Psychology in Professional Practice 1

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Demonstrate skills to work collaboratively with children, young people and the adults who care, work and plan for them to develop and implement practices and strategies to create and maintain effective and supportive learning environments.
• Demonstrate a knowledge of school and systems structure, organisation and theory and evidence-informed educational practices that promote academic outcomes, learning, social development, and mental health.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of safeguarding policy and procedures for children and young people.
• Demonstrate effective reporting and recording skills across a range of settings and activities.
• Demonstrate effective use of supervision.
• Demonstrate an appreciation and self-awareness of diversity in society and the experiences and contributions of all.
• Demonstrate professional and ethical practice which adheres to the British Psychological Society’s Code of Ethics and Conduct and the HCPC Standards of Conduct, Ethics and Performance.
• Demonstrate effective personal and professional management and organisational skills.

In this module you will gain practical skills to help you work as an educational psychologist, as well as knowledge about how the education system is organised. You will begin to develop knowledge about the structures and deployment of Services for children and young people in the community, as well as other issues in schools that affect children’s educational experiences, at class and whole school level. You will be introduced to casework with individual pupils, with the aim of achieving initial casework competence in preparation for placements in Years 2 and 3. There is a close relationship with skills taught in PSYC6131 Consultation, Assessment and Intervention where these skills are taught.

Summary of teaching and learning methods

Teaching and learning methods

The core content of this module is delivered through taught sessions complemented by activities on placement. In some cases these may be virtual. There are close links between placement activities and taught content with the field tutors attending regular meetings as well as joint meetings with trainees and the academic tutors.

Resources & Reading list

Internet Resources

Code of ethics and conduct.

Standards of conduct, performance and ethics.

Textbooks

Kelly, B., Woolfson, L., & James Boyle, J (2017). Frameworks for Practice in Educational Psychology: A Textbook for Trainees and Practitioners. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Beaver, R (2011). Educational Psychology Casework: A Practice Guide. London: Jessica Kinglsey.

Frederickson, N., & Cline, T. (2009). Special Educational Needs, Inclusion and Diversity. Maidenhead, UK: Open University Press.

Assessment strategy

The practical work file is a product of your placement learning. It assesses the BPS Competencies and learning outcomes. The work files form a report of activity relevant to the acquisition of practitioner competencies. You use examples from your placement and academic work to provide evidence of competency attainment. You should identify and reference sources of evidence and provide a reflective comment for each competency.

In the event of a trainee failing the assessment, the trainee is required to liaise with the first marker and submit additional information as requested. Resubmission is within an agreed timescale, usually with a six week limit.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.