Psychology News & Events
Successful British Psychological Society Accreditation of BSc in Developmental and Educational Psychology
The new degree in Developmental and Educational Psychology, starting in September 2009, has recently been successfully accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS). This means that any graduates of the course achieving a minimum 2:2 degree will be eligible for Graduate Registration (GBR) at the British Psychological Society. GBR status is the first step to becoming a chartered psychologist, and enables progression on to a range of professional psychology training routes. This recent accreditation adds to the existing BPS accredited degrees in single honours Psychology and joint honours Psychology major pathways.
New BSc in Developmental and Educational Psychology
The Psychology division at The University of Northampton is pleased to announce the launch of a new undergraduate degree programme. The BSc in Developmental and Educational Psychology will welcome its new intake of students in September 2009. Reflecting a growing team of staff specialising in developmental and educational psychology in the department, the new course will provide a single honours programme to students wishing to specialise in this area of psychology. For more information about this and other available programmes, have a look at the Psychology Undergraduate course list.
New staff in the division
This September saw the arrival of two new members of staff in the Psychology division. Dr Alison Rolfe joined the team as a senior lecturer in Counselling Psychology. In addition to counselling and psychotherapy, her research interests include young people, gender and identities, addictions and mental health. She previously worked for five years as a Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham, where she was Project Manager of the Birmingham Untreated Heavy Drinkers research project - a ten-year longitudinal interview study following the 'natural history' of heavy drinking. Alison is also a practicing counsellor. Prior to working as a counsellor and researcher, she completed a PhD at the University of Warwick, focussing on experiences of teenage motherhood amongst marginalised young women. Alison says “I am very pleased to join the Psychology division at Northampton, particularly since this is an exciting time to be involved in this area at UoN. An important part of my role will be to work on the development of a Psychology & Counselling degree pathway and, in the longer term, the goal is to set up a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology at UoN. These courses will complement the existing strength of UoN in Applied Psychology".
Dr Rachel Maunder joined the division as lecturer in Psychology. Her main research interests are within educational psychology - focussing particularly on school bullying and children's peer relationships. Rachel has previously held positions at Warwick University (where she was an Academic Development Adviser supporting staff new to teaching in higher education), The National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth (working with gifted secondary school students) and Liverpool John Moores University (where she studied for her PhD and taught psychology). At UoN, Rachel teaches on the undergraduate psychology programmes and the MSc in Child and Adolescent Mental Health. She will also be a member of the course team on the new BSc in Developmental and Educational Psychology starting next September. Rachel says “Everyone has been very welcoming and I've been enjoying helping to put plans in place for the new degree pathway. I'm really excited to be part of the developments taking place in the division.”
Research seminar series in Psychology division
Research seminar series in Psychology division Last Autumn, a new schedule of research seminars was launched in the Psychology division as part of PsychTalk. PsychTalk brings in psychologists from within and outside UoN to talk about their research - providing a unique forum for dialogue and debate with cutting edge researchers. Students and staff are welcome to attend the seminars and participate in the discussions. Speakers so far have included Professor Gordon Claridge from the University of Oxford talking about 'Schizotypy: personality dimension or mild disease?' and Dr Bronwen Rees from Anglia Ruskin University who discussed 'Contemplative Psychotherapy - Bridging Therapy and Spirituality'.
Professor Harald Walach, organiser of the seminars, says “we are really pleased with the success of the seminar series this term. This year we have secured some high-profile speakers and feedback has been very positive. The opportunity to meet and hear psychologists speak about their research is very valuable for both students and staff.” Up to date information about forthcoming speakers and previous seminars can be found by enrolling on the PsychTalk (PSY01) module on NILE.
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