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Behavioural and Emotional Well-Being of Children Following Non-Directive Play with School Staff
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Ewing, Donna L.; Monsen, Jeremy J.; Kwoka, Maria – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2014
This action research project considered whether significant improvements in child and young person behavioural and emotional mental health could be achieved using school-based play workers as opposed to qualified therapists. This was seen as being an important practice question as access to qualified play therapists was severely restricted with…
Descriptors: Action Research, Behavior Problems, Emotional Problems, Mental Disorders
An Evaluation of Consultation Sessions for Foster Carers and Adoptive Parents
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Osborne, Cara; Alfano, Julia – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2011
The aim of the study was to examine whether consultation sessions provided by educational psychologists (EPs) offer a useful way of supporting foster and adoptive parents. Feedback was collected from 101 EPs and 78 foster and adoptive parents through the use of a short questionnaire at the end of each session. As might be expected, educational…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Psychologists, Adoption, Foster Care
A Small-Scale Pilot Study into Language Difficulties in Children Who Offend
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Games, Fran; Curran, Anita; Porter, Sarah – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2012
This small-scale pilot research project investigates the prevalence of Speech Language and Communication Difficulties in a sample of children attending a Youth Offending Service in the UK. Using the CELF-4, approximately 90% of the sample displayed some form of language difficulty and, overall, this population displayed mild to moderate…
Descriptors: Mild Disabilities, Educational Psychology, Psychologists, Measures (Individuals)
Services for Children with Dyslexia--The Child's Experience
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Nugent, Mary – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2008
This study evaluates and compares special educational services for children with dyslexia in three different Irish educational settings: special schools, reading units and mainstream resource provision. The emphasis is on the child's experience of special education. Participants were dyslexic children aged 8-13 who had been accessing special…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Dyslexia, Special Education, Foreign Countries
Collaboration between Educational Psychologists and Speech and Language Therapists: Barriers and Opportunities
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Dunsmuir, Sandra; Clifford, Vivienne; Took, Sarah – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2006
This paper reports a study that aimed to investigate the perspectives of educational psychologists (EPs) and speech and language therapists (SLTs) about collaborative practices across these two services, to identify any barriers to collaboration and to explore how these could be overcome. The views of EPs and SLTs in two local authorities were…
Descriptors: Resource Allocation, Psychologists, Data Analysis, Cooperation
Changing Professional Views of Continuing Professional Development Doctorates in Educational Psychology
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Cameron, R. J.; Frederickson, Norah; Lunt, Ingrid; Lang, Jane – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2008
Continuing professional development (CPD) doctorate programmes may not be the only learning and development opportunities which universities and other organisations can provide for educational psychology practitioners (EPs). However, as Morris and Brightman pointed out in 2006, they are likely to continue as important sources for professional…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Focus Groups, Professional Training, Child Psychology