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Working together … Working for you
The Association of Clinical Psychologists is the representative professional body for clinical psychologists. We seek to promote the profession and its members, explaining the role and competencies of clinical psychologists to healthcare managers, commissioners, policy makers and politicians, the general public, and not least, our service users.
Our aim is to empower clinical psychologists to provide a psychological influence and perspective in order to improve the wellbeing and quality of life of service users and the general public.
We do this by promoting evidence-based psychological principles and opinion as applied to contemporary issues in health and social care at national and local levels. The ACP UK is also available to provide timely and authoritative comment and advice to government, policy makers and the media.
ACP-UK is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company. You can read more about what this means here.
Our Goals
We seek to provide strategic and coherent professional leadership to all clinical psychologists in the UK and to support clinical psychologists in their tasks and goals.
A National Voice
To provide a national voice for clinical psychologists
Strategic Leadership
To provide strategic leadership for the profession of clinical psychology which seeks to enhance it’s influence in health and social care
Informing Others
To inform government, policy makers, healthcare managers and the public about the role and competencies of clinical psychologists
Supporting Professionals
To support clinical psychologists with professional practice guidance, post qualification training and collegiate advocacy
Supporting Services
To support the effective, ethical and compassionate delivery of clinical psychology practice to all who require it, across all areas of our diverse society
The Benefits
Our organisation focusses on the promotion, support and representation of clinical psychologists in the UK with the overarching aim of improving health and social care and wellbeing for the population. If you become an ACP-UK member you will be joining an energetic and committed group of people who want to use their knowledge and training to make the world a better place.
External
Representation
Capacity to influence external representation of the profession through our regular consultations on key issues, including opportunities to lead on consultations
Conferences
An annual clinical psychology conference with a focus on research and practice
The Buzz
Newsletter
Receipt of monthly news in The Buzz, our informal & popular way of keeping members up-to-date
Members’
Networks
Opportunities to develop Member Networks to share knowledge & mobilise support & representation at regular meetings & CPD events
News and
Information
Access to news & information regarding important developments in health & social care in our Members Only Area
Member Support
Scheme
The scheme provides all trainee and qualified full members with free, confidential support from other clinical psychologists.
Media
Work
Opportunities for involvement in Media Work (including media training), allowing you to communicate about your ideas & interests to a wider audience
Discounted fees
and other offers
Discounted fee for indemnity insurance & comprehensive legal advice with Howden & Fieldfisher, market leaders in healthcare law & regulation.
The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
– William James (1842-1910)
Speakers and Board members at the inaugural conference in Edinburgh, March 2019: from left to right – Mike Berger, Tony Lavender, David Gillanders, Helen Pote, Mike Wang, Tanya Byron, Arabella Kurtz, Jon Crossley, Sonya Wallbank, Judy Hyde, Bernard Kat, Che Rosebert, Dorothy Frizelle, Alistair Duff and Beth Parry-Jones