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Cognitive behaviour therapy with children and young people in schools: 2 day training
2018-01-15 09:30 - 15:30 UTC | The Pavillion, Hatherley Lane, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 6PN, United Kingdom
Day 1: 15th January
Day 2: 29th January

A two day training course focusing on practical techniques of CBT for EPs. The training will cover assessment and formulation, structuring CBT interventions, impact and risk management.

Performance anxiety: managing fear and stress for academic success
2017-11-24 09:00 - 16:30 | St. Mary’s Church and Conference Centre, Bramall Lane, Sheffield, S2 4QZ, United Kingdom
(Prices above excluding VAT)
Join the FocusPsychology team for this one day conference as we share the latest research on performance anxiety and hear first hand from school practitioners on how to increase learning capacity and attainment.

Interested in becoming an Educational Psychologist?
2017-11-14 16:30 - 18:00 | Penrice Academy, Charlestown Road, St Austell, Cornwall, PL25 3NR, United Kingdom
This is an opportunity for individuals considering becoming an Educational Psychologist (EP) to meet with a qualified EP and a trainee EP. We will be looking at what the job entails, the training route and key issues for Educational Psychologists in their work in schools.

Circle Solutions for student wellbeing: train the trainer
2017-11-07 09:00 - 2017-11-08 16:00 | Seven Dials Community Centre, 42 Earlham Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9LA, United Kingdom
(£450 per person or £750 for two people)
This two-day program is available to anyone who has taken an Introduction to Circle Solutions. It will enable participants to introduce, support and sustain Circle Solutions in schools, including facilitating staff training. There is often an Introduction course on the day before the Trainer course for those who want to combine both.
The program will cover:
A whole school approach to developing positive relationships, resilience and connectedness

Being an agent of school change
The rationale for Circle Solutions and the value to schools
Recent research on what makes Circle Solutions effective
Planning and running a staff training day
Liaison with parents
Dealing with challenges from staff and students
Supporting the sustainability of Circle Solutions

Introduction to Circle Solutions
2017-11-06 09:30 - 15:30 | Seven Dials Community Centre, 42 Earlham Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9LA, United Kingdom
(£80 per person or £150 for two people)
This full day workshop will equip participants with all they need to begin and sustain Circles successfully with a class or youth group. We will:

introduce the philosophy and principles underpinning Circles
give participants the opportunity to experience a range of Circle activities and learn how to run a Circle Solutions session
outline recent research on maximising the effectiveness of Circle Solutions
report on what teachers and students say about the differences it makes
give opportunities to ask questions and explore issues
provide information on resources

Making a difference: applying psychology to promote positive outcomes for looked after and adopted children and young people
2017-11-03 09:00 - 17:00 | The CastleGate, Melbourne Street, Newcastle, NE1 2JQ, United Kingdom
A conference for social workers, foster carers, residential care staff, virtual school staff, adopters, teachers and educational psychologists.
Main Speakers

Professor Caroline Walker-Gleaves
Dr Sean Cameron & Colin Maginn

Neuroscience, education and psychology
2017-10-30 09:00 - 16:00 | The Parish Rooms, Highnam Community Centre, Highnam Community Centre Trust, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 8DG, United Kingdom
This day will critically consider ‘brain based research’ and consider the implications of this for those working with children.
Between 2000 and 2016 the number of research publications focusing on neuro- topics in education have increased more than 10 fold. Alongside this, neuro- based terms and concepts are entering in to the everyday language of teacher and often offered as explanations for difficulties. Over the past several years, mainstream media has reported that teaching bodies are pushing for neuro-education for teachers to help children learn better, develop better and maintain wellbeing. Established psychological theories and frameworks are increasingly adopting a ‘neuro-flavour’ e.g. attachment, emotion coaching, attentional skills. As professionals who frequently interact with teachers and parents, EPs must develop their understanding and skills in this area and their ability to critically evaluate some of the complex concepts underpinning eye-catching media headlines.
By attending this day participants will:

Have a greater understanding of basic brain anatomy and processes
Be able to describe the types of techniques and tools used to understand the brain
Be able to adopt a critical approach to ‘brain-based research’
Develop and explicit awareness of some of the key cognitive biases that people may experience when confronted with neuro- concepts
Understand and challenge some of the most common educational myths
Begin to develop an understanding of the importance of touch for children, drawing on neuroscientific evidence
Have the opportunity to consider the implications of an increasing focus on ‘educational neuroscience’

BPS 'Psychology of Education Section' Annual Conference 2017
2017-10-27 09:00 - 2017-10-28 15:00 | Macdonald Holyrood Hotel, 81 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 8AU, United Kingdom
The 2017 British Psychological Society, Psychology of Education Section, Annual Conference theme will focus on the roles of learning, teaching and assessment.
We are delighted to announce that this event will feature three excellent keynote speakers who are experts in the field:

Professor Christine Merrell (Department of Education, Durham University)
Professor Lisa Woolfson (School of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde)
Professor Jo-Anne Baird (Oxford University) who will present the 37th Vernon-Wall Lecture.

