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Aberdeenshire Educational Psychology Service

Aberdeenshire Educational Psychology Service. The Role of the Educational Psychologist Fiona MacKay Martha Gordon 12 th March 2007. Overview. What EPs used to do What does an EP do now? Frameworks for Practice Changing Context Core Functions Consultation Assessment & Intervention

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Aberdeenshire Educational Psychology Service

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  1. Aberdeenshire Educational Psychology Service The Role of the Educational Psychologist Fiona MacKay Martha Gordon 12th March 2007

  2. Overview • What EPs used to do • What does an EP do now? • Frameworks for Practice • Changing Context • Core Functions • Consultation • Assessment & Intervention • Training & Research • Training to be an EP Aberdeenshire Educational Psychology Service

  3. What EPs used to do….. • Within-Child Focus • Referral Driven • Reactive/Crisis Driven • Psychometrics & IQ scores • Psychologist as Expert Aberdeenshire Educational Psychology Service

  4. What does an EP do now…..? • Employed by Education Authority -Statutory Role • Generic Caseload • Geographical Patch • Time Allocation to Schools • Open referral system Aberdeenshire Educational Psychology Service

  5. Frameworks for Practice • Consultation – collaborative working • Contextual Assessment • Ecological • Systemic • Evidence-Based Practice Aberdeenshire Educational Psychology Service

  6. Changing Context • Legislation • Rights & Entitlement • Empowerment • Inclusion • Raising Attainment • Pupil Participation • School Effectiveness • Currie Report 2002 • Beattie 16-24 Aberdeenshire Educational Psychology Service

  7. Educational Psychology: Core Functions • Consultation • Assessment • Intervention • Training • Research At the levels of: • Child & Family • School • Local Authority Aberdeenshire Educational Psychology Service

  8. Consultation • Working with others in order to facilitate change • Collaborative, preventative, problem-solving approach • Early Intervention • Solution-focused Aberdeenshire Educational Psychology Service

  9. Assessment & Intervention • Process • information gathering • Intervention • evaluation • Purposive • Variety of Approaches • Contextual • Collaborative • Indirect/direct • Least intrusive, most effective Aberdeenshire Educational Psychology Service

  10. Training & Research • Evidence-Based Practice • Project Work • Research & Evaluation • Staff development Aberdeenshire Educational Psychology Service

  11. Training to be an EP • Undergraduate degree in Psychology • At least 2 years relevant experience • MSc Educational Psychology • Courses at Dundee & Strathclyde • 2 days Uni, 2 days Placement Aberdeenshire Educational Psychology Service

  12. Useful Websites • www.bps.org.uk • www.dundee.ac.uk/fedsoc/mscedpsy/ • www.strath.ac.uk/departments/psychology/msced.html • www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk (search EPS) • Fiona.Mackay@aberdeenshire.gov.uk • Martha.Gordon@aberdeenshire.gov.uk Aberdeenshire Educational Psychology Service

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