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‘Everyone thinks I’m fine’: Making sense of ‘high-functioning’ depression in therapy | BPS Dr Angelina Archer, Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, on a presentation where symptoms can exist beneath sustained performance.

‘Everyone thinks I’m fine’: Making sense of ‘high-functioning’ depression in therapy.
Dr Angelina Archer, Chartered Psychologist and @bpsofficial.bsky.social Associate Fellow, on a presentation where symptoms can exist beneath sustained performance.
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Best of luck with your research Emma!

Help Shape a Working Alliance Measure for Adults with LD! Participants needed for an online Delphi study. More info and sign up here: forms.gle/yx1GDfMGZUrD... Approved by the University of Sheffield Research Ethics Committee. Please share @bpsofficial.bsky.social #LearningDisabilityResearch

BBC One - Shock Treatment How electric shock therapies were used by the NHS to try to change victims’ sexuality.

Really proud that this BBC programme on Friday…
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…is grounded in our 2023 article www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
…and the subsequent @bpsofficial.bsky.social oral history video www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Thanks to Pauline Collier, and to Jim Orford.

I refer to this invited piece for @psychmag.bsky.social as my #Talking2Strangers manifesto. I wrote about why many of us are reluctant to talk to strangers & what the benefits are (inc. making the world a better place).

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#OnceUponAStranger @bpsofficial.bsky.social

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BPS statement on the budget

How to eat well at every age | BPS Professor Jane Ogden with some advice from her new book, part of the British Psychological Society's 'Ask the experts' series with Routledge.

How to eat well at every age…

Professor @janeogden.bsky.social with some advice from her new book, part of the @bpsofficial.bsky.social 'Ask the experts' series with @routledgebooks.bsky.social

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Deadline is approaching for submitting abstracts for the scientific programe for our annual conference. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to get your work noticed by others in the applied behavioural science and public health community. 7th December! www.bsphn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

‘The future of forensic psychology depends on research that is both reliable and relevant’ | BPS Dara Mojtahedi and Terri Cole, authors of Key Topics in Forensic Psychology, published by the British Psychological Society and Routledge, on how best to bridge research and practice in a ‘cat and mou...

‘The future of forensic psychology depends on research that is both reliable and relevant’
Dara Mojtahedi and Terri Cole, authors of Key Topics in Forensic Psychology @bpsofficial.bsky.social, on how best to bridge research and practice in a ‘cat and mouse’ dynamic.
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We have made the latest edition of Clinical Psychology Forum on Forensic Clinical Psychology free to access. explore.bps.org.uk/content/bpsc...
All editions are free to DCP members - find out more and join us here www.bps.org.uk/member-netwo...

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I'm delighted to be attending the @bps-dsep.bsky.social annual conference in Leeds next week. I'll be there on Tuesday 2nd December featuring our #SportandExercisePsychology book programme and our partnership with @bpsofficial.bsky.social. Please do drop by to say hello.

Photo of a close up of Rachel Reeves holding the budget box.

The 250 new neighbourhood health centres announced in the #Budget2025 could improve health inequalities.

But #PsychologyMatters. With a psychological approach embedded from the start, centres could help people access support early, before they reach crisis point.

👉 www.bps.org.uk/news/bps-res...

Removal of the two-child benefit cap long overdue, says BPS | BPS The government has announced in the Budget the removal of the two-child benefit cap

Read the full article: www.bps.org.uk/news/removal...

🧵3/3 “This move will significantly improve the health and well-being of the children affected and will help level the playing field for every child in society.”

🧵2/3 “Children growing up in poverty are four to five times more likely to develop mental health problems. Meanwhile, disadvantaged children are estimated to be over four months behind their more advantaged peers when starting school at age five."

Rachel Reeves holding a red budget box outside 11 Downing Street

"The removal of the two-child benefit cap is long overdue."

Our President, Dr Roman Raczka, responds to today's #Budget2025:

“This will go a long way to helping hundreds of thousands of families to get the support they so desperately need." A thread 🧵1/3

Living with grief | BPS Sara Mathews with a taster from her new book in the British Psychological Society ‘Ask the Experts’ series.

