Project: Reviewing policy and practice recommendations about services for disabled children

9 August 2022 by

The NIHR Policy Research Programme commissioned research to provide policy recommendations on improving services for children with disabilities, learning from…

Project: the role of assistants in EP services in England

16 May 2022 by and

This study aims to explore the role of assistants in EP services across England and possibly provide a starting point for…

Project: Educational psychologists’ work with children who have a chronic illness

25 March 2022 by

This project aims to consider how educational psychologists are currently working with children who have a chronic illness and what…

Project: Educational Psychologists’ practice in eliciting the views of children and young people with severe learning difficulties

9 March 2022 by

This project aims to provide an insight into current knowledge and practices amongst Educational Psychologists (EPs), across the UK, in…

Tears, fears and stiff upper lips: reflecting on emotional labour in qualitative research

7 March 2022 by

Emotionally demanding research (EDR) “demands a tremendous amount of mental, emotional, or physical energy and potentially affects or depletes the…

Project: EPs experiences of stakeholder involvement in the ‘review / evaluate’ stage of consultative problem solving

8 February 2022 by , , , and

Collaboration between EPs and stakeholders can lead to lasting and real-world change, but there is currently a lack of information…

Project: EPs views towards standardised cognitive assessments

20 September 2021 by

Standardised cognitive assessments form a core part of many Educational Psychologist’s (EPs) work. However, these tools are controversial and there…

Tips on writing a qualitative dissertation or thesis, from Braun & Clarke – Part 2

9 June 2021 by and

Here we delve in to qualitative-centric methodology, analysis, discussion and conclusions. Part 1 of this blog covers qualitative centric writing,…

Tips on writing a qualitative dissertation or thesis, from Braun & Clarke – Part 1

Our advice here relates to many forms of qualitative research, and particularly to research involving the use of thematic analysis…

Living in a heteronormative and binary-focused world: bisexuality and self-injury

7 June 2021 by

We all navigate the world relationally. We relate to ourselves, to others, and to the society we find ourselves in. …