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SCOTLANDROINN SAIDHGEÒLAIS-CHLINIGEACHALBADCP ScotlandNewsletterOctober 2019Hello and welcome to the October edition of the DCP Scotlandnewsletter. In this issue we have updates on policy, CPD and publicengagement.Scotland Chair’s Update – Alison McMullanSCHOOL HOLIDAYS are over, summer has drawn to a close and it’s mylast newsletter as chair! I am pleased to be leaving on such a high note. Igreatly enjoyed my session at the ‘Mentally Healthy Fringe’ taster wellbeingexperiences for performers. Mental health is now very much on the Fringeagenda and our Public Engagement lead, Alana Davis, featured on STV Newsand has also done a podcast.In this Issue1. Chair’s update2. Policy update3. CPD update4. Communication &media update5. Public engagementupdate6. Other developments inScotland7. Policy change &psychologyCongratulations to newsletter editorEdel McGlanaghy on the birth ofElena. Edel will now be supportingJane-Louise Jackson who has taken onthe role.left: Me, Petra Corr (Chair DCP-NI),Esther Cohen-Tovée (DCP Chair), JanHughes and Gary Latchford (JointChairs GTiCP), Adrian Neal (ChairDCP-Wales).I attended my last DCP Executive aschair recently. Five of us were at ourlast face-to-face meeting and photoswere taken with the chair. From theThe committees both national andlocal are fabulous, I thoroughlyrecommend the experience of workingwith them.Get in Touch @DCPScotland DCPScotlandsecretary@bps.org.ukEdited by:Jamie Ferrie, DCPCommunications Lead
DCP ScotlandNewsletterOctober 2019Policy updateParliamentary activityLegislation updateWe’ve continued distributions of the weeklyparliamentary activity via Pagoda. In March,Pagoda secured support from Scottish Labourto oppose the proposed HCPC fees increase inScotland.Regarding the Adults with Incapacity Actreview, communications have been maintainedwith Kirsty McGrath (Head of Policy – Reformof Adults with Incapacity Legislation, ScottishGovernment) to keep the BPS in the loop.A letter was also sent to the Mental HealthMinister to remind her of the BPS’ commitmentto partaking in all legislation reviews.In June, SAMH attained the secretariat roleof the Scottish Parliament’s CPG on MentalHealth. Pagoda will therefore seek to engageSAMH to secure speaking slots and to influenceupcoming CPG work for the BPS.Pagoda and BPS members continue to engagewith Scottish Government advisors to developthe Diabetes Framework.DCP-S will continue to work with other BPSdivisions in Scotland, ‘Policy United’, andPagoda to ensure a coordinated and efficientapproach to policy contribution in Scotland.There is a call for DCP-S members to attendcross-party parliamentary groups to representthe division. These are on mental health, ACEs,learning disabilities, children and adolescents,and older adults. Contact John Higgon (john.higgon@nhs.net) for more information. DCP-Scan provide expenses to support attendance,and in return, the DCP-S would appreciate abrief report after each meeting that you attend.GroupMeetingMental Health24/09/19Adult Survivors of CSA11/09/19Prevention of ACEsTBCAutism20/11/19Armed Forces/VeteransCommunity10/09/19Children & Young PeopleTBCDementia27/11/19Learning Disability17/09/19Older Adults18/09/19Drugs & AlcoholTBCMen’s Violence Against Women &Children18/09/19Chronic Pain09/10/19Diabetes17/09/19Epilepsy26/09/19Sexual HealthTBCHeart Disease08/10/19Multiple Sclerosis24/09/19Regarding the Independent Review of theMental Health Act (for LD and Autism; chairedby Andy Rome), the BPS submitted a responseto the phase one consultation at the end ofNovember 2018, prompting the BPS to attendthe IRMHA on 7 March this year (attended byBelinda Hacking, John Taylor, and Alison Clark).Discussions centred around the phase onesubmission, psychological formulation, and therole of psychologists as responsible clinicians.A BPS seminar was held on 25 April to engagekey stakeholders (i.e. service users, workers inservice delivery, and parliamentary researchers)on proposals to implement the ‘Approved &Responsible Clinician’ roles in Scotland. Feedbackfrom this event is being drafted and will becascaded at future engagement events withMSPs. The BPS submitted responses to follow-upquestions on 7 May from the 25 April event.The BPS and HOLDS are meeting with theIRMHA on 3 October for feedback andresponses to the IRMHA’s views – these willbe submitted by the BPS before 1 Novemberthis year. We urge anyone with an interestin developing these discussions to explorethe following surveys, where psychologyis explicitly referenced (available until 1November 2019): Survey 3 – Support for decision making. Survey 6 – How professionals makedecisions. Survey 7 – How decisions are monitored. Survey 8 – Offenders.https://irmha.citizenspace.com/
