Module Catalogue 2025/26

Pre Requisite Comment

none

Co Requisite Comment

none

Aims

To develop ethical and legal professional standards of practice;

To consider the nature and impact of professional assessment/intervention;

To provide students with opportunities to reflect on their own professional development and continuing professional development;

To ensure students are ‘fit to practise’;

To develop a critique of aspects of practice.

In this module we consider professional behaviour, ethics and practice in the particular context of the application of psychology in consultation, assessment,intervention, training and research. Thus, attention is given to the Health and Care Profession Council's(HCPC) Standards of proficiency, and the HCPC Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics, the British Psychological Society’s (BPS) Code of Conduct and the Division of Educational and Child Psychology’s (DECP) professional guidelines for EPs. We also consider legislative,policy and safeguarding matters that determine the nature and scope of professional work. The ways LAs/ EPSs change and develop in response to evolving needs are considered here, as are quality assurance processes to support delivery of qualityservices. An understanding is included of the structures of Children’s Service authorities.

Outline Of Syllabus

The syllabus will address the following themes:
Assessment and wider practice and research frameworks for EPs
How EPs effect change
EP Practice: Models of psychology

Intended Knowledge Outcomes

Students will gain knowledge and critical understanding of professional ‘tools’and frameworks, the ability to critically consider relevant literature and the implications for the practice of educational psychology.

Intended Skill Outcomes

Increasingly skilful and precise academic writing that also shows how intellectual appraisal of methods and frameworks for practice lead to the development of professional practice and skill.

Teaching Rationale And Relationship

Presentation and discussion in seminars outlines the field and areas for enquiry. Enquiry Based Learning (EBL) requires group work, research and synthesis. Professional Fieldwork Practice provides context and active engagement. The assignment requires consolidation, reflection, distillation and communication.

Assessment Rationale And Relationship

Presentation and discussion in seminars outlines the field and areas for enquiry. Enquiry Based Learning (EBL) requires group work, research and synthesis. Professional Fieldwork Practice provides context and active engagement. The assignment requires consolidation, critical reflection, distillation and communication of an exploration of framework/s for practice in relation to a relevant area of educational psychology practice.

General Notes

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