As usual for a Monday, I’m holding a regular teleconference
about British Psychological Society business first thing (when I’ll catch up on
Jamie’s rather distressing news), as well as a couple of other telephone and
Skype calls; about BPS publications and public reports, and about a new All PartyParliamentary Group for Prescribed Drug Dependence,
but spending the rest of the day on a combination of university and NHS business.
Tuesday is solely a university day, but on Wednesday 20th,
I am travelling to Teesside University for a celebration of
the 20 year anniversary of their Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy)
programme
On Thursday, I’ll be busy with university business, but in
London; visiting the new economics foundation (they write their name in lowercase, I don’t know why) to discuss our joint
interest in community wellbeing.
Then, on Friday, I’ll be meeting with the new BPS Policy and
Communications Director to discuss our plans for BPS policy. For me,
implementing the BPS ‘charitable object’ - “to promote the advancement and
diffusion of a knowledge of psychology pure and applied” – that means a focus
on social justice, wellbeing, health, mental health, education and criminal
justice… for starters. Then, I’ll be having lunch with colleagues from
psychotherapy organisations – BACP, UKCP,
and BPC, before a meeting with colleagues from the
Joanna Simpson Foundation.
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