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In this thoroughly revised new edition, with eleven new chapters and substantial updates to all others, Rowan Bayne and Gordon Jinks expertly combine the professional and academic aspects of applied psychology. The contributing authors, all experts in their field, provide authoritative and engaging overviews of their areas of expertise and an important range of perspectives. Applied Psychology: Research, Practice and New Directions, Second Edition is organized into three parts. The first part is a general context for applied psychology including a discussion of questions about evidence based practice. The second part discusses practice and training in a plethora of areas of applied psychology, including all of the traditional routes (for e.g. clinical, health and educational psychology) eight ‘relative newcomers’ to the field (for e.g. sport and forensic) and four areas not always regarded as applied psychology: counseling, coaching, careers guidance and lecturing. The innovative third part is a roundtable of expert practitioners commenting on the new directions they would like to see in their areas of applied psychology.
Educational and Child Psychology
Educational and Child Psychology
This chapter discusses:
- how educational and child psychologists are positioned by their training and employment to undertake a variety of roles in relationship to vulnerable children;
- an example of a ‘day in the life’ of an educational psychologist (EP);
- working with children and young people;
- who employs EPs;
- who EPs work for;
- the psychological theory that underpins EPs' work;
- how EPs are trained.
Introduction
‘Educational psychologist’ is one of the protected titles of the Health Professions Council (HPC), which means you cannot call yourself an educational psychologist unless you are registered with the HPC. In order to be registered as an EP you have to complete a three-year doctoral programme at one of the HPC-approved university courses that offer this training in the UK. The ...
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