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SUMMARY:Motivational Interviewing for Ed Psychs: Intermediate Skills
DESCRIPTION:A one-day online intermediate skills course for developing confidence and mastery of MI in educational psychology practice \nThere is growing interest in using Motivational Interviewing (MI) across all areas of EP practice. In this one-day online intermediate skills course\, Cathy Atkinson and Fi Coley\, members of the international Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) will offer a lively\, informative and interactive opportunity to explore how to use MI in daily practice. \nWe will explore MI in EP consultation\, individual work with children and young people\, and how to use MI more creatively and in different areas of EP practice. \nThe day will include: \n\nRecap of key principles (MI spirit\, tasks and skills)\nHow to work collaboratively to set agendas for change\nEliciting change talk and softening sustain talk\nApplying MI in everyday EP practice (including EHCNAs!)\n\nThe aim of the day will be to allow participants to develop further confidence and mastery in using MI within different aspects of their EP work. \nThis training is for those who have already engaged in at least one day of CPD in MI (training\, reading or skills practice). You will need a secure understanding of the spirit\, skills and tasks of MI. This event is open to Educational Psychologists\, Trainee Educational Psychologists\, and Assistant Psychologists. We are unable to accommodate aspiring EPs at this event.
URL:https://edpsy.org.uk/event/motivational-interviewing-for-ed-psychs-intermediate-skills/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr Cathy Atkinson &amp%3B Dr Fiona Coley":MAILTO:fi@theedpsychcoach.com
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SUMMARY:UCL Leading Edge: Language and Diagnosis
DESCRIPTION:Register your interest\nOur Leading Edge event is free and will be held online. A full programme and joining instructions will be shared nearer the day. Please register your interest by 7th October \nLanguage and Diagnosis\nThe 21st century has seen sharply increasing diagnosis rates. Findings include an eightfold increase in new diagnoses of autism from 1998 to 2018. \nEstimating the prevalence rates of children’s literacy difficulties is complicated by shifting ideas about what ‘dyslexia’ actually is\, but according to some estimates prevalence rates that were in the region of 2-4% of the population during the 1980s have risen this century to 10%-20%. \nIncreasing diagnosis rates can often be linked to drug interventions with a 50-fold increase in ADHD prescriptions in men aged 18-29 from 2000 to 2018\, and it is well documented that mental heath diagnoses are also rising steeply. \nWhat processes are behind this? Is greater awareness leading to better identification? Or are we well beyond that point\, and is our collective awareness now fuelling over-diagnosis? \n\n[Mental health] awareness efforts are leading some individuals to interpret and report milder forms of distress as mental health problems. We propose that this then leads some individuals to experience a genuine increase in symptoms\, because labelling distress as a mental health problem can affect an individual’s self-concept and behaviour in a way that is ultimately self-fulfilling.”  (Lucy Foulkes and Jack Andrews\, New Ideas in Psychology. 2023.)\n\n\n\n“This seems to be a good time to cast a quizzical eye over the gift and burden that is modern diagnosis.”  (Suzanne O’Sullivan. The Age of Diagnosis. 2025.) \n\nOur speakers include those from critical psychiatry as well as colleagues with a focus on educational psychology practice which will undoubtedly make for a stimulating and useful day. \nOur speakers\nDr Sami Timimi – Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist\nSami Timimi is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist\, psychotherapist and author. He writes from a critical psychiatry perspective on topics relating to mental health and childhood and has published over a hundred and fifty articles in mainstream medical\, educational\, and sociological journals\, as well as over 40 book chapters on subjects related to critical psychiatry\, childhood\, psychotherapy\, depression\, behavioural problems\, and cross-cultural psychiatry. He has authored 7 books\, co-edited 4 books and co-authored 2 others His most recent book\, published in 2025 is Searching for Normal: A New Approach to Understanding Mental Health\, Distress and Neurodiversity. \nDr Joanna Moncrieff – co-chair person the Critical Psychiatry Network\nJoanna is a practising psychiatrist and a part-time academic and author. She has an interest in the history\, philosophy and politics of psychiatry\, and particularly in the use\, misuse and misrepresentation of psychiatric drugs. Joanna will be talking about Myths about mental disorder and its treatments. \nDr Conor Davidson – Consultant Psychiatrist & Clinical Lead of Leeds Autism Diagnostic Service.