Description
Book SynopsisWritten by and for educational psychologists, this valuable text includes reflections and practical support that will equip professionals to confidently handle the challenges inherent to leadership in the field for decades to come. The book:
- Meets a need to support new and existing educational psychologists (EPs) in understanding a range of leadership models
- Provides useful frameworks to apply to the Local Authority contexts where leaders are working
- Offers chapters that can be read independently as stand-alone topics or in sequential order
- Is derived from decades of courses for leaders of educational psychology
Written by experienced educational psychologists (EPs) for other EPs in leadership positions and those aspiring to become leaders, this unique and practical book addresses a number of themes including the debate over the nature of leadership and the growing concern for equity and ethics in practice. It emphasises t
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"Leadership for Educational Psychologists fills a vital role for the profession. The book provides a comprehensive theoretical as well as practical foundation to leadership, by practitioners who write from direct, valuable experience. The chapters on ethics, working in different teams and dealing with tricky situations, selling services and managing well- being, cover key current issues, and whether one agrees with all the ideas that are described or not, the book raises the right questions. All credit to the authors for producing a much needed book, of value to principals, would-be leaders, and all those engaged in the serious study and practice of educational psychology leadership." - Irvine Gersch, Emeritus Professor and joint originator of the first leadership courses at the University of East London "This is an overdue text on the nature of leadership within Educational Psychology Services and it provides, with its sections on ‘Reflections’ and ‘Practical themes’, a wealth of ideas and resources which should prove invaluable to current and future leaders within EP Services. The range of resources offers leaders ways of conceptualising current concerns they may face in their role, including models, checklists and process frameworks. The variety of topics is vast but I welcome particularly the chapter considering Women in Leadership and also the chapter that discusses dealing with tricky work-based situations. Both these subjects are not particular to EP Services and therefore the book has the potential to inform a much wider audience. I would recommend this book to all who are interested in the development of Educational Psychology Services." - Dr. Jane Leadbetter, Tutor in Educational Psychology and Senior Educational Psychologist
Table of Contents
About the Contributors vii
Glossary xi
Section 1 Reflections 1
1 Introduction to Leadership: The Context of Managing Educational Psychology Services (EPSs) 3
Julia Hardy, Charmian Hobbs and Mohammed Bham
2 Leadership Frameworks: Models Past, Present and Hopes for the Future 7
Vikki Jervis and Julia Hardy
3 Ethical Selfhood and Team Awareness: The Role of Reflexivity in Leadership 35
Tara Midgen and Theodora Theodoratou
4 Managing Change in an Educational Psychology Service 51
Janet Crawford
5 Women in Leadership 65
Charmian Hobbs and Mandy Owen
6 Inspiring Leadership and Outward‐Facing Leadership for Community Educational Psychology Services 81
Kevin Rowland and Poppy Chandler
Section 2 Practical Themes 99
7 Understanding Your Organisation: Where to Start as a Leader 101
Julia Hardy and Mohammed Bham
8 Using Appreciative Inquiry (AI) as a Solution-Focussed Approach to Organisational Change in Two Educational Psychology Services 115
Anna Lewis
9 Recruitment and Retention: Building a Team and Services 135
Mohammed Bham and Mandy Owen
10 Educational Psychology Leadership within a Welsh Context 145
Joy Mitchell and Ffion Edwards Ellis
11 Working in Different Leadership Teams with EPs and Others: Dealing with Tricky Situations 161
Harriet Martin and Melernie Meheux
12 Selling Educational Psychology Services 175
Julia Hardy, Jacqui Braithwaite and Rhona Hobson
13 Using Evaluation to Deliver Effective Psychology 189
James Gillum and Juliet Whitehead
14 Support Mechanisms for Educational Psychologists in Leadership, Keeping It Going and Managing Your Well‐Being 197
Julia Hardy and Mohammed Bham
Index 211
