Any educational psychologists out there please?

[wishingonadream]

not sure if I am posting in the right place, but here goes.

I am a primary school teacher, but am seriously thinking of retraining as an ed psych.

This would involve me having to do a psychology degree so I really want to make sure that it is what I want.

Is anyone prepared to tell me what it is like being an ed psych and what the role really entails.

Thankyou

Hi there,
I'm an EP. The role, in a nut shell, is supporting children, families and schools in all kinds of different ways.... Learning, social, emotional, behaviour, motivation, relationships.... The list goes on. There's a strong emphasis on solution focused thinking, problem solving and building resilience in children. No two pieces of work ever look there same as there are all manner of factors to take into consideration. It's a challenging but rewarding job. I 'm always busy but I like that. I could go on and on.

You really need to have a love of psychology and know how it can be applied because the role is very much about understanding what's going on on lots of different levels, being able to listen and communicate well and helping people get out of 'stuck' thinking.

Have a look at the British psychology society website as there some useful info on there.

Good luck!

I can't help you much but I am a primary school teacher who is currently in the second year of an Ed Psych degree with the hope to go on to train as an Educational Psychologist and from the time I have spent talking to an Ed Psych I am really looking forward to it but realise that getting as far as qualifying is a very long and hard road.