the accreditation function via its new Quality Assurance Review Group, whose members have been responsible for the development of accreditation through partnership. This is a new model of engagement with universities and their students, applying to all accredited programmes, with the pilot activity planned for 2010 and a formal launch in September 2010. I would also like to thank all members of the Board, Simon Bowen and the Directorate Team Leaders for their hard work during this challenging year. Peter Banister, Chair
Professional Practice Board PPB reports to and advises the Board of Trustees on policy, applied practice, consultation responses and other matters related to the application of psychological science. During my first year as chair I was very impressed by the volume of work undertaken and achievements of the Board, its working parties and standing committees. We have published: Policy statements on ■ Psychological health and well-being; ■ Psychological well-being and the economic crisis; ■ Human rights. Working party papers on ■ Assessment of effort in clinical testing of cognitive functioning for adults; ■ Data Protection Act guidelines; ■ Interim supplementary guidance for chartered psychologists seeking approval and acting as approved clinicians; ■ Psychological health: Connecting communities. A New Horizons strategy for local well-being service networks; ■ Psychological services for people with Parkinson’s disease; ■ The provision of psychological services via the internet and other non-direct means (second edition); ■ Independent practice as a psychologist (fourth edition); ■ Psychologists as expert witnesses (second edition); ■ Psychology concise guide for stroke; ■ Psychological health and well-being: A new ethos for mental health; ■ Guidance on the Mental Health Act for the approved clinician peer review panel.
Standing Committees The Board’s standing committees have been busy, as always, developing policy in psychometric testing, expert witness skills, workforce planning, and health and social care.
Centre for Outcomes Research and Effectiveness (CORE) CORE continues its work on systematic reviews and guidelines; measuring and monitoring outcomes; evaluating evidence-based practice in health services; and evaluating new services and roles arising from policy initiatives. See: www.ucl.ac.uk/clinical-psychology/CORE/core_homepage.htm
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