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Longer read: Projective assessment in EP work

10 January 2024 by , 4 comments

The publication of Learning from the Unconscious sparked increased interest in psychodynamic ideas among educational psychologists. A background to projective approaches Projective…

Longer read: Young people’s suggestions for Relationships and Sexuality Education in Northern Ireland

20 November 2023 by

Consulting with young people regarding their preferences and requests for Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) helps to ensure that teaching…

Longer read: Young people’s views on Relationships and Sexuality Education in Northern Ireland

17 September 2023 by

Children and young people have the right to accurate, reliable information about their bodies, healthy relationships, sex and sexuality, and…

Longer read: Growth mind-set interventions and approaches – are they worth the effort?

23 May 2023 by

In this article I present a very brief overview of growth and fixed mind-sets, the conflicting evidence around them and…

Longer read: Supporting neurodivergent young people during the transition to adulthood: A case study.

25 April 2023 by

Research suggests that for neurodivergent young people, the transition to adulthood is fraught with challenge and anxiety (Crompton & Bond,…

Longer read: ‘Who can empathise with the Big, Bad Wolf?’ empathy and multiple narratives as an EP in a Children’s Services context

6 February 2023 by , 1 comment

I have been working in a Specialist Practitioner Educational Psychologist role for the last 4 years within a multi-disciplinary ‘Edge…

Longer read: CBT workbooks: more than just manuals?

22 January 2023 by

Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) is the most intensively researched mental health intervention. A meta-review identified 494 reviews, representing over 220,000 participants,…

Longer read: Assistants in educational psychology services: who are they and what do they do?

The role of an Assistant Educational Psychologist is an evolving one which is highly competitive and desirable for aspiring Educational…

Longer read: Monsters of meritocracy and beasts of bias: why social class matters in education, and how #MakeIt10 can help

20 September 2022 by

If you work hard enough, you can achieve anything.  This is the foundation of the concept of meritocracy, the belief…

Longer read: I wish I didn’t have to: becoming the mother of a child with long covid and an EP working with Long Covid Kids.

4 April 2022 by

19th January 2021 was the day that everything changed for my family; the day I received my positive test result…