Information for Psychologists

The Association of Child Psychologists in Private Practice has been established by two founder members, Denise Thornton and Terri Hall with the intention of drawing together committed practitioners who have a vision for the future of Child Psychology. We believe that Child Psychologists working in private practice need a forum for discussion, the opportunity to speak with a collective voice and the chance to help shape the future of our profession. This Association seeks to act as an open and objective information channel for the public and engender transparent professional practice.

Invited members involved in the establishment of the Association include Ruth Birnbaum, Jonathan Reed and Jennifer Stockley. Peter Rankin was also a very valued member until his recent resignation necessitated by his duties in setting up the paediatric neuropsychology course at the Institute for Child Health/UCL.

The Association will depend upon the support of its members for its growth and survival. Since our inauguration last October we have had a successful launch conference and a lunch meeting. We have new members joining every month and are planning the next conference. While originally this was planned for Autumn there were some concerns about clashes with other meetings members might also want to attend so we are now planning a later event. More details shortly.

In the meantime of course there's no reason not to arrange local and regional meetings. Now that we have the new website you can readily have to hand details of other members of AChiPPP in your area. You can make direct email contact or also come through the main AChiPPP email address. If you don't have this then please get in touch with Josie who deals with AChiPPP's admin support tel 01932 887488 or via this form.

Please bring your ideas, your views and your experiences to share with others via email or direct contact. If you have a meeting let other members know by giving the details to Josie or posting it on the email. We want to hear from you.