Understanding and meeting the needs of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking children & families: challenges and developments in educational psychology practice
2017-10-19 09:00 - 16:30 | Meeting Point House, Town Centre, Telford, TF3 4HS, United Kingdom
Price dependent on level of qualification and nature of employment.
This study day focuses on the particular challenges experienced by migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking children, young people and their families, and the contingent challenges faced by schools and other community settings in anticipating and meeting so widely divergent a profile of needs.
The agenda includes keynote presentations on understanding trauma and supporting the emotional resilience of refugee and other newly arrived children/young people, and the BPS’ Presidential Task Force ‘Guidance for Psychologists’ in anticipating and responding to the needs of refugees, asylum seekers, and other migrants in the UK. The day will also provide opportunities for lively exchange-based learning about Service developments between colleagues from different work settings around caseload and systemic work relating to this population.

Dr Bill Rogers - Working with children with challenging behaviour: a whole school approach
2017-10-17 09:00 - 16:00 | Kingsholm Rugby Stadium, Gloucester, GL1 3AX, United Kingdom
Gloucestershire Advisory Teaching Service are proud to host a unique opportunity to hear world renowned author and expert on behaviour in schools.
This one day course will cover whole school approaches to positive behaviour practices with a strong emphasis on restorative approaches. Bill’s emphasis is always to address core practices to enable a positive and realistic approach to challenging behaviour and inclusion.
This course is for educational psychologists, advisory teachers, teachers working in specialist settings, SENCO’s, pastoral leads, members of senior management teams and classroom practitioners.
About Dr Bill Rogers
Bill has taught for many years before becoming an education consultant and author. He lectures widely on behaviour management, discipline, effective teaching, stress management and teacher welfare across the UK, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Bill also works as a mento-teacher, team-teaching in challenging schools. He is well aware of the challenges of teacher leadership in schools today.

Developing a graduated response to speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) within a school setting
2017-10-11 13:00 - 15:30 | Brookburn Primary School training room, Brookburn Road, Manchester, M21 8EH, United Kingdom
Our event has two topics:
Topic 1 – Identifying children and young people with SLCN within a school setting by Natasha Carley, speech and language therapist
Topic 2 – Demonstrating the effectiveness of a graduated approach to SLCN in your setting by Seamus Mannion, secondary SENCO
You will learn how to effectively identify SLCN, know when to refer and how to put the theory into practice.

Video-interaction Guidance: 2 day course
2017-10-05 09:00 - 2017-10-06 17:00 | Cirencester Hospital, Tetbury Road, Cirencester, GL7 1UY
Day 1: 5 October 2017
Day 2: 6 October 2017

A two day introductory training course in Video Interaction Guidance for those working with parents and carers who are experiencing difficulties in communication with their children, and who wish to develop better relationships with them. DAY 2 06.10.17

Therapeutic Storywriting Training: 3 day course
2017-10-03 09:30 - 15:30 | Battledown Centre, Harp Hill, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 6PZ, United Kingdom
Day 1: 3 October 2017
Day 2: 31 October 2017
Day 3: 28 November 2017

An accredited 3 day training course to support children with emotional, social and behavioural needs through their own storywriting.

Supervision for applied psychologists in schools and community contexts: Working relationally and reflectively (4 days)
2017-10-02 10:00 - 16:30
Day 1: 2 October 2017
Day 2: 6 November 2017
Day 3: 8 January 2018
Day 4: 23 March 2018

This course is informed by the integration of psychological theory and research and practice-based evidence on supervision. It aims to ensure all participants understand the importance of participation in ethical and anti-discriminatory supervision across their career, and in making use of various supervisory models to reflect on and review practice. It provides an opportunity to develop supervisory skills and competencies, including those outlined in the British Psychological Society’s Division of Educational and Child Psychology Guidelines for Professional Supervision Practice.
Upon successful completion of this course participants will have increased knowledge in:

Aims, functions and models of supervision
The professional, ethical and legal contexts within which supervision is provided issues pertaining to difference and diversity in supervision.

