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      Learning from experiences – the pioneering Life of Marie Jahoda

      Sophie O’Reilly, from our History of Psychology department, is back again with a fascinating look at the life of pioneering social psychologist, Marie Jahoda (1907-2001).

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      Get a qualification in test use

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      About qualifications in Test Use

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      Psychology Matters: Early intervention and prevention

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      Looking Ahead Rather Than Behind: Exploring The Future Perspectives And Resilience Of Adolescents Who Have Experience Of Parental Imprisonment

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      Become a Fellow (FBPsS)

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      Young People and Mental Health in a Changing World

      The following article has been provided by Dr Katie Hunt, Chair of the DCP Faculty for Children, Young People and their Families.

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      The Runnymede Trust reflects on how 2020 has impacted on racism

      Carol Sidney, office manager at the Runnymede Trust reflects on how ’the world arrived at the door’ of the UK’s leading race equality think tank.

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      Male psychology: holistic, compassionate, future-facing

      It's staggering to consider how many men kill themselves every day (around 13 according to recent figures), but perhaps just as staggering is how few psychologists realise this is a field where they can have a positive impact.

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        • Prisoner of the mind

          11 February 2016

          An image from an inmate at HM Prison Winchester, courtesy of the Koestler Trust, leads a collection of articles on psychology in prisons.

          • Legal, criminological and forensic

        • 'Activist scholarship' on prisoner suicide

          19 June 2017

          Craig Harper reviews Graham Towl and David Crighton's 'Suicide in prisons: Prisoners’ lives matter'.

          • Legal, criminological and forensic
        • prison

          The Psychologist guide to… Prisons

          10 September 2024

          Most of us can only imagine what life as a prisoner is really like. How can psychologists support rehabilitation and the understanding that people are in prison as punishment, not for punishment?

          • Clinical
          • Community
          • Legal, criminological and forensic
        • Barbed wire head

          Research into the mental health of prisoners, digested

          13 July 2018

          Here we provide a digest of research into the mental health of prisoners.

          • Legal, criminological and forensic
          • Mental health

        • "Who holds prison psychologists to account?"

          20 February 2018

          A prisoner at HMP Whatton writes to us, and their Governor and Psychology Lead respond.

          • Legal, criminological and forensic

        • Prisoner suicide

          06 July 2015

          Graham Towl and Tammi Walker consider public management, punitiveness and professionalism (an 'Online first' publication).

          • Clinical
          • Legal, criminological and forensic

        • LGBT prisoners

          11 April 2016

          A letter from our May issue.

          • Legal, criminological and forensic

        • Call for suicide prevention priority in prisons

          11 August 2017

          ‘Prisoners’ lives matter. But we often act as if they do not and thus should not be surprised at the high rates of suicide.’ Ella Rhodes reports.

          • Clinical
        • Silhouette of a prisoner behind bars

          Bullying in prisons

          18 March 2002

          Jane L. Ireland describes the causes and consequences of bullying behind bars, and how it can be tackled.

          • Legal, criminological and forensic

        • An insidious prison

          20 December 2018

          Elke Weesjes and Paula A. Madrid consider the impact of immigration policies on children’s mental health.

          • Children, young people and families
          • Ethics and morality

        • New Voices: Breaking free - prisoners and mental health

          17 February 2014

          Anna Roberts makes the case for improving mental health services in prisons, with the latest in our series for budding writers.

          • Mental health
        • A representation of Psyche, taken from the BPS logo

          From Prisoner to President

          18 January 2000

          Sue Cavill talked to Saths Cooper, former President of the Psychological Society of South Africa, about changes in how psychologists are organising.

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