Educational Psychology Services and their futures — some responses to the DfEE Working Group Report

Abstract

In this short article, a group of educational psychologist representatives on the DfEE Working Group on the future role and training of educational psychologists and their Services, consider some of the outcomes of the ‘Role’ Report. They describe the positive aspects of the Report, especially its ambitious description of what educational psychologists can do to make a difference. They also describe some of the problems of impact and implementation associated with the report. Rob Stoker is Principal Educational Psychologist for the London Borough of Westminster and a Director of Applied Psychology Associates; Glenys Fox is an HMI; Irvine Gersch is Professor and Director of Professional Training in Educational Psychology at the University of East London; Jackie Lown is Specialist Senior Educational Psychologist in York, and is also seconded to the University of Sheffield, where she works as an academic and professional tutor; and Sue Morris is Director of Professional Training in Educational Psychology at the University of Birmingham.