Leadership and Diversity in Psychology

Maureen McIntosh is a Chartered Senior Counselling Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS) and registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). She has worked in the NHS since 2002 with older adults and adults. She is an Associate Fellow of the BPS and she was the BPS Chair of the Division of Counselling Psychology [2016–2018]. Helen Nicholas is a counselling psychologist, registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), a chartered psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS), a EMDR accredited practitioner and a registered coaching psychologist. She teaches on the BSc counselling psychology and clinical psychology and is the course lead for the MSc Counselling at the University of Worcester. Afreen Husain Huq is a Clinical Psychologist retired from the NHS, having worked in the NHS between 1985 and 2015 with older adults and been involved in diversity work in clinical practice as well as the BPS (formerly the Faculty for Race and Culture, and the FPOP).

Introduction

Maureen McIntosh, Helen Nicholas and Afreen Husain Huq

Part 1: Leadership with diverse populations



Chapter 1. The legacy of Black oppression: Growth and resilient leadership

Dr Maureen McIntosh



Chapter 2. The role of leadership for gay black practitioners: How do we craft authority from micro-aggressions and multiple identities? A personal story

Ben Amponsah



Chapter 3. The different aspects of equality in the leadership agenda in the BPS

Zenobia Nadirshaw



Chapter 4. Young black males’ attitudes towards therapy

Sharon Akinkunmi



Chapter 5. Social justice, leadership and diversity

Rachel Tribe



Chapter 6. Ethics and social justice



Tony Wainwright, Lyndsey Moon, Neha Cattra née Malhotra, Tasim Martin-Berg



and Simon Toms



Part 2: Developing your leadership style



Chapter 7. Power and privilege in psychology: Can we have egalitarian leadership?

Laura Anne Winter



Chapter 8. Disability and identity: Reflections on my journey as a disabled woman, student and counselling psychologist

Sarah Supple



Chapter 9. Dyslexia: Shackles far beyond the written word

Ute Liersch



Chapter 10. Managing self, managing others: What does owning one’s perspective add to leadership when you are a black woman in the NHS?

Lorraine Gordon



Part 3: Leadership in organizations



Chapter 11. The challenges of authenticity: Leadership as a lesbian



Daisy Best



Chapter 12. Social justice, leadership, and multi-cultural competency amongst applied psychology trainees

Tony Ward



Chapter 13. Reflective leadership in a multi-disciplinary team

Nicola Massie



Chapter 14. Women in senior management: Exploring the dynamics of diversity in attaining senior leadership positions

Roxane L Gervais



Chapter 15. Diversity from an organisational perspective: Past, present and future directions

Misha Jechand



Conclusion

Maureen McIntosh, Helen Nicholas and Afreen Husain Huq