What use is Psychology;
a sticking plaster or an opportunity for transformative change?
A discussion evening in Leicester: Tuesday 10th October 2017 from 7pm.
For World Mental Health Day, Psychologists Against Austerity Midlands and Psychologists for Social Change Leicester are hosting a free discussion event open to everyone with an interest in thinking about the application of psychology for political action and policy change. Everyone who attends will have the opportunity to contribute to the discussion throughout the evening. We hope the theme will encourage a rich reflection on the ways in which we have become used to hearing and talking about mental health in mainstream forums. We also hope that others based around Leicester will feel inspired to help us shape the newly formed Psychologists for Social Change Leicester group.
Date: 10th October 2017
Time: 19:00 - 20:30
Venue: University of Leicester, Centre for Medicine, Room 0.02, 15 Lancaster Road, LE1 7HA
For more information or to book your free place at this event, please email rj170@le.ac.uk.
Date: 10th October 2017
Time: 19:00 - 20:30
Venue: University of Leicester, Centre for Medicine, Room 0.02, 15 Lancaster Road, LE1 7HA
For more information or to book your free place at this event, please email rj170@le.ac.uk.
Equality is the best Therapy: Why psychologists are talking about Austerity
Public talk in Birmingham City Centre: Thurs 1st June starts at 6:30
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The relationship between mainstream psychology and the political sphere is changing. This talk will chart this evolving relationship by introducing Psychologists Against Austerity (PAA), a collective of applied psychologists and allies who see it as their responsibility to use the power, privileges and resources of their profession to actively engage in societal issues. Whilst community psychologists have long embraced engagement of this kind, PAA is the first UK collective from across the psychological spectrum – health, clinical, educational, forensic, academic and research – to embrace an activist-practitioner model. This talk will outline the founding and evolution of PAA and will present the accumulating evidence of the psychological impact of austerity as set-out in PAA's flagship briefing paper. There will be many opportunities to discuss both what psychologists have done as well as debate the general role of psychology within the fast-changing local and national political context. We will argue that despite decreasing rhetoric around the use of the term 'austerity' it nonetheless remains one of the most pressing psychological and political issues of the age.
The evening will start with a talk followed by an chance for Q&A. Food (until 7pm) and Drinks will be available to purchase from the venue. The upstairs function room of the can be accessed by the staircase at the back of the pub behind the Bar. The Woodman Pub is on the corner of New Canal Street and Curzon street, Birmingham, B5 5LG, Birmingham This event is free and open to everyone. There is no need to book so please just turn up on the night. The talk will start at 6:30pm Location: Function room (upstairs) of The Woodman Pub, New Canal St, Birmingham, B5 5LG Follow us on twitter @PAAMidlands or email us at paainthemidlands@gmail.com |
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