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MSc Health Psychology https://www.shu.ac.uk/courses/psychology/msc-health-psychology/full-time or part-time https://www.shu.ac.uk/courses/psychology/msc-health-psychology/part-time
PGCert in Behaviour Change https://www.shu.ac.uk/courses/psychology/pgcert-behaviour-change/full-time/2023
PGDip in Behaviour change and clinical practitioner skills https://www.shu.ac.uk/courses/psychology/pgdip-behaviour-change-and-clinical-practitioner-skills/full-time/2023
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Behavioural Science and Public Health Network | BSPHN
The network is for professionals interested in all domains of public health wishing to develop an understanding of health and wellbeing from a behavioural, social and psychological perspective regional hubs including Yorkshire & Humber.
The Y&HBSH can provide colleagues working in Behavioural and Social Sciences with funded membershiop of the BSPHN (worth £25). Limited funding available for membership so this offer is subject to availability. Please contact chris.sharp@dhsc.gov.uk.
LGA & BSPHN National Behaviour Change Leads Group
Led by Michelle Constable (BSPHN Chair/Hertfordshire CC). This provides a national opportunity to share good practice and collaborate with other local authorities who are undertaking behavioural science work.
- Contact: Iman Adaci Adaci@local.gov.uk
- Steering group members: Isobel Howie and Ameela Iles
Health Psychology Exchange (currently under review)
Monthly UK-wide meeting to support embedding behavioural science in PH throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. A subgroup has been formed to support non-COVID work, specifically how LAs can translate behavioural science into BAU work
- Contact: Eleanor.Whittaker@northyorks.gov.uk
- Steering group members: Eleanor Whittaker (co-chair) and Ameela Iles
Communities of Improvement (COI’s) (yhphnetwork.co.uk)
Communities of Improvement are defined strategic networks that are jointly supported by Y&H Association of Directors of Public Health (YHADPH) Network and the Y&H Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID).
Included where steering group members sit but between us likely to have representation at most of the COIs, some of which have more specific sub-groups (e.g. Healthy Places: School Streets, Transport, Active Travel, and Health impact assessment for spatial planning)
The full list of Communities of Improvement is available on this website: https://www.yhphnetwork.co.uk/our-work/communities-of-improvement/
- Contact: Chris Sharp, Workforce Development Manager chris.sharp@dhsc.gov.uk
- Steering Group Members: Chris Sharp - MECC, Jessica Brooks- Alcohol and Drugs
Other networks and organisations
- Centre for Behavioural Science and Applied Psychology | Sheffield Hallam University (shu.ac.uk)
- School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) | ScHARR | The University of Sheffield
- Department of Psychology, University of Bradford
- Early Career Network – UKSBM
- The Behavioural Insights Team (bi.team) (Now independent of UK government)
- Division of Health Psychology - The British Psychological Society (bps.org.uk)
- Behavioural insights | Local Government Association