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President Elect

Dawn Johnson
Bio

Professionally I would be described as a Clinical Psychologist. I now work in private practice offering therapy, supervision, workplace away days, university teaching, and ACT training which I co-deliver with Dr Richard Bennett via our training platform ACTivatingYourPractice.com. 

That always feels like useful information, although, it also tells people very little about who I am. That feels a lot harder to sum up in a few words, however, it feels worth trying to do so, after all, it is my ‘me-ness’ that is being nominated for election, not simply the training days of my Doctorate course that resulted in the above title. 

So, who am I? Well, this is a bunch of stories I have about myself that help me make sense of my world. 

I am someone who feels more at home in water than on land. I feel better in my body, I get a sense of freedom, and I appear to have endless energy until I hit land again. I also enjoy being outside in nature closer to home, walking my bouncy two-year-old Collie cross in woodlands and over countryside fields. 

I am also someone who aims to live in line with my values. This can mean being willing to do something hard, over what is easy. I like that quality about myself as it feels that I live the work I invite others to do. One of my superpowers is my connection to my “super-feeler” skills. Whilst this can feel exhausting at times, I love that it also makes me empathic, compassionate and that I hold a great deal of genuine care about others. 

Whilst my love of swimming may not offer much to a Presidential role, I notice my mind having the thought that my other skills could offer something of use to the UK&ROI Chapter Board. I am willing to lead and to be guided and work in collaboration. I am willing to undertake difficult tasks in the service of something greater. I am willing to learn and be humble, and to step up and take responsibility. I am open to feedback and making changes, as well as using my voice and speaking up for things I see and believe in. It is these skills and qualities that I would like to offer to the ACBS community and would be honoured to be considered to serve as President Elect and future President for the upcoming term. 

Vision for the next Presidential term

I have had the honour of being a UK&ROI Chapter Board ‘Member at Large’ for the last two and a half years. During this time, I have contributed to many initiatives that the Board have organised to grow the community of people interested in contextual behavioural sciences in the UK&ROI Chapter. Growth feels like a value that the Board have consistently held with lightness and excitement. It feels an important thing to also hold onto for any future President role. I would like to do this by continuing to expand the offering the Board can make to its UK&ROI and international audiences, both in terms of accessible training, networking events, live conferences and growing a connected community of people that share their knowledge, wisdom and resources. 

In addition to growth, it also feels important to nurture the community of people we already are. Whilst the above events also encompass our existing community, I would like future work to focus on a sense of nurturing and welcoming in voices that currently feel under-heard, under-represented or unseen. This work will partly be supporting the recently appointed specialist EDI role that Dr Lynn Farrell has taken, ensuring that we invite feedback and act based on what our community is asking for more of. 

There are so many committed existing Board members, and I would love to offer a Presidential term where people feel willing and able to share their ideas, express their views, feel heard and empowered to take actions that they perceive to serve the community. My view in taking a voluntary role is that we offer our time for free in the service of a value of contribution, commitment, development and compassion. I would like to offer those qualities myself, as well as encourage them in other Board members, other ACBS volunteers, and the wider community that we aim to serve. 

29 May 2018

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1. How your data is collected
Who collects your data?
Your personal data is provided to us by the Association of Contextual and Behavioural Sciences (ACBS), when you indicate on their website that you would like to join the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland Chapter. We do not collect any personal data directly ourselves.
A log of any posts that you have made to our email group, the UK and Republic of Ireland Listserv is also held on ACBS website. You should be aware that posts you make will also be received by some members into their personal email inboxes. We are unable to monitor or delete this information once it has been received by other members in this manner.

2. What data do we hold?
The only personal data we have access to are your name, email address, city of residence, state/county of residence, ACBS membership expiry date, and details of which other ACBS groups you are a member of. The lawful basis by which we hold and process this information is known as ‘legitimate interest’ under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

A log of any posts that you have made to our email group, the UK and Republic of Ireland Listserv is also held on ACBS website.
3. How your data is stored
Your data is only stored on the ACBS website. Please refer to ACBS privacy policy for further information https://contextualscience.org/privacy_policy
From time to time, the membership list is downloaded as a Microsoft excel spreadsheet so that we can verify and process membership requests or carry out other membership tasks. When this work occurs, the spreadsheets are stored securely on personal computers of board members and destroyed immediately after use.
4. Who has access to your data?
We do not share your personal data with any third parties. Only the UK & Republic of Ireland Chapter Board members have access to your personal data. If you are a member of the Chapter email group, (the ACBS UK and Republic of Ireland chapter listerv) then other members of that group are able to communicate with you via group e mails, but they do not have access to your personal data. Occasionally, the board is asked to pass on advertisements from providers of training related to Contextual Behavioural Science. We do not share your data with them, though we do pass on adverts and member offers that the board deems are consistent with the purposes of the chapter.
5. How do we use your data?
We use your data primarily for communication purposes. Our main method of communication to our membership is by using the ACBS UK and Republic of Ireland Chapter Listserv. If you opt into this communication channel, then we will use your data to add your name and email address to that group. We will use that group to communicate in a variety of ways including the following:
• Informing you about upcoming chapter related events
• Informing you about chapter-related activities
• Informing you of opportunities to become involved in chapter activities
• Informing you about board elections
• Informing you about activities of the chapter board, such as board meetings and matters relating to our bylaws.
• Passing on adverts and member offers that the board deems are consistent with the purposes of the chapter.

Other members of the chapter listserv are invited to contribute to the email group within the parameters described here:
https://contextualscience.org/group/uk_and_republic_of_ireland_chapter
We also have a chapter email address acbsUKROI@gmail.com that you can use to contact the chapter board. We may communicate with you directly as an individual from that address regarding your membership, or to respond to any queries or complaints that you’ve raised with us.
In addition to communication, we may occasionally look at our membership personal data to examine any trends in the membership as a whole, for example, geographical representation. We do not engage in any individual profiling of members.
If required to do so, we would work with authorities in cases of fraud or criminal investigations.
6. How can you affect how we communicate with you?
When new members join the chapter, they will be invited to opt into the chapter listserv. Members of this group can unsubscribe using the ‘my membership’ link on the listserv page: https://contextualscience.org/group/uk_and_republic_of_ireland_chapter
Alternatively, you can email us at acbsUKROI@gmail.com to request that we unsubscribe you from the listserv and/or remove your name and details from the chapter membership list. If you ask to be removed from the chapter membership list, we will send you a confirmation email to let you know that you are no longer a member of the chapter.
 

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