\nConnor is a general adult psychiatrist with a special interest in neurodevelopmental disorders. In 2021 he was appointed Royal College of Psychiatrists Autism Champion. Connor will be speaking about his changing experiences of diagnosis in his work. \nEmeritus Professor Simon Gibbs – Professor of Inclusive Educational Psychology and Philosophy.\nSimon has been working in education for over 50 years first\, as a teacher; second as an EP; latterly as an academic. With Maggie Snowling\, Charles Hulme\, Peter Hatcher and colleagues from the University of York\, as an EP he was involved in the design and evaluation of a large scale reading intervention in primary schools. Subsequently he has investigated the influences on teachers’ efficacy beliefs and how these beliefs may be compromised. In the context of what else might be rotten in education now*\, Simon will be speaking about the effects of labelling\, and essentialism on teachers’ beliefs about what is possible in relation to the development of children’s literacy. \nA forthcoming book by Simon is entitled ‘(Re?) Designing Education\, Ethically and Psychologically. A cause for care.’ \nHelen Webb – Educational Psychologist. Kent Educational Psychology Service.\nHelen has been working as an Educational Psychologist in Kent for 20 years with a particular interest in effecting positive change and empowering others through consultation as well as supervision and coaching for education professionals. \nDr Claudia Stevens – Educational Psychologist. Kent Educational Psychology Service.\nClaudia is an Educational Psychologist working for Kent County Council. She studied at the Tavistock and Portman\, and her thesis topic was the delivery of sex education in secondary schools. Prior to becoming an Educational Psychologist Claudia was a Psychology teacher. \nHelen and Claudia will talk about their experiences of Functional Neurological Disorders in the context of a number of secondary settings in Kent and the role of the educational psychologist in supporting positive change in relation to this \n  \nOur Leading Edge event is free and will be held online. A full programme and joining instructions will be shared nearer the day. Please register your interest by 7th October
URL:https://edpsy.org.uk/event/ucl-leading-edge-event-10-25/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Educational Psychology Group. UCL.":MAILTO:edadmin@ucl.ac.uk
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SUMMARY:Coaching foundations
DESCRIPTION:Learn or refresh essential foundation principles\, skills\, and practical methods that will equip you to begin (or continue) offering coaching conversations to others about a range of themes. Suitable for anyone seeking to incorporate coaching into their work or conversations\, or for those who would value a refresher.
URL:https://edpsy.org.uk/event/coaching-foundations-10-25/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Aspen Psychology Services.":MAILTO:mark@aspenpsychologyservices.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251017T093000
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SUMMARY:Exploring the diverse applications of Dynamic Assessment – Insights from a Local Authority Educational Psychologist
DESCRIPTION:In this interactive half-day course\, led by Dr. Suzy Shaw\, we explore the diverse applications of dynamic assessment within the fast-paced environment of a local authority educational psychology service. Through real-world examples\, we consider how dynamic assessment can be effectively integrated into observations\, consultations\, and assessments to explore children and young people’s learning potential. Participants will gain practical insights into the variety of ways in which dynamic assessment principles can be applied to identify learning strengths\, needs and mediational support strategies to enhance learning and development.