DCP ScotlandNewsletterOctober 2019Policy update continuedFurthermore, there was discussion of LDand ASD being considered as ‘disabilities’as opposed to ‘disorders’, and the use of‘intellectual impairment’ as opposed to the term‘learning disability’.Review of the Mental Health (Care andTreatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (chaired byJohn Scott) is expected to commence in thelatter half of 2019, with a short survey on thescope of the review being submitted by Headsof Psychological Services (HOPS).The final report of the review of the deliveryof forensic mental health services in Scotland(chaired by Derek Barron) will be published inJune 2020.Future workThe Scottish Government legislative plans forthe year ahead involve 14 bills to be broughtforward y announcements relevant to BPS: Mental Health: establish Scottish MH policyand Research Forum to promote excellenceand improve quality and quantity of MHresearch. CYP Mental Health: Develop 24/7 crisissupport using open-access model allowingfor self-referral. Work with NHS boards todeliver waiting time improvements for CAMH. Perinatal Mental Health: Supportdevelopment of community perinatal MHservice in Scotland. Focus on women withmild-moderate symptoms to access briefpsychological intervention. Suicide Prevention: Develop and promotebest practice in suicide prevention planning.Extend suicide prevention workforce andprovide support to those in crisis and thosewho are bereaved by suicide. NHS Workforce: Launch a nationalrecruitment campaign for nursing, midwifery,allied healthcare professionals andhealthcare scientists.Learning Disability RepfeedbackThere is a continuing lack of development ofLD posts (comparable to other specialities) withthe workforce data revealing a 1% wte decreasefrom 2008 to 2018, despite substantial growthin other specialities i.e. Adult MH, ( 37%),physical MH ( 62%), Neuropsychology( 69%), Forensic Psychology ( 86%). Thereis also concern around staff retention, withmore taking on part-time or private work due toincreased funding/budget cuts.Children and Young PeopleRep feedbackAdele Pashley provided an update on thechildren and young people faculty. There areseven key networks within the Faculty forChildren and Young People (see below). Thereare also reported retention and recruitmentproblems for CAMH services which will bemonitored in the coming months. Clinical Psychologists in Education. Clinical Psychologists Working with CYP inForensic/Youth Offending. Independent Practice Network. The Infant Mental Health Network. The Forum for Inpatient Child and AdolescentPsychology Services. The Child Learning Disability Network. Paediatric Psychology Network UK.Given that our BPS policy priority for 2019 isthe ‘Year of the Child’, it may be of interest tosome members who may want to get involvedwith the following petition. This regards sourcingadditional financial and non-financial supportfor parents of multiple births. Access here.
DCP ScotlandNewsletterOctober 2019Professional developmentSharon Horne-Jenkins provided an update onthe CPD Project group, aimed at enhancingthe psychological knowledge and professionalskills of our members. We are keen to run CPDto meet members’ needs and have a numberof suggestions fed back by our reps at ourrecent reps assembly. There are themes aroundwellbeing, team working and dealing withcomplexity. We also received suggestions aboutCPD events from members in other regions andare happy to continue to take suggestions.Completed CPD Events: Delivery of Senior Leadership Training(supported by HOPS) – Alison McMullan(DCPS Chair) and Division of OccupationalPsychology. Feedback was provided to HOPSand BPS leadership Board by Alison. Interdivisional Event on Trauma (2018) –Presentation facilitated by Alison McMullanwith Sandra Ferguson presenting for theDCP-S. Mental Health Act Review Seminar – Attendedby Alison Clark (Policy Project Group/LD Rep). Interdivisional Event on Children and YoungPeople – Attended by Adele Pashley (DCP-SCommittee member). Collaboration with the Law Society (proposedby Shri Cameron) – focusing on collaborationto facilitate discussions on legal andneurocognitive, neurodevelopmental issues,as well as provide opinions on supportingyoung people in family court cases, i.e. ACEsaware family courts.In-progress CPD Events: Working with Teams Under Pressure –facilitated by Eunice Reed (Wellbeing ProjectGroup Member) in Stirling and Glasgow. OurCPD event running twice in October has beenoversubscribed. We will be evaluating this tosee if we would want to repeat. Leadership Training Programmes – reviewproposal to be presented at committee bySharon Horne-Jenkins.Media and communicationsJamie Ferrie (Communications Lead) discussedthe continued development of the DCP-SNewsletter and continued success of the DCP-STwitter page. Newsletter: provides information on:committee updates, policy, CPD,leadership and management, mediaand communications, and other relevantdevelopments in Scotland. Reps Assembly Update: agreed by committeeto develop a document to cascade keydiscussions of the DCP-S Reps Assembly(which you are reading now!). Twitter: increased follow numbers areencouraging and we hope to see thiscontinue into 2020. We would inviterecommendations for what information youwould like to see on the Twitter page (contactJamie.Ferrie@outlook.com).DCP-UK – DevelopingOnline CommunitiesThe DCP Online Community website is currentlyin the final stages of production. This will bea member only website (accessed via theBPS site) replacing a number of other DCPsystems and incorporating a number of excitingopportunities to discuss topics, share materials,post questions and communicate with peers.Following key points: Access a single site specifically for DCP-UK,where, on one side are discussion streamswhere anyone can start a discussion andothers can add comments, like a forumthread, as well as add papers/slides etc. There will be a blog function where DCP-UKmembers can share. There will be a dedicated library sectionwhere people can set up folders for specificinformation and share these with othermembers. There will be a live Twitter feed on anothercorner so you can see what is going on. Likely to launch at end of October 2019
