DHP-Scotland
DHP-Scotland, the Scottish Branch of the Division of Health Psychology, held its first Annual General Meeting on 25th February 2004. All DHP members living in Scotland automatically become members of DHP-Scotland. If you would like to become a member of DHP please see the How to Join section.
The rest of this section of the website provides information on the Mission Statement, Aims and activities of DHP-Scotland, plus contact details of the DHP-Scotland committee.
The mission of DHP-Scotland:
To contribute to health, health-care and illness outcomes in Scotland by the application of psychological theory, research and practice.
The aims of DHP-Scotland shall be:
1. To study scientifically the psychological processes of health, illness and health care
2. To apply psychology to:
a) the promotion and maintenance of health
b) the analysis and improvement of the health care system and health
policy formation
c) the prevention of illness and disability and the enhancement of
outcomes for those who are ill or disabled
3. To develop professional skills in research, consultancy and teaching/training
Division of Health Psychology : Scotland
Who we are and what we do…
DHP-Scotland, the Scottish Branch of the Division of Health Psychology, held its first Annual General Meeting on 25th February 2004. Since then we have held three AGM's and Scientific Meetings, where we have welcomed a range of speakers on many aspects of health and health psychology from across the UK. We also hold three additional meetings of the DHP-Scotland Committee every year. Our general aims are to promote health psychology and support health psychologists working across Scotland. All DHP members living in Scotland automatically become members of DHP-Scotland.
The Committee includes members from across Scotland, and includes health psychologists working in the NHS and in academia. We also have two postgraduate representatives on the Committee and any students studying health psychology at postgraduate level are encouraged to make contact and to attend our meetings. We also aim to hold special events for Postgraduates from time to time. One of our major successes has been developing a pilot of NHS funded, 2 years full-time Stage 2 training posts for health psychologists, working on the Scottish Government's health improvement targets, which start in January 2008. We are also currently working to establish a seconded post for a health psychologist in the Scottish Government.
Our next Annual General Meeting and Scientific Meeting will be held at the Lister Institute, University of Edinburgh, on Friday 7th March 2008 from 1.30 onwards. The Annual General Meeting (DHP Members only) will be followed by talks from Dr Martin Hagger (University of Nottingham and DHP-UK Chair), Professor John Weinman, (Kings College, London), Professor Marie Johnston, (University of Aberdeen), and Professor Phil Hanlon (University of Glasgow).
All are welcome to attend.
DHP-Scotland Committee (As of February 2007) :
Office Bearers :
Ronan O'Carroll (Chair)
Joyce Willock (Secretary)
Barbara Duncan (Treasurer)
Ordinary Members :
Pauline Adair
Zoe Chouliara
Diane Dixon
Jenny Hutton
Rory O'Connor
Vivien Swanson
Co-opted Members
Michelle Hipwell
Gerry Humphris
Rachael Powell
Postgraduate Representatives
Jo Nicholson ( Queen Margaret University)
Lynn Williams (University of Stirling)
Representing BPS
Anthony Sneider
Contact Details for DHP-Scotland Committee Members are as follows:
Professor Ronan O'Carroll (Chair)
Department of Psychology
University of Stirling
Stirling FK9 4LA
T: 01786 467683
F: 01786 467641
E: reo1@stir.ac.uk
Dr Joyce Willock (Secretary)
Department of Psychology
Queen Margaret University
Corstorphine Campus
Clerwood Terrace
Edinburgh EH12 8TS
Edinburgh
E: jwillock@qmuc.ac.uk
Dr Barbara Duncan, (Treasurer)
Department of Psychology,
Glasgow Caledonian University
Glasgow
Cowcaddens Rd.,
Glasgow,
G4 0BA
T: 0141 331 8225
F: 0141 331 3636
E: Barbara.Duncan@gcal.ac.uk
Dr Pauline Adair
University of Dundee
Section of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences
Division of Pathology and Neuroscience
Ninewells Hosptial and Medical School
Dundee DD1 9SY
E: p.adair@dundee.ac.uk
Dr Zoe Chouliara
Department of Psychology
Queen Margaret University
Corstorphine Campus
Clerwood Terrace
Edinburgh EH12 8T
E: Zchouliara@qmu.ac.uk
Dr Diane Dixon
Department of Psychology
University of Stirling
Stirling FK9 4LA
T: 01786 466840
F: 01786 467641
E: dd26@stir.ac.uk
Dr Michelle Hipwell
Department of Psychology
Queen Margaret University
Corstorphine Campus
Clerwood Terrace
Edinburgh EH12 8TS
E: mhipwell@qmu.ac.uk
Professor Gerry Humphris
Bute Medical School
University of St Andrews
St Andrews, Fife
KY16 9TS Scotland
E: gmh4@st-andrews.ac.uk
Ms Jenny Hutton
Beatson Oncology Unit
Gartnaval Hospital
Great Western road,
Glasgow
E : Jenny.Anderson@NorthGlasgow.Scot.NHS.UK
Ms Jo Nicholson
Department of Psychology
Queen Margaret University
Corstorphine Campus
Clerwood Terrace
Edinburgh EH12 8TS
E: jonicholson87@yahoo.co.uk
Dr Rachael Powell,
Health Services Research Unit
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen
r.powell@abdn.ac.uk
Dr Vivien Swanson,
Department of Psychology
University of Stirling
Stirling, FK9 4LA
T: 01786 467685
F: 01786 467641
E: vivien.swanson@stir.ac.uk
Ms Lynn Williams
Department of Psychology
University of Stirling
Stirling FK9 4LA
T: 01786 467673
F: 01786 467641
E: ro2@stir.ac.uk
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