Educational Psychology Casework: A Practice Guide

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2011 - Education - 272 pages

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.

This book is essential reading for all trainee and practising educational psychologists.

 

Contents

Preface
11
CHAPTER 1
15
CHAPTER 2
26
CHAPTER 3
38
CHAPTER 4
49
CHAPTER 5
55
CHAPTER 6
62
CHAPTER 7
72
CHAPTER 11
105
CHAPTER 12
116
CHAPTER 13
148
CHAPTER 14
162
CHAPTER 15
173
CHAPTER 16
179
CHAPTER 17
189
CHAPTER 18
202

CHAPTER 8
82
CHAPTER 9
90
CHAPTER 10
95
CHAPTER 19
209
References
266
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About the author (2011)

Rick Beaver is Assistant Principal Educational Psychologist for the Somerset Children and Young People's Directorate. He was previously Principal Educational Psychologists 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.

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