Educational Psychologist in Aberdeen
Independent Psychologist for the Aberdeen and Angus areas

Services

A Full Range of Educational Psychology Services is available:

Assessment work; report writing for a range of purposes; consultation; advice, training and CPD activities for educators, parents and carers; training needs analyses, intervention; involvement in planning meetings; construction of programmes of behaviour management...
and much more.

Consultation and collaborative problem solving
This approach uses a process of collaborative problem solving that recognises that the people who know a situation best
are also those who are best placed to bring about positive change. Collaborative problem solving is a powerful and effective technique of bringing together those people and using a process of looking at not only the issue of concern, but focusing upon what is already working and developing practical strategies that can be used at home and in other settings. This approach is based upon ‘Solution focused’ techniques that are increasingly recognised and used, both in Education and business.

Assessment
For Assessment to be meaningful it should be purposeful, contextual and appropriate to the situation.
SB Psychology offers assessment via consultation, observation, consideration of existing information, collaborative problem solving and via traditional psychometric tools, in response to the individual needs of each client and situation.

Intervention
Once again, this can take a range of forms – including such things as direct work with children and young people on anger and behaviour management, person centred planning, assertiveness techniques, and anxiety management. Indirect work with those who are caring for or educating a young person might take the form of advice regarding the management of challenging behaviour and the construction and use of a structured programme of behaviour management.

Research and project work
SB Psychology can provide direct or indirect advice or involvement in research and project work, ranging from small scale, action research such as piloting and evaluating a new pre-reading scheme…to larger scale research and project work such as introducing a whole school behaviour policy and the associated issues of how to gather and use the views of parents, carers and children…and the evaluation of impact. Whether you are looking for a piece of work with the aim of developing practice within an establishment, or a piece of work that could be published in a national journal, SB Psychology can help.

Staff training and Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
The approach to training and CPD that SB Psychology takes is based upon current research and thinking regarding staff training. A range of training and continuing professional development activities is available for staff who work with children and young people. SB Psychology carries out needs analyses of CPD/training needs as required. All training and CPD work is fully evaluated and responses are shared with the organisations or individuals who commission the work. Evaluations are also used to ensure the continuing high standard of work carried out and the services offered.
(Details of training courses that are currently available, as well as the range of activities that SB Psychology can offer can be found on our main website.)

Rates
Rates are fixed until 29th June 2009 at £310 for a full psychometric assessment including a comprehensive written report with recommendations.
Training and CPD work - Costs will vary depending upon preparation time, content and other priofessionals involved depending upon the specific needs of your establishment.
All other work is charged at £75 per hour.