Key information for parents:

If you are a parent or carer and reading this page, I am sure you have lots of questions about what an Educational Psychologist (EP) does and how they can help the child or young person you care about so much. I hope the following information answers at least some of your questions:

• I generally work with children and young people and the adults supporting them.


• The first aim would be to try and understand a child or young person’s needs.


• With your permission I would observe your child or young person in school and possibly carry out other types of assessment.


• The term “assessment” covers many things, they can be:
  
  
  • Observing a child or young person in the classroom or playground to see how they react to the world around them.
  
  
  • Drawing assessments to explore feelings and learning strategies.
  
  
  • Cognitive assessments to explore thinking skills for learning, for example, skills like memory and how fast we process information.
  
  
• After any assessments I would meet with you and possibly your child/young person and a representative from the school, usually the Special Educational Needs Coordinator.


• At that meeting we will:
  
  
  • Talk about everyone’s concerns.
  
  
  • Explore the indications from any assessments.
  
  
  • Discuss how best we can help and the outcomes we want to achieve.
  
  
  • Put an action plan in place.
  
  
• After our meeting I will send you a report detailing:
  
  
  • The indications from the assessments.
  
  
  • The outcomes we have focused on together.
  
  
  • The action plan to meet the outcomes.
  
  
• You will be able to review progress towards the outcomes with the school.


• Reports are generally sent within 2 weeks of our meeting.


• As a freelance Educational Psychologist I can be commissioned by schools and parents to work with children and young people.

If you would like any further information please contact me.