Rozsika Parker Prize 2020

The BJP's annual Prize, established in 2013 in memory of Rozsika Parker, focuses on a critical engagement with questions of creativity. An influential art historian and clinician, Rozsika Parker represented WPF/FPC on the BJP's Board for many years and was well known for her commitment to creativity, in both art and clinical practice. The Prize has two entry routes: a Student Path and a Post-Qualification Path. Students or qualified clinicians are invited to submit original papers on adult, child, couple, or group psychotherapy or psychoanalysis, on clinical, theoretical, applied or research topics. It is expected that authors will address the question of creativity in their submission, however broadly conceived. This may be implicit or explicit. In addition to the focus on creativity, the application of psychoanalytic theory to questions of gender; the arts; and social and cultural themes is welcomed. Authors should also consult the BJP's submission guidelines (particularly in relation to confidentiality, where clinical material is concerned) and prepare their work with the Journal's Aims and Scope statement in mind. Advice will be available for questions concerning confidentiality, or eligibility to submit work.

The Student Path is open to students on an initial psychotherapy or clinical psychology training leading to a clinical qualification, who are either currently in training or who have qualified within the past 12 months; and to students on university courses in psychoanalytic studies, and on university courses where psychoanalysis is a significant component. A student paper may have been submitted as part of a course requirement, if this is acceptable to the student's course, but the paper should be revised as need be to meet the criteria of this Prize, including length. The Post-Qualification Path is open to clinically qualified individuals only. A paper that has only been made available to an institution's membership (for example, in an internal bulletin)