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Newcastle DClinPsy Annual EDI Conference – Save the Date and Get Involved

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We’re pleased to announce that this year’s Annual Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Conference will take place on Monday 28th July 2025.

The conference is a key part of the DClinPsy calendar and attendance is compulsory for all trainees. Alongside our keynote speaker, Professor Margo Onanaiye, who will deliver a talk on ‘Developing a Cultural Narrative in Supervision’, we’re excited to offer several new opportunities for you to contribute to the day.

Sign Up to Attend

Whether you’re attending, submitting a poster, or nominating someone for an EDI prize, please complete the sign-up form here:

[https://forms.office.com/e/V4QQxXZRQd]

This form will also allow you to register your interest in taking part in any of the three initiatives below.

1. EDI in Action – Open Poster Session

We’re reintroducing our open poster session following its success last year. This is an opportunity to share any work, projects, or reflections related to EDI in areas such as research, clinical practice, teaching, service development, or community involvement.

You don’t need a finished project or a polished poster, the aim is to share ideas, inspire others, and start conversations. Posters can be submitted by trainees, students, assistants, or qualified professionals. Full guidelines will be sent to those who express interest via the sign-up form.

2. EDI Recognition Prizes

We’re launching an EDI Recognition Prize to highlight individuals who have made exceptional contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion within clinical psychology.

You can nominate yourself or someone else (with their consent). Submissions will take the form of a short poster, which will be displayed at the conference. A poster template and further guidance will be provided after nomination.

You can access the nomination form directly here:
[https://forms.office.com/e/nGJyGQshX2]

3. LGBTQ+ Anonymous Question Box

We know that people often have questions about LGBTQ+ topics but may not feel confident asking them in public. To help shape inclusive and meaningful discussions during the conference, we’re inviting anonymous questions in advance.

These will be used to inform content and discussion points on the day.

Submit your anonymous question here:
[https://forms.office.com/e/17t7RbdACs]

Further information about the programme will follow soon. If you have any questions in the meantime, feel free to contact the EDI Sub-Committee.

We’re really looking forward to seeing you there!

Upcoming Student Wellbeing Events

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Introduction to mindfulness Workshop:  Aims to introduce mindfulness and how this approach can enhance your well-being. The benefits of mindfulness are explored in a way that can help you identify and incorporate this approach into your life to make a meaningful difference.  

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An introduction to Self-Care Self-Compassion Workshop: What do you do to maintain good health and improve wellbeing? Do you know the importance of regular self-care? This workshop provides the opportunity to do a self-care inventory so you can consider your own self-care routine and where you can make changes. It also provides you with a range of tools and techniques for self-care, and practice these in the session.

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Understanding how to attend stress and anxiety Workshop:  Designed to provide you with an understanding of what anxiety and stress are and how they naturally impact your ability to function, work and cope. You will also be given tools and techniques to help you decrease symptoms.  

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Self-Compassion Workshop: How often are we kind and caring towards others and yet do not give the same compassion to ourselves? Our inner critic wreaks havoc, making us feel dreadful by labelling us as ‘not good enough; lazy; failures; we must work harder’… the list will go on…. This workshop has been designed to help you learn about and practice self-compassion.  

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