BPS West Midlands

The official twitter account for the British Psychological Society West Midlands Branch. Tag us @BPSWestMids to promote your work! 🧠💜

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In case you hadn’t seen, our Conference and Event bursaries are open for applications until 30th September! Simply click on the link before and head to the “Awards & funding” tab to find out more ⬇️

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Hi all, as a branch we are moving away from X, to keep up to date with us make sure to follow us on LinkedIn! https://t.co/LQARrhZ4eu

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In our final January article, undergraduate psychology student Eliana Reynolds explores the importance of addressing generational trauma through her research on the impact of generational trauma on relationship development. https://t.co/piZ2O2CriO

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Happy New Year! Our first branch newsletter has just landed in your inbox.

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In our next article, Holly Amber Stokes discusses the ‘Make play and continuous provision statutory in England's KS1 curriculum’ petition and why play-based pedagogies are imperative for children. https://t.co/i1Q5Ct99gg

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Are you a UK based University student studying an undergraduate or postgraduate degree? Link https://t.co/ab9UVHB4gf

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Happy November BPS Members! We have had an interesting event shared with us today. Please take a look at the information linked below hosted by the BPS South West of England Branch and the Division of Clinical Psychology South West Branch.
https://t.co/UwQOwp3l73

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Finally, if you are a postgrad researcher or an early career researcher in psychology this WhatsApp support group might be for you! This is open to everyone – you do not need to be a member of the BPS.
Any questions, let me know! To join, reply here: https://t.co/QyUgjaCcWo

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Tom White - PhD Researcher, GTA, Coach and Collector reflects on the formation and evolution of his identity as a collector, from early childhood memories, defining moments in his 20s, to his academic research in his 40s.
https://t.co/GcOFzWg6Nh

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Next, our Daya Kaur Narwal Narwal reflects on their National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) internship, where they supported the design and refinement of a single-item empathy scale through cognitive interviewing and analysis.
https://t.co/JvUL9bLmGY

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Our latest newsletter landed in your inbox yesterday, here's a summary of this month's articles.
Taimour Ahmed reflects on his journey from participant to facilitator at Taraki, supporting South Asian men worldwide to build peer-led wellbeing spaces. https://t.co/ArOFD7JqFJ

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Good morning followers! This is Gina, I'll be taking over from Tahani. You can already hear from me over on our branch LinkedIn page https://t.co/cdcku9RLYZ or in my role with the PGR/ECR support group!

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And with that, my time as admin has come to a close. 🫶

Thank you to the West Midlands branch for letting me share, engage, and interact with all things psychology for the last 2 years. It’s been a pleasure to meet so many of you on here.

Onwards!

- Tahani 💜

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And finally, an article from me!

‘The psychology of scuba diving: Reflections from ocean diver training’, by Tahani Baldwin, who shares how learning to scuba dive
was a lesson in patience, emotion, and the healing power of nature beneath the waves. 🤿
https://t.co/mn2FjakAhq

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Y’all know I had to do one last article sharing before I completed this role 😊

As always, thank you to everyone who has contributed to our newsletter. It’s been a privilege to share them on here.

For one last time, let’s go! 🤩

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Next:

‘The journey of a working-class clinical psychologist’, by Thomas Westwood, who discusses class, class-mobility, habitus and the journey of a working-class clinical psychologist. 🧠
https://t.co/IPTzNxPuBS

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This was my last time sharing the articles, it has been a pleasure to share you stories for the last two years 🥰❤️ happy reading!

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Missed our articles for last month? Fear no more! Here’s some of the latest from our members in the West Midlands…

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And finally:

‘Memory, bias and the illusion of certainty’ by Hasan Hussain, who explores how memory, bias, and confidence intersect and why psychology must confront inequality in eyewitness testimony. 👁️🚓

https://t.co/n0be63vM4T