Educational and occupational psychology services
across Reading, Berkshire and Greater London
Psychology for
Educational purposes:
Support and services for schools, children and young people
- Assessment of needs
- Reporting for a range of purposes for:
- Special educational needs
- Statutory assessment
- Child protection
- Grammar school appeals process
- SENCo (Special Educational Needs Coordinator) support
- Community Psychology
- Capacity Assessments (Support with Housing decisions)
Access arrangements for exams in Secondary Education - Assessment of children’s and young people’s learning needs
- Completion of Form 8 and full report, stating special examination arrangements required
Access arrangements for exams in Further and Higher Education - Assessment of students’ needs, such as specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, dyspraxia, and autistic spectrum disorders
- Report writing to inform examination arrangements
- Report writing to inform application for Disabled Students allowance
Dyslexia specialist teacher assessments and private tuition
Psychology for
Occupational purposes:
Psychology support and services for organisations and people at work.
Recruitment and Personnel Selection
- Task and KSA (i.e. Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes) analysis
- Cognitive Ability and Personality Assessment for Job Fit
- Integration of data from the interview and assessment process for the final selection
Training and Leadership Development - Needs Analysis
- Design and development of Training Programme
- Implementation of Training Programme
- Evaluation of effectiveness of Training Programme
Performance Appraisal to improve individual and organisation’s outcomes by: - Making reward decisions
- Improving performance through facilitation learning
- Motivation of employees
- Succession Planning
- Identifying potential
Career Counselling and Personal Development - Finding appropriate work opportunities
- Identifying career goals
- Improving employment prospects
Organisational Behaviour, Change and Development - To improve the performance of employees and their organisations
- Implementation of organisational development interventions
- To increase the effectiveness of both employees and organisations after the intervention
Assessment and Management of special needs and disabilities in the workplace
- Assessment of Needs
- Design and development of Support Programme
- Implementation of Support Programme
- Evaluation of Support Programme
Psychology for
Assessment/Cognitive Profiling:
Assessment/cognitive profiling of children and young people for legal purposes
- Evaluation of the cognitive abilities of children and young people to help the Courts in making the right decisions on their behalfAssessment/cognitive profiling for medical purposes to inform decision making for patients
- Cognitive evaluations of patients requested by their medical practitioners to facilitate the right decisions to be made regarding their needs, for example, assessment before and after a treatment programme
Assessment/cognitive profiling for medico legal purposes to inform decisions in legal procedures
- Carry out the assessments that help the decision making process such as for compensations after accidents and personal injury, and assessment of capacity in adults in court cases
Assessment/cognitive profiling for immigration and migration purposes
- Psychological assessment to inform the process of immigration. For example, carrying out the assessments for children with special educational needs, or children/young people who are moving abroad with their families and who may have special requirements for which
- psychological assessment is needed to support the application process.
Psychological assessment of children to support their application to a new school in the UK or abroad
Assessment/cognitive profiling of social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties in children - Evaluations of children’s behaviour and their social and emotional needs to inform appropriate intervention and support
Consultations regarding educational needs - Problem solving meetings in which parents/carers or teachers discuss difficulties with which children/young people present, to explore what can be done to address the issues, for example, through assessment and intervention
Consultations regarding occupational needs
- Problem solving meetings in which employees/employers discuss with psychologists issues within the workplace that need to be addressed and to discuss possible interventions
IQ testing for educational and occupational purposes - Cognitive ability testing to inform educational or occupational processes such as applications for school or work