ClassClinPsych

You can find some of our stuff here - campsite.bio/classclin

We share bits of research, reflections, resources, and events and we’re always keen to connect with others thinking about similar things. We’ve got some exciting things planned for the next few months to! 4/4

which reduce diversity in the field and make us less effective at supporting the communities we serve. A lot of our work comes from noticing that working class experiences are often missing from conversations in psychology. 3/4

We have updated our where to contact us information now that we have venture onto LinkedIn! We’re a collective interested in something that doesn’t get talked about enough in clinical psychology: SOCIAL CLASS. 1/4

📣 The Government has published its response to their call for evidence on unpaid internships. While we welcome the commitment to ending unpaid internships and ensuring both employers and interns are more aware of their rights to minimum pay, we’re disappointed they've stopped short of an explicit legal ban 🧵⤵️

Our “Inclusive Recruitment Approaches for Assistant Psychologists in the NHS and Third Sector” guidance can be found here: researchgate.net/publication/38…

The British Psychological Society do not recommend the use of, or the recruitment to voluntary roles. Their 2024 guidance: “Expected Standards for the Recruitment and Employment of Assistant Psychologists (APs)” can be found here: explore.bps.org.uk/content/report…

Unfortunately we still see this in psychology, whether it is unpaid “placement years” as part of undergraduate degrees, or voluntary assistant psychologists/research assistants roles. Accessible to those that can afford to work for free… #classdiscrimination

Have you ever been mocked because of how you sound? Did you ever get mocked at university because of the way you speak? Our research on accents and social mobility features testimonials from students and professionals who have experienced accent bias ⤵️ suttontrust.com/our-research/s…

The student loan scandal - interest on loans is more than the repayments for many on Plan 2 so debt grows trapping them with extra 9% income tax for up to 30 years bit.ly/3NcgO8o £15.2 billion interest added to student loans last year, only £5 billion repaid.

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We have postponed our monthly meeting by a week as to not clash with the event in our previous post. This is our first catch up for 2026, and we look forward to seeing you there !

We are looking forward to giving Professor Jim Orfords open access book a read! Let us know if you have read it, and what your thoughts are! link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

@fairnessfdn are hosting an event you might be interested in! tally.so/r/81aBVr

Thank you to all those that contribute to #ClassClinPsych Collective projects, and those that continue to initiate/contribute to conversations about social class within psychology! 3/3

Winning this award means a lot to the collective, who all volunteer their time with the shared aim to raise awareness of #socialclass within #clinicalpsychology, and contribute to improving access and diversity in the profession. 2/3

We won an award at #PPN (Psychological Profession Network) North West in the category titled influence! Here is the wonderful Dr Will Curvis & Aisling Hughes representing the collective. They had a fun time & connected with many inspiring people, thank you PPN NW! 1/3

Please drop us an email (classclin@gmail.com) or message us on social media if you want to find out more about having us to speak at one of your events!

conversations around social class within the current sociopolitical context, within clinical practice and in the career of clinical psychology. We hope that these conversations continue #classclinpsych

Dr Will Curvis, Clinical Psychologist facilitated a ClassClinPsych Collective teaching day for trainee clinical psychologists at The University of Manchester this week. This is our third year being part of their teaching timetable and each year we have such thoughtful…