EPs and INSETs: a reflection on practice for in-service teacher training.
Throughout my training I have had placements across three Educational Psychology Services (EPS’) and recently I’ve been thinking about the…
Books for an Alternative Provision Library
A recent thread on EPNET sought suggestions for a school library to support pupils attending Alternative Provision Schools (AP/APS). We’ve…
Your feedback, our responses
Recently we asked you to comment on edpsy – your loves, niggles and suggestions for improvement – 86 of you…
Making edpsy better for you
It’s been nearly two years since the launch of edpsy and we’ve been overwhelmed by the positive welcome and feedback…
Needs and priorities of UK Care leavers: illustrating the findings…
Browsing twitter recently, we came across this graphic. Illustrating the findings from Rebekah Hyde’s trainee doctoral dissertation, it really grabbed…
Reflections of working with a graphic artist to disseminate my research
As a trainee EP on the Manchester doctorate course, we’re encouraged from the outset to grapple with the practice implications…
Developing Motivational Interviewing use amongst UK EPs
On the Doctorate in Educational and Child Psychology programme at the University of Manchester, we have recently received some impact…
A short introduction to narrative therapy
Narrative Therapy is non-blaming, respectful and sees people as experts in their own lives. A narrative therapy conversation is influential…
Tis the season to be…angry?
Feeling more ‘Grinch’ than ‘Elf’, I’m working from home today. I have two ‘big’ reports to write and the young…
“You know nothing Jon Snow”; learning to love conscious incompetence.
At a CPD day for my previous employer, I was asked to present a reflection of my time in the…