URL:https://edpsy.org.uk/event/exploring-the-diverse-applications-of-dynamic-assessment-insights-from-a-local-authority-educational-psychologist-10-25/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Dynamic Assessment UK Ltd":MAILTO:fraserlauchlan@live.com
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SUMMARY:Motivational Interviewing Skills Club for EPs (MISC)
DESCRIPTION:MI Skills Club (MISC) is a free community group for Educational Psychologists wishing to practise their Motivational Interviewing skills. \nIf you have already undertaken some training in Motivational Interviewing (at least half a day)*\, you are welcome to join our MI Skills Club (MISC)\, which is a free community group for Educational Psychologists wishing to practise their MI skills within a small and friendly group. \nBecause MI is a conversational style\, rather than a discrete skill\, it is not something that can be mastered by attending a one-off training session. While MI is a learnable approach\, it takes practice\, reflection and supervision to improve. Learning MI on your own is hard\, and receiving objective feedback and expert feedback are helpful in developing and maintaining competence in MI (Miller & Rollnick\, 2023). \nCathy Atkinson and Fi Coley\, who are both members of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT)\, are collaborating to build an MI Learning Community for EPs. MINT (2019) defines a learning community as a network of practitioners interested in the same topic\, and the community can serve as both a resource and a forum for developing practice. \nIn each 90-minute online session we will focus on one small aspect of MI (micro-skills practice) and use breakout rooms with small groups to practice skills and give /receive supportive feedback. \nThis event is open to Educational Psychologists\, Trainee Educational Psychologists\, and Assistant Psychologists. We are unable to accommodate aspiring EPs at this event.
URL:https://edpsy.org.uk/event/motivational-interviewing-skills-club-for-eps-misc-10-25/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr Cathy Atkinson &amp%3B Dr Fiona Coley":MAILTO:fi@theedpsychcoach.com
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SUMMARY:Circle Solutions Trainer
DESCRIPTION:£500 for one person\n£900 for two from the same school or service.\n\nThis two day course is open to anyone who has completed a Circle Solutions Intro and wishes to be accredited to train schools.  \nCircle Solutions (CS) offers a safe\, solution-focused\, strengths based approach to social-emotional learning (SEL) in schools. It is based in the ASPIRE principles of Agency\, Safety\, Positivity\, Inclusion\, Respect and Equity. Circle Solutions for Student Wellbeing 3rd Ed (2020) includes over 175 activities\, 12 dimensions of SEL and an assessment framework for Years 2\,6\, 9 and 12. This course shows how to deliver this – or your own content. The two days include embedding CS as a tool for wellbeing and going through the training step by step so that participants feel confident about delivering in their own setting.  \nContact sue@sueroffey.com for further information or if you wish to organise a CS Intro.
URL:https://edpsy.org.uk/event/circle-solutions-trainer-10-25/
LOCATION:London — details tbc\, London\, United Kingdom
ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Roffey":MAILTO:sue@sueroffey.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251023T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251023T133000
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SUMMARY:Reed Webinar Series: RSHE for learners with SEND: a role for EPs
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will be hosted by Natalie Carpenter\, Educational Psychologist\, and cover: \n\nnew legislation and guidance\nNatalie’s research- supporting organisational change in a special school\nsubsequent training for teachers of learners with send\nother ways EPs can contribute\n\nThis is aimed at Educational Psychologists and therefore we would welcome any trainee\, qualified or assistant Educational Psychologists in joining us. It is also free to attend.
URL:https://edpsy.org.uk/event/reed-webinar-series-rshe-for-learners-with-send-a-role-for-eps-10-25/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Reed Educational Psychology":MAILTO:alex.beese@reed.com
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SUMMARY:Understanding the developmental building blocks of social competence
DESCRIPTION:Cost plus VAT \nDo you deliver LEGO therapy or support those who do? Deepen your understanding of this methodology for neurodivergent children with this professional development webinar. \nSocial competence doesn’t develop overnight—even for neurotypical children. All children progress through key psychological and cognitive milestones that shape their ability to connect with others\, regulate their emotions\, and develop perspective-taking skills. \nThis webinar will explore how social skills evolve as part of a dynamic developmental process\, from early attachment experiences to the development of higher cognitive functions. \nJoin us at Play Included CIC to discover the powerful interplay between attachment\, cognitive-\, emotional- \, and social development\, and reflect on how you can refine your strategies in LEGO therapy to better support children’s social growth.
URL:https://edpsy.org.uk/event/understanding-the-developmental-building-blocks-of-social-competence-08-25/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Play Included CIC":MAILTO:hello@playincluded.com
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