CommunityPsychologyUK

Bringing Society To Psychology

Past Events (93)

Time for Real Change Campaign Group 1st Meeting

September 26, 2015 from 1pm to 4:30pm – 111 Isledon Road, London N7 7JW In April the Hearing Voices Network hosted a free one-day event to bring together a wide range of people and organisations concerned with the current paradigm of pathologising and labelling human exp… Organized by Hearing Voices Network | Type: campaign, meeting

London Community Psychology Network Session - Debt and Distress

September 17, 2015 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm – Haldane Room at UCL in Central London in Wilkins Building in main UCL quadrant, nearest tubes Warren St, Euston, Goodge St. 'Thinking about the Relationship between Debt Problems and Psychological Distress' Dr Sam Thompson (trainee Clin Psych) will present his thesis research on this topic and facilitate the discussion.… Organized by London Community Psychology Network | Type: network, session

#WalktheTalk2015

August 17, 2015 to August 21, 2015 – BPS Leicester - BPS London Psychological health and wellbeing are largely dependent on social circumstances. We must reduce poverty and social inequality. If we are to care for individuals, we must care for society and promote… Organized by #walkthetalk2015 | Type: promoting, social, justice

POSTPONED TILL SEPTEMBER Dr. Lynne Friedli Talking on the Misuse of Psychology in Government Workfare Programmes

July 29, 2015 from 6:30pm to 9pm – London Exact venue TBC Lynne will be talking about the role of psychology in welfare reforms and the workfare programme, as well as her broader interest in mental health and social inequalities. Biography Dr Lynne Fried… Organized by Sally Z | Type: talk, and, workshop

Who attends Foodbank in the UK and why are they there? The impact of food poverty on health and wellbeing

July 20, 2015 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm – UCL We hope that this meeting will engender an evidence-based debate between academic researchers, policy makers and NGOs. Chair: Dr George Grimble (UCL) 17.30 – 17.40 Introduction (Dr Angel Chater -… Organized by Miss Edwina Prayogo e.prayogo.12@ucl.ac.uk | Type: workshop

Professional and ethical practice issues for psychologists, psychotherapists and counsellors: an important part of civic and community engagement

July 17, 2015 from 9am to 4:30pm – School of Psychology, University of East London, London E15 4LZ The Conference is ideal for service providers, practitioners, students, educators and trainers, researchers, policy makers,placement providers, supervisors, advocates, trainees and anyone with an int… Organized by UEL School of Psychology | Type: conference

Summer School on Qualitative Research Methods

July 13, 2015 to July 17, 2015 – Kingston University London Summer School on Doing and Communicating Qualitative Research School of Psychology, Criminology and Sociology, Kingston University London 13-17 July 2015 www.kingston.ac.uk/qrsummerschool … Organized by School of Psychology, Criminology and Sociology, Kingston University London | Type: summer, school

From Silence to Solidarity, Violence to Visibility

July 9, 2015 from 10am to 4pm – Brooks Building, Manchester Metropolitan University This conference explores how to meet the challenges faced by bisexual and lesbian asylum seekers in the UK. We want to share our history and experiences through talks, workshops and activities and en… Organized by Lesbian Immigration Support Group (LISG) | Type: conference

Sue Holland Talk. Community Psychology and Social Action

June 24, 2015 from 6:30pm to 8pm – University College London (UCL) Sue Holland carried out seminal work in the late 1980s in community action working with women from the White City Estate in West London. She developed ideas branching out from individual psychotherap… Organized by Nina Browne, Clinical Psychology Trainee UCL | Type: talk

Network for Social Justice: Official Launch

June 16, 2015 from 9:30am to 4pm – Location: Room A5.5, The Ellen Wilkinson Building, University of Manchester The Social Justice Networking and Special Interest Group developed on the back of a workshop at the 2014 Annual DCoP conference in London. Counselling Psychology has a long-standing relationship and… Organized by Division of Counselling Psychology | Type: launch