Upon successful completion of this course participants will enhance skills in:

Establishing, developing and ending a supervisory relationship including contracting and reviewing the effectiveness for supervisee and supervisor supervisory processes.
Communication within the supervisory context, including the provision and receipt of feedback [and evaluation where relevant.

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with children and young people: 2 day course
2017-09-18 09:30 - 15:30 | The Pavillion, Hatherley Lane, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 6PN, United Kingdom
Day 1: 18th September 2017
Day 2: 2nd October 2017

A two day training course focusing on practical techniques of CBT for Educational Psychologists covering:

Intervention focused CBT assessment and formulation
Using cognitive and behavioural techniques
Structuring CBT interventions
Demonstrating impact
Risk managements

Barriers to learning - approaches that work
2017-09-15 09:00 - 16:00 | Green Britain Centre, Turbine Way, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7HT, United Kingdom
Keynote speakers: Greg Brooks, Emeritus Professor at Sheffield University, and Dr Graham Sibley.
Delegates at the conference will be learning about evidence based approaches to support children with special educational needs.
Workshops will be delivered by specialists in their field, and include:

Personalizing Education: Using person-centred reviews (PCR’s) to meet needs
Supporting children with language difficulties
”ARROW on target and all of a quiver”: a demonstration, explanation and research findings for an effective language , literacy and learning intervention
Supporting children with SEND at risk of exclusion (tbc)
Mental health and well-being in children and young people
Addressing specific learning difficulties in maths
Practical approaches to neurodiversity

Improving mental health in schools: What does the research tell us?
2017-09-12 09:30 - 16:30 | University of Reading, Whiteknights Campus, Reading, RG6 6UR, United Kingdom
This one day conference brings together high-profile experts from various disciplines and young people who have experienced mental health problems themselves to offer the latest evidence-based advice on how to address mental health in schools, and the best methods to achieve this. Given the vast number of policy initiatives and programmes being developed for use in schools, it is critical that schools know what they should be doing on the basis of the research evidence and where funding should be directed.

Combining dynamic assessment and video-enhanced feedback
2017-08-10 09:30 - 2017-08-11 16:30 | BPS London Office, 30 Tabernacle Street, London, EC2A 4UE, United Kingdom
This two-day workshop is designed to develop educational psychologists’ skills in using video-enhanced feedback as a means of feeding back the results of dynamic assessment in such a way as to promote the effectiveness of a subsequent intervention plan. This workshop will consider this unique combination of dynamic assessment and video-enhanced feedback using real-life case studies as a basis for practical activities. The training is suitable for those new to dynamic assessment as well as those who wish to develop their existing skills further using video and evidence-based outcomes. Practical advice on editing and how to use video-clips for feedback are covered in this training.

Residential Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) Initial Training Course (ITC)
2017-08-05 10:00 - 2017-08-11 13:00 | Merchants House / Fishermans Cottage, 20-24 Alfred Street,, Stromness, Scotland, KW16 3DF, United Kingdom
The 2017 Residential AVIGuk-accredited VIG ITC is offered in the picturesque and historic port of Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland. The all-inclusive week’s programme includes four half-day training sessions in VIG, plentiful free time for sightseeing and full accommodation with all meals provided. Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) is a strengths-based therapeutic intervention, developed in the UK by EPs, which helps bring about positive change in people’s communication and relationships, by promoting attuned interactions.
Rates vary according to accommodation chosen so please contact the organiser

International School Psychology Association 39th Annual Conference
2017-07-19 09:00 - 2017-07-22 23:00 | University of Manchester, Ellen Wilkinson Building, Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
“Supporting vulnerable children and young people in an uncertain world”
Full Conference Programme
The conference theme reflects the many challenges facing children and young people, parents, teachers and communities in the ever changing and complex world in which we all live. These uncertain times are linked to a number of interconnected factors that affect all our lives in the 21st century including the growth in (and fear of) terrorism and other unprovoked attacks against civilians, an increase in the number of refugees and asylum seekers fleeing countries that are ravaged by war, huge economic global inequalities between countries leading to increased migration. The level of global uncertainty makes us all feel vulnerable especially children and young people and can have a dramatic impact upon their education, metal health and well-being. There are also huge challenges for public services to respond effectively to the increasingly complex demands that they all face.
Eminent keynote speakers will address the key theme of the conference drawing on their own research and practice. In addition there will be paper presentations, workshops, symposia and round tables discussions that will enable participants to share their knowledge and expertise and learn from each other.
Topics addressed during the conference will include: –

Working with children who experience mental health issues
Supporting schools, families and children in times of crisis
Developing strategies to support children with learning difficulties
Helping schools to become safe and effective learning environments
Promoting inclusivity in diverse communities
Training psychologists and other professionals to become effective practitioners.

