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See you this Saturday @ 10:30am for the 10th Community Psychology Festival! Our Rebecca Ashley, and Jessica De Souza (supported by Teresa Hagen) are facilitating a workshop titled “Who Gets to Steer the Ship? Class, Power, and Representation at Conferences.”
Dr Will Curvis, Clinical Psychologist has secured a slot at this year’s #GTiCP (Group of Trainers in Clinical Psychology) annual conference!
Conference website: lnkd.in/e5j2J7-g
It is easy to find us on their timetable, the workshop title is “Considering Class within Clinical Psychology Training (by #ClassClinPsych Collective)” and is on Tuesday 1st December 2026 @ 1:45pm in the Mail Room, Parkgate Hotel, Cardiff.
Dr Will Curvis, Clinical Psychologist, one of the #ClassClinPsych founders was interviewed by Ella Rhodes for an article in The Psychologist BPS magazine earlier this month.
bps.org.uk/psychologist/welc…
#classunit #officeforequalityandopportunity #makeit10 #equalityact
Our very own Dr Chloe Slater, Clinical Psychologist presented their research at their local NHS trust conference today! Their research is all about #workingclass clinical psychologists. This research made up part of their overall #DClin thesis in 2024! 1/3
If you want to check out the FULL thesis head over to our website; campsite.bio/classclin and for a very brief summary, check out our earlier post!
Well done Chloe; keeping the conversations about #socialclass ON the table!
If you’re joining us following Chloe’s presentation, welcome! We’d love to hear any feedback, reflections, comments etc.
(Thank you Kerry for taking the photo!)
#classclinpsych #workingclass #dclinpsy #clinicalpsychology 3/3
Yosso’s (2005) Community Cultural Wealth model highlights different forms of knowledge, relationships, skills and strengths that people draw on to navigate unequal systems.
Quotes that fit with Yosso’s model from episode 3 of our #ClassClinPsych Podcast with Dr Hannah Waite 1/5
Resistant capital can be understood as an example of how experiences of marginalisation can contribute to a critical awareness of systems. Hannah describes a passion to challenge, change, and shape existing systems to best work for those in/facing them 4/5
To listen or watch the FULL podcast episode head over to our Podcast or YouTube channel: ClassClinPsych Podcast! #podcast
Bourdieu’s capital theory is one way to understand social class. This theory states that capital (social, economic and cultural) provides advantages and resources that increase ‘success’ / ‘social mobility’ in a given society. 1/8
These quotes highlight how social, cultural and economic capital can influence who feels able to enter, navigate and progress through higher education and clinical psychology. 7/8