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January 16, 2010

Incapacity Claimants Benefit From Psychological Help - British Psychological Society

Psychological intervention helps incapacity benefit claimants get back to work. Findings of a South Yorkshire study will be presented today, 15th January 2010 at the British Psychological Society Division of Occupational Psychology Annual Conference in Brighton...

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Counselling Skills Could Help Clergy Cope - British Psychological Society

Training in counselling skills could help members of the clergy better cope with the emotional demands of their work. This is the finding of a study presented today, 15th January 2010 at the British Psychological Society Division of Occupational Psychology Annual Conference in Brighton...

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Social Workers Need Training In Resilience To Reduce Stress Levels - British Psychological Society

Training in emotional resilience could protect the wellbeing of trainee social workers - an occupational group who are highly vulnerable to work-related stress. This is the finding of a study presented today, 15th January 2010 at the British Psychological Society Division of Occupational Psychology Annual Conference in Brighton...

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January 14, 2010

Tight Pockets, Tight Fists - Downturn In Profits, Upturn In Bullying - British Psychological Society

Impact Consulting Business Psychologists will host a professional forum on how organisations can manage workplace bullying on 14th January 2010 at the British Psychological Society Division of Occupational Psychology Annual Conference. Prior to the recession, costs of workplace bullying to society were estimated at £13.75 billion in 2007...

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Psychologists Focus On Work At Brighton Conference - British Psychological Society

More than 300 psychologists from around the UK and further afield are meeting in Brighton on 13th January 2010 for the British Psychological Society Division of Occupational Psychology Annual Conference. This year's event features keynote speeches from Will Hutton, Executive Vice Chair of The Work Foundation and Dr...

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Psychologists Help Long-term Unemployed Get Back To Work - British Psychological Society

Psychologists will share the success of their ground-breaking back-to-work programme for the long term unemployed, Skills4Success, today, 13th January 2010, at the British Psychological Society's Division of Occupational Psychology Annual Conference in Brighton...

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January 13, 2010

Telling Your Boss What You Think Of Them Is Good For Your Health - British Psychological Society

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In pursuit of happy, healthy, stress-free employees, psychologists urge companies to allow employees to rate their managers' ability to manage...

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December 11, 2009

Memories Mirror Childhood Relationships - British Psychological Society

Memory recall mirrors relationship changes across childhood. This is the finding of a study published online in the British Journal of Psychology...

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December 10, 2009

New Horizons: Psychologists Call For Fewer Drugs, More Therapy For All Depressed People, UK

The British Psychological Society has welcomed the announcement of the government's New Horizons strategy to combat depression. Ms Sue Gardner, the President of the Society, says: 'the Society fully supports the New Horizons initiative and is proud to be involved in the prevention and treatment of distress as well as the enhancement of psychological well-being...

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November 30, 2009

Too Fat To Be A Princess? - The British Psychological Society

Even before they start school, many young girls worry that they are fat. But a new study published in the British Journal of Developmental Psychology suggests the stereotypically thin and beautiful Disney princesses may not be a cause of children's anxieties. During the study by Professor Stacey Tantleff-Dunn and doctoral student Sharon Hayes at the University of Central Florida, 121 girls aged

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