Aim(s): This exploratory research aimed to explore the views of education setting staff who have undertaken an Analysis of Additional Needs Screening Tool (AANT) online assessment and consultation with an Educational Psychologist (EP). Initially, education staff complete the online AANT form, comprising a range of solution-oriented questions about…

By the late 1960s the balance between child guidance and educational psychology was beginning to change. The Child Guidance Clinic had changed to Child Guidance Centre, and although much of the work was still clinic based, the time spent by psychologists visiting schools had changed little from the 1950s -- on average one day a week. However,…

Aims: The relational climate of schools is highly influential in nurturing a sense of connectedness to school with the teacher-student relationship widely recognised as the central relationship for students. Peer-peer relationships have been less scrutinised in terms of their contribution to students' feelings of closeness to school. This…

Aim: This paper explores educational psychologists' (EPs') understandings and practice in relation to dyslexia. Rationale: Poor literacy skills have a significant impact on educational attainment. EPs are well placed to support schools in improving practice at a systemic and individual level. However, little is known about EPs' understandings and…

Aims: Domestic violence (DV) and abuse in teenage intimate relationships, or teenage partner violence (TPV), is a prevalent but hidden issue, the impact of which can include mental health problems, self-harm and suicidal thoughts. This study sought to gain young people's views on awareness, prevention, intervention and regaining a sense of…

In this chapter we briefly outline the origins of child guidance and then review the beginning of the child guidance service in Sheffield.

Aim: The study explores the mind-shifts that educational psychologist have to facilitate to engage in the promotion of holistic school wellbeing. Rationale: Educational psychologists employed in the South African education system, due to limited human resources, work mainly with individual children who experience serious problems. The implication…