EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

UPCOMING EVENTS

We announce all our upcoming events here!

DClinPsy Reflective Practice Event 2021.

DCLINPSY REFLECTIVE PRACTICE EVENTS

Multiple dates available

The DClinPsy Reflective Practice events provide a support space for 2021 entry applicants on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from BME backgrounds to enhance their reflective skills and gain tips for managing anxiety ahead of interviews.

Find out more information or sign up here: www.dclinpsyreflection.eventbrite.co.uk

RACE IN PSYCHIATRY & PSYCHOLOGY: FROM RESEARCH TO TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION

LECTURE SERIES

Multiple dates available

This lecture series advocates for a decolonised approach to psychiatry and psychology by increasing exposure and discussion of theoretical and empirical research on race and psychiatry/psychology. In also providing recommendations, it seeks to empower mental health professionals, students and academics to action transformative change in research and practice.

Event schedule

14 May 2021, 17:30 - 19:00: 'Race and racism in psychiatry and psychology’s history' - Delivered by Hari Sewell
28 May 2021, 17:30 - 19:00: 'Psychological impacts of racism and the aftermath of George Floyd' - Delivered by Dr Dwight Turner
10 June 2021, 17:30 - 19:00: 'Race in mental health research, policy and practice' - Delivered by Dr Shubulade Smith CBE
15 June 2021, 17:30 - 19:00: 'Modern day racism at work' - Delivered by Professor Binna Kandola OBE

Find out more information or sign up here:

www.bippnetworkraceinpp.eventbrite.co.uk

PREVIOUS EVENTS

DEdPsy Reflective Practice Event

In collaboration with Trainee Educational Psychologists for Cultural Change (TEPICC), the DEdPsy Reflective Practice Event provided a support space for 2020 entry applicants on the Doctorate in Educational Psychology from BME backgrounds to enhance their reflective skills and gain tips for managing anxiety ahead of interviews.

Roundtable Discussion Event

Our virtual roundtable explored the barriers to academic careers in Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience for BME groups.

DClinPsy Reflective Practice Event

Our reflective space for BME applicants with interviews for the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology 2020 entry provided a supportive space to practice reflective skills.

Men's Mental Health Event

We addressed from a professionals perspective BME men’s experiences of mental health and help-seeking behavioural patterns, as well as the most culturally sensitive, appropriate and effective approaches in supporting its populace.

In Conversation with Black Professors in Mental Health

To acknowledge and celebrate the incredible contributions of Black professors in mental health research, the BiPP Network, in collaboration with King’s College London, hosted an 'In Conversation with Black Professors in Mental Health' event to discuss. intersections between ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status and mental health; and experiences of inequalities and discrimination in health services

Racial Trauma and Wellbeing Event

We held an online event supporting, witnessing and in solidarity with prospective and registered mental health practitioners of Black African and Caribbean origin, descent or heritage on being with our own and responding to clients’ experiences of anti-Black trauma.

Race, Racism and Mental Health Event

We collaborated with the Centre of Pan African Thought to design and deliver the 'Race, Racism and Mental Health' Mini Masters Programme - a three week program that integrates the rich and diverse approaches to mental health that are not taught in mainstream education.

Inaugural Event

Our first event was an momentous occasion inviting psychiatrists, psychologists, students, mental health practitioners and researchers to collectively pool their experiences; expertise and skills to enlighten those on racial inequalities within the mental health system, and concerns in accessing careers in psychiatry and psychology.