Educational Psychology Casework : A Practical Guide

by Beaver, Rick

• ISBN13: 9781849051736
• ISBN10: 1849051739
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-05-15
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub

Summary

Educational Psychology Casework is a practical, accessible guide to working with children, outlining the basic skills needed and practical strategies to promote positive change and obtain the best results for children. The book covers how to develop skills such as establishing rapport, gaining a child's trust and respect, interviewing skills and techniques, and interpreting children's responses. The author outlines the theoretical background and how this translates into practical work and includes case examples which demonstrate the theory in practice. This fully updated second edition includes new chapters on problem-solving versus solution-focused work and also on measures of impact.

Author Biography

Rick Beaver is Assistant Principal Educational Psychologist for the Somerset Children and Young People's Directorate. He was previously Principal Educational Psychologist for the London Borough of Redbridge, and also worked for the London Borough of Newham and the Kent Educational Psychology Service. He is a Master Practitioner of Neuro-linguistic Programming, and delivers training courses on work with children.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 11
Introduction: A Role for Educational Psychologists	p. 15
Measuring the Impact of Educational Psychology Service Practice	p. 26
Rapport Skills	p. 38
Problems and Solutions	p. 49
Hypothesising and Information Gathering	p. 55
Hypothesising and Information Gathering Based on a Systemic Perspective	p. 62
Hypothesising and Information Gathering Based on an Individual Perspective: Some Basic Principles	p. 72
Beliefs, Values and Identity: Personal Construct Psychology	p. 82
Methods for Gathering Information	p. 90
Further Exploration of the Model of the World	p. 95
Integrating the Two Approaches to Exploring the Model of the World	p. 105
Techniques for Eliciting the Model of the World with Children	p. 116
Case Example: Steven	p. 148
Case Example: Gordon	p. 162
Ability and Strategies	p. 173
Representation Systems	p. 179
Strategies	p. 189
Developing Interventions	p. 202
Elements of Interventions	p. 209
Appendices	p. 232
References	p. 266
Index	p. 268
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