Keynote Speakers:
Professor Neil Humphrey
Professor Shane R. Jimerson
Professor Cynthia Leung

Sandtray play in education: 2 day training course
2017-07-13 09:00 - 16:00 | GLIC, 4-6 Commercial Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2EA, United Kingdom
This is a two day training course:

Day 1: 13th July 2017
Day 2: 14th July 2017

Sandtray play is a creative process designed to strengthen self-image. As an intervention it involves students making miniature worlds with a variety of small figures in trays of sand and telling a story about what they have created.
Each participant will receive 2 days of training, a training manual and access to follow up supervision so that they can become certified Sandtray Play Practitioners.
Lunch included in price

Improving learning through dynamic assessment - Leeds
2017-07-12 09:30 - 16:30 | Queens Hotel, City Square, Leeds, LS1 1PJ, United Kingdom
This one-day training is an invaluable opportunity for all educational psychologists and related professionals interested in improving their practice skills in dynamic assessment with one of the world leaders in this field.
The training will illustrate the practical approach outlined in Improving Learning in Dynamic Assessment using multimedia to show how the resource materials can be applied to real life cases.

Improving learning through dynamic assessment - London
2017-07-11 09:30 - 16:30 | Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AZ, United Kingdom

Emotion Coaching
2017-07-11 09:00 - 16:00 | GLIC, 4-6 Commercial Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2EA, United Kingdom
A full day training course to help children understand the different emotions they experience, why they occur and how to handle them

Working with bilingual children: a workshop for educational psychologists
2017-07-10 09:30 - 16:30 | Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AZ, United Kingdom
This one-day training is an invaluable opportunity for all educational psychologists interested in improving their knowledge and expertise in bilingualism with one of the world leaders in this field.
The training will cover background theory, up-to-date research, and will consider practical implications for educational psychologists working with the increasingly large population of bilingual children that live in the UK.

Quality reflective supervision in a changing educational landscape: 2 day course
2017-06-30 09:30 - 17:30 | The Guild of Psychotherapists, 47 Nelson Square, London, SE1 0QA, United Kingdom
Day 1: 30th June 2017
Day 2: 3rd July 2017

The course consists of 2 full day sessions with an optional follow up consultation and explores some of the central tenets of sound psychological supervision and practice across contexts at a time of change and innovation.
Models of supervision will be introduced from psychoanalytic to systemic perspectives with opportunities for participants to practice new skills and address ongoing issues of supervision within their service and practice.
The course is BPS Learning Centre approved and successful completion will confer eligibility for the BPS Register of Applied Psychology Practice Supervisors (RAPPS)

An introduction to applying the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005 in education: Exploring the issues for educational psychologists
2017-06-28 09:30 - 16:30 | BPS London Office, 30 Tabernacle Street, London, EC2A 4UE, United Kingdom
Focusing on applying the MCA in education, this workshop aims to familiarise Educational Psychologists with the MCA principles and processes in order to help integrate them into everyday practice.
This workshop is focussed on specifically applying the MCA in relation to educational decisions. It introduces the MCA principles, including concepts and language, as well as definitions of capacity and to lack capacity, and determining when and how to undertake capacity assessments. An EP’s role in relation in assessing a young person’s capacity, for example when requested to do so on behalf of another education professional, and other professional and ethical issues will be explored.

Pricing information:
Society members: £150 (£125 + VAT)
Non-member: £240 (£200 + VAT)

Build to express
2017-06-21 09:30 - 16:00 | St. Mary’s C of E Primary School, St Mary's Road, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, GL8 8BW, United Kingdom
A one day course providing practitioners with ways of helping children communicate their thoughts and feelings, and explore their understanding of social situations

APS workshop: using coaching to develop classroom practice
2017-06-14 09:30 - 16:30 | Novotel Hotel, Victoria Street, Bristol, BS1 6HY, United Kingdom
Learn how to use coaching principles and skills to support and challenge teachers to develop their classroom practice.

A 'day in the life' of a Trainee EP - free event
2017-06-09 10:30 - 16:30 | BPS London Office, 30 Tabernacle Street, London, EC2A 4UE, United Kingdom
The TEP Associates Group of The Division of Educational and Child Psychology are organising an informal conference for TEPs.
The aim of the day will be to share novel, challenging and interesting pieces of casework and learn from one another’s experiences. We hope that this will be an ideal opportunity for TEPs to get together and add to their professional development. It is set to be a new, fun learning experience!
Interested? Contact Chloe – cb14462@bristol.ac.uk