Living with grief…
Sara Mathews with a taster from her new book in the @bpsofficial.bsky.social @routledgebooks.bsky.social ‘Ask the Experts’ series.
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Living well with Parkinson's: finding meaning beyond symptoms | BPS Dr Angeliki Bogosian on the themes in her new book, published by Routledge and the British Psychological Society.

Living well with Parkinson's: finding meaning beyond symptoms.

Dr Angeliki Bogosian on the themes in her new book, published by @routledgebooks.bsky.social and @bpsofficial.bsky.social

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Deepen your understanding of the Approved Clinician role.

Join us in London on 28 Nov ’25 to explore the role in practice, learn the value of multi-professional collaboration, & connect with colleagues across professions.

Book your place: https://learn.bps.org.uk/local/intellicart/view.php?id=318

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Are you a psychology academic ready to lead a flagship book series?

We're seeking a Series Editor for our 'BPS Core Textbooks in Psychology'. Collaborate with us & Routledge to help shape undergraduate psychology education.

👉 www.bps.org.uk/series-edito...

'A nightmare is an inner life that is sometimes as enriching as it can be terrifying' | BPS Dr Michelle Carr is the Director of the Dream Engineering Laboratory in Montreal’s Centre for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine. She tells Jennifer Gledhill about the impact of dreams and nightmares...

'Nightmares serve as helpful indicators of when we are struggling to deal with certain emotional issues, and if we pay attention ... we can learn to overcome the underlying issues, too'

Check out #IntoTheDreamLab author Michelle Carr's @bpsofficial.bsky.social interview.

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We welcome the government's new Men's Health Strategy.

"This is an important first step to improving the mental health & wellbeing of men & boys throughout the country." Chair of the Male Psychology Section.

Full response: https://www.bps.org.uk/news/bps-welcomes-new-mens-health-strategy-england

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How can psychology improve outcomes for men & boys?

This #InternationalMensDay, explore our selection of research & articles showing how psychological insights guide practice, from boosting therapy engagement to tackling stigma.

https://www.bps.org.uk/blog/raising-awareness-mens-and-boys-wellbeing

'Studying Psychology feels like coming home' | BPS Charlotte Zamani is a second-year counselling trainee as well as a committee member of the British Psychological Society’s Community Psychology Section…

'Studying Psychology feels like coming home…'

Charlotte Zamani is a second-year counselling trainee as well as a committee member of the @bpsofficial.bsky.social Community Psychology Section…

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A space to genuinely see and serve men and boys | BPS Professor Ben Hine, Chair of the Male Psychology Section, reflects on their Annual Conference and calls for a change in the conversation.

A space to genuinely see and serve men and boys…
Professor Ben Hine, Chair of the @bpsofficial.bsky.social Male Psychology Section, reflects on their Annual Conference and calls for a change in the conversation.
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#InternationalMensDay (this Wednesday)

Division of Educational and Child Psychology Annual Conference 2026 | BPS Join us in Bath for the DECP Annual Conference 2026! Two days of exciting keynotes, presentations, and workshops.

🚨We’re thrilled to introduce our keynote sessions for #DECP2026:Applying Psychology to Challenge Inequity

🌍✨Get ready for groundbreaking insights, bold conversations& transformative ideas to promote equity in our education system

#blueskyeps
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#DECP2026 is honoured to be joined by Youth Intermission Theatre performing Excluded

⭐️Youth Intermission Theatre supports young people in the youth justice system through creative performance,rehabilitation,collaboration&positive personal development
#blueskyeps @bpsofficial.bsky.social

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"The CPD Quality Mark Scheme gave our course more than just credibility. It gave clients confidence."

Psychologist Julie Hurst shares how her 'Everyday Magic' course, which builds wellbeing in schools, benefitted from BPS recognition.

👉 www.bps.org.uk/blog/confidence-through-credibility