PsyPag Quarterly Volume: 1 Issue: 89
Date of Publication: 01-12-2013
Author(s): Angelos Kassianos
View Benefit finding in cancer: The argument of being positiveA questionable version of the Post-Traumatic growth inventory—Short form in women diagnosed with breast cancer
31-05-2022
- Bertrand Porro
- Guillaume Broc
- Fanny Baguet‐Marin
- Florence Cousson‐Gélie
Stuck in the spin cycle: Avoidance and intrusions following breast cancer diagnosis
19-06-2017
- Margaret R. Bauer
- Joshua F. Wiley
- Karen L. Weihs
- Annette L. Stanton
Clinically distinct trajectories of fatigue and their longitudinal relationship with the disturbance of personal goals following a cancer diagnosis
21-06-2017
- Fabiola Müller
- Marrit A. Tuinman
- Moniek Janse
- Josué Almansa
- Mirjam A. G. Sprangers
- Ans Smink
- Adelita V. Ranchor
- Joke Fleer
- Mariët Hagedoorn
People with cancer use goal adjustment strategies in the first 6 months after diagnosis and tell us how
28-09-2015
- Moniek Janse
- Adelita V. Ranchor
- Ans Smink
- Mirjam A. G. Sprangers
- Joke Fleer
Educational differences in responses to breast cancer symptoms: A qualitative comparative study
29-09-2016
- Afrodita Marcu
- Georgia Black
- Peter Vedsted
- Georgios Lyratzopoulos
- Katriina L. Whitaker
Educational differences in responses to breast cancer symptoms: A qualitative comparative study
29-09-2016
- Afrodita Marcu
- Georgia Black
- Peter Vedsted
- Georgios Lyratzopoulos
- Katriina L. Whitaker
Illness risk representations underlying women's breast cancer risk appraisals: A theory-informed qualitative analysis
13-03-2025
- Victoria G. Woof
- Lorna McWilliams
- D. Gareth Evans
- Anthony Howell
- David P. French
Young people's beliefs about the risk of bowel cancer and its link with physical activity
17-04-2017
- Katie V. Newby
- Chloe Cook
- Susanne F. Meisel
- Thomas L. Webb
- Bernadette Fisher
- Abi Fisher
Dyadic coping and relationship functioning in couples coping with cancer: A systematic review
15-03-2014
- Marjan J. Traa
- Jolanda De Vries
- Guy Bodenmann
- Brenda L. Den Oudsten
Understanding tamoxifen adherence in women with breast cancer: A qualitative study
29-08-2017
- Zoe Moon
- Rona Moss‐Morris
- Myra S. Hunter
- Lyndsay D. Hughes
Cancer-related identities in people diagnosed during late adolescence and young adulthood
13-06-2014
- Dalnim Cho
- Crystal L. Park
How do women at increased risk of breast cancer make sense of their risk? An interpretative phenomenological analysis
03-07-2023
- Victoria G. Woof
- Lorna McWilliams
- Anthony Howell
- D. Gareth Evans
- David P. French
Cancer and changes in facial appearance: A meta-ethnography of qualitative studies
02-01-2020
- Andrew R. Thompson
- Iona Sewards
- Sarah R. Baker
Relationship factors in skin self-examination among couples
24-03-2016
- Sharon L. Manne
- Elliot J. Coups
- Deborah A. Kashy
The decision-making process for breast reconstruction after cancer surgery: Representations of heterosexual couples in long-standing relationships
27-01-2017
- Léonor Fasse
- Cécile Flahault
- Christel Vioulac
- Kristopher Lamore
- Anna Van Wersch
- Bruno Quintard
- Aurélie Untas
Predictors of positive and negative post-traumatic psychological outcomes in a sample of Iranian cancer survivors
29-04-2020
- Shiva MoshirPanahi
- Ali Reza Moradi
- Bayazid Ghaderi
- Cassandra McEwen
- Laura Jobson
Living with persistent insomnia after cancer: A qualitative analysis of impact and management
17-06-2020
- Paul Reynolds‐Cowie
- Leanne Fleming
Testing the content for a targeted age-relevant intervention to promote cervical screening uptake in women aged 50–64 years
02-08-2021
- Laura A. V. Marlow
- Martin Nemec
- Ivo Vlaev
- Jo Waller
Patients’ expectations of cancer treatment and their perceived link to subsequent experiences: A qualitative study
26-06-2021
- Sam Cockle
- Jane Ogden