DCP ScotlandNewsletterOctober 2019Public engagementFeedback was provided by Alana Davis onthe public engagement events that had beentaking place. Both Alana Davis and AlisonWells (NHS Lothian) co-organised a ‘MentallyWell Fringe’, which were two 2-hour events forperformers at the Fringe. Both days provideda successful mix of workshops ranging frommindfulness relaxation, music and artstherapy, and challenging unhelpful thinkingstyles, facilitated by a range of volunteers fromNHS Lothian and DCP Scotland includingclinical psychologists, CAAPS, counsellingpsychologists, trainee clinical psychologists,assistant clinical psychologists, nurse therapistsand arts therapists. Highlighting the skill mixdelivering psychological therapies within andoutside of the NHS. This event also attractedthe attention of STV with a segment on the 6pmnews. which was great publicity for promotingmental wellbeing and the role of psychology!Congratulations to both Alana and Alison.Alana reiterated the importance of being ableto promote the message of how psychologicalprinciples can be used to promote good mentalhealth to audiences who are less likely to comeinto contact with these messages, so that we areencouraging use of these ideas for preventionand to maintain wellbeing as well as at theacute end, when people are unwell or in crisis.Other informationUniversities & educationAlison McMullan and Eunice Reed areconsidering ways to re-engage the East andWest Clinical Doctoral Programmes with theDCP-S.Alison Robertson (Chair Elect) reported that theUniversity of St Andrews was the first universityin Scotland, and second university in the UK,to be accredited for the prestigious APPTS(Accreditation Programme for PsychologicalTherapies Services) from the BPS and RoyalCollege of Psychiatrists. APPTS accreditationspecifically assesses the effectiveness andevidence base of the service and recogniseseffective interventions and efforts to promoterecovery. Accreditation is awarded following arigorous, externally audited process measuredagainst 56 quality standards assessing whethera service is safe, well-led, effective, caring andresponsive to people’s needs.Leadership andManagementEunice Reed attends as our rep. Useful tohighlight the range of resources: Mentoring from DCP colleagues (for bothnewly qualified and experienced clinicians). Self-directed learning activities. List of upcoming BPS and Faculty eventsrelated to leadership. Reading materials and webpages. Links to NHS-specific leadership resources,including courses on leadership anddevelopment relevant to clinical psychologists.New RepsWe welcome new Clinical Associate in AppliedPsychology (CAAP) rep Fiona Sorbie. We’realso looking for a new LD Rep to take over fromAlison Clark.BPS Scotland HubsDCP Mentoring SchemeThe aim of these hubs is to run events promotingnetworking amongst psychologists in ageographical region of the country, cutting acrossboundaries such as divisions, sections and specialinterest groups. Each Hub event is organisedlocally with support from Scottish Branch asneeded to find an appropriate speaker andvenue, and collect feedback. It was noted that theDumfries HUB event organised by John Higgonshad been a great success and well attended.Reminder that all our qualified members cannow access free mentoring to develop theirleadership skills. Find out more here, andspread the word.AGM 2019Will be held on 15 November 2019 at theEdinburgh Training and Conference Venue(16 St Mary’s Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SU).Programme to be circulated soon.
DCP ScotlandNewsletterOctober 2019Other information continuedEarly Intervention inPsychosisThere was discussion around three majorpolitical theories, and how each of these can beused to engage politicians with policy change.Two NHS healthbaords (NHS Forth Valley andNHS Highlands are piloting early intervention forpsychosis.Agenda Setting Theory (influenced by the Publicand Media) – The more awareness an agendaitem has on the public conscience, the moreopportunity there is to inform policy changei.e. the ban of plastic straws following fromenvironmental awareness documentaries.Policy Change and ImpactThrough PsychologyWorkshopPresented by Saskia Perriard-Abdoh (BPSPolicy Advisor for Health), who providedsome interesting discussions on what policyis and how psychologists can influence policychange in an increasingly turbulent politicalclimate.Elite-Model Theory (influenced by individualsand nodes of power) – separates ‘the masses’(public), from the ‘middle level’ and the ‘powerelite’. Assumes that policy decisions aredependent on a small elite group, and thusrequires the engagement of such groups.Policy Stream Theory (dependant on timelyopportunity) – assumes the necessity to havethree streams to come together to offer a policywindow that can lead to effective change. Thesethree streams include: Problem Stream: where a problem has beenidentified as requiring attention. Policy Stream: where there is a solution to theproblem. Political Stream: where Government has themotivation and opportunity to change policy.
Newsletter DCP Scotland October 2019 Public engagement Feedback was provided by Alana Davis on the public engagement events that had been taking place. Both Alana Davis and Alison Wells (NHS Lothian) co-organised a 'Mentally Well Fringe', which were two 2-hour events for performers at the Fringe. Both days provided
