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the psychologist vol 28 no 8 august 2015 www.thepsychologist.org.uk Making holidays work Jessica de Bloom takes a tour letters 606 qualitative psychology special feature 638 news 616 interview: ‘we’re all either Jedi or Sith’ 660 digest 626 big picture centre reviews 682 careers 674 Contact The British Psychological Society the psychologist... St Andrews House 48 Princess Road East ...features Leicester LE1 7DR 0116 254 9568 [email protected] www.bps.org.uk The Psychologist Making holidays work www.thepsychologist.org.uk work and organisational psychologist 632 www.psychapp.co.uk Jessica de Bloom takes a tour of the world [email protected] of vacation research tinyurl.com/thepsychomag Breaking out of the silo mentality 638 @psychmag Rachel Shaw and Nollaig Frost argue for Advertising pluralism and mixed methods, to open Reach 50,000 psychologists a special feature on qualitative psychology at very reasonable rates. 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International panel Vaughan Bell, Uta Frith, Alex Haslam, Elizabeth Loftus the psychologist vol 28 no 8 august 2015 the issue ...reports Break out your tiny violins: The Psychologist and Research Digest do news 616 not get holidays. We have considered is unemployment being rebranded a psychological disorder?; APA torture a combined July/August issue, to investigation; harrowing stories in the Harris Review on self-inflicted deaths ease the pressure on our small in custody; perspectives on psychosis and schizophrenia; and more team during the summer and to allow us to do more outreach events society 664 (such as last month’s Latitude President’s column; a psychological perspective on hoarding; the Society’s Festival appearance). We would Research Assistantship scheme; and more welcome your views on that, but in the meantime we plough on with ...debates our usual monthly issue and daily web updates. No doubt many of letters 606 you find juggling holidays, work learning to teach more reflectively; psychology and religion; Society investments and and other responsibilities a the presidential term; the not-so-new statistics; Professor Edgar Miller; and more challenge too: Jessica de Bloom’s piece (p.632) has some evidence- based tips for you. ...digests Elsewhere, colour coded on this Phineas Gage, giggling toddlers, the monster in the mirror, and much more – contents spread, we have a special feature on qualitative psychology. including news of a live event – from www.bps.org.uk/digest 626 I am particularly pleased that we are trying new ways of pulling together ...meets contributions: see Sarah Riley and colleagues (p.652) and the news 620 associated video discussion. All part five minutes with Helen Cassaday on the use of non-human primates in research of our print/online integration, along with forays into live events such as interview: ‘we’re all either Jedi or Sith’ 660 the Digest ‘heaven and hell’ do Miles Thomas meets John Amaechi OBE – psychologist, organisational (www.bps.org.uk/digest/10): no rest consultant, high-performance executive coach and former NBA basketball player for the wicked! careers 674 Dr Jon Sutton we hear about partnership working from Jackie Sykes and Chris Welford, Managing Editor @psychmag and Fiona Sweeney describes her work in mental health street triage one on one 688 with Victoria Clarke, Associate Professor in Sexuality Studies at the University of the West of England ...reviews The emotion of Inside Out; The Elephant Man; Dementiaville; Scientology and the Prison of Belief; ‘Decision’ exhibition; and more 682 3 years ago The Psychologist and Digest Go to www.thepsychologist.org.uk Editorial Advisory Committee for our archive, Big picture centre-page pull-out Catherine Loveday (Chair), Phil Banyard, including a special left-handedness: mysteries and Olivia Craig, Helen Galliard, Harriet Gross, issue on time myths, with Carolyn J. Choudhary Rowena Hill, Stephen McGlynn, Peter Olusoga, Tony Wainwright, Peter Wright read discuss contribute at www.thepsychologist.org.uk Learning to teach more reflectively LETTERS We are delighted to read Professor more reflective and informed teaching Knapper’s letter ‘Who teaches the practitioner encouraged to embed their teachers?’ (July 2015), which highlights own learning and teaching research into the current state of teaching practice in a more complete reflective account of their the higher education sector. While the individual teaching practice. Indeed, we letter implies a paucity of teaching have previously stated that the field of professionalism, which we do not agree psychology is pre-eminently positioned to with, we would like to add that a benefit from such a reflective approach national focus is needed to ensure that (Senior et al., 2015). Yet, more could still research into teaching practice forms be done. a solid foundation for effective delivery Ultimately, the modern-day university is in the lecture hall. a large organisation and like all other large There are many established drives organisations it is sensitive to various market to increase teaching quality throughout forces. Such forces drive managerial strategy to the UK HEIs. These schemes go beyond the ‘induction courses’ divert resources towards high-impact research activities that are highlighted in the correspondence and allow teachers to reflect likely to be successful in subsequent funding exercises. Policy on how best they can develop their own practice to ensure that recognises the importance of learning and teaching research innovation in delivery and assessment is both integral and and the role that it plays in the delivery of evidence-informed continuous. teaching practice in the classroom is needed before teaching Initiatives such as the Higher Education Academy (HEA) excellence in the HE sector achieves the recognition that is Fellowship accreditation schemes have seen a significant rise in deserves. HEA Fellows throughout the sector. Here, excellence in teaching Rowena Senior FHEA practice is regularly celebrated with Fellows, Senior Fellows and Carl Senior PFHEA, FBPsS Principal Fellows finding themselves in positions where they can Aston University direct, drive and even determine teaching excellence in their own institutions. References The celebration of such teaching excellence is not an Halffman, W. & Radder, H. (2015). The academic manifesto: From an occupied to a example of the facile ‘adoration of excellence’ – an inexorable public university. Minerva, 53, 165–187. movement that has been identified in the modern-day university Senior, C, Reddy, P.A. & Senior, R. (2014). The relationship between student borne out of the drive to marketise the HE sector (Halffman & employability and student engagement: Working toward a more unified theory. Radder, 2015). Rather, such schemes see the rise of an altogether Frontiers in Educational Psychology, 5, 238–240. CBT losing efficacy? – Not proven In the July issue ‘Digest’ you ‘CBT doesn’t seem to be this conclusion may be the millennium 85 per cent report a meta-analysis of 70 helping reduce depression premature, inspection of of studies were randomised CBT studies for depression symptoms as much today as Table 1 of Johnsen and controlled trials (RCTs) but conducted by Johnsen and it used to when it was first Friborg’s study shows that from 2001 to 2014 the Friborg (2015) and opined developed in the 1970s’. But from 1977 up to and including comparable figure was 65 per THE PSYCHOLOGIST NEEDS YOU! …and much more We rely on your submissions throughout the publication, and in return we help you to get your message across to a large and Letters contribute diverse audience.