by Mory Kakar, Trainee Clinical Psychologist Yearly statistics and professional reflections continue to emphasise that Clinical Psychology remains an underrepresented profession in terms of ethnicity, socioeconomic background and gender (British Psychological Society [BPS], 2022; Association of Clinical Psychologists UK [ACP-UK], 2024). Social inclusion is a growing priority in Clinical Psychology leadership (BPS, 2022; ACP, 2024). […]
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By Lydia Trimble and Maisie Krisson, Cohort 51 Trainee Clinical Psychologists, and Laura Simonds, Senior Lecturer, PsychD Clinical Programme Background to the project… The PsychD clinical psychology programme commissioned this service-related project as part of its ongoing work towards decolonising the curriculum. The project was the second phase of an ongoing effort to locate more […]
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By Maddy Coe, Research Assistant in the Surrey Clinical Psychology Team What’s the problem? It’s not difficult to see where the idea of the stereotypical ‘white, middle-class female’ psychologist comes from. All you need to do is look at your cohort in an undergraduate psychology lecture theatre to see a fairly homogenous bunch staring back […]
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By Warren Matofsky, Senior Lecturer and Clinical Psychologist [1] GRACE-ism refers to reproduction of oppressive discourse relating to Gender, Race, Ability, Class, Ethnicity & Sexuality. What’s in a reading list and its production? Yet with Community Psychology, compiling a list that is informed by our collective commitment to decolonising the curriculum, seems to set an […]
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By Sarah Glew, Lecturer & Clinical Psychologist As part of the team’s thinking about decolonising our curriculum, my attention turned to a new teaching session I was developing and delivering with a colleague. The focus of the lecture was around parenting and the many guises within which we may work with parents as Clinical Psychologists. […]
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Hannah Frith, Lead of the Social Justice and Inequalities (SJI) Research Group, describes the work of the group What is the SJI group about? Inequalities in mental health are stark. Understanding that inequalities in mental distress and wellbeing are not random, but are shaped by social and historical conditions, leads inevitably to a concern with […]
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