What do Educational Psychologists (EPs) do?
Educational Psychologists, also known as EPs, are adults who have been trained to understand the way people learn and behave. They often work in nurseries, schools and colleges but sometimes go to people’s houses, hospitals and community centres.
EPs work with parents/carers, teachers, children and young people. They try to help babies, children, teenagers and young adults (from age 0 to 25) to get even better at:
- School work
- Speaking and listening;
- Getting on with adults;
- Making friends with other children/young people;
- Dealing with emotions;
- Controlling behaviour;
- Travelling around;
- Getting dressed, eating and other everyday tasks;
- Managing senses (e.g. seeing, hearing, touching, smelling)
What to expect when you meet the Educational Psychologist?
The EP will be interested to find out about:
- Your likes, dislikes and interests;
- What you think is going well at home, at school, at college or in the work place;
- What you think you might need more help with;
- How you think and learn;
- How you get on with other people
The EP may ask you questions, suggest you do some puzzles together or ask if you want to show off some of your work.
The EP might only see you once, or they may meet you lots of times.
After the EP has worked with you and spoken to adults that know you well (e.g. parents/carers, teachers, colleagues or supervisors) they might write a report explaining what you’re good at, what you might need more help with and what can be done to make home/school/college/work even better for you.
For a leaflet explaining more about how EPs work, click here
What can I do if I want help from an EP?
Ask your key adults who work with you (e.g. teacher, college staff).
What if I don’t want to meet the EP?
That’s ok. Just tell adults you know well (e.g. teacher, college staff) or the EP themselves.
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