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Conversations about ConsultationFeeling seen and bringing the 'storied self' into consultation - Dr Michael O'LoughlinAfter teaching for seven years in Dublin, Michael O’Loughlin earned a Ph.D. in Psychology from Columbia University in New York. He later trained as a psychoanalyst at Adelphi University on Long Island, New York. He is Professor in the College of Education and Health Sciences and in the Derner School of Psychology at Adelphi University. He teaches courses for teachers, school psychologists and clinical psychologists in training. Of the many books he has authored or edited, five of those books focus specifically on children and adolescents including Precarities of 21st century childhoods, released in 2023. He is also ed...2025-01-191h 11
Conversations about ConsultationAn introduction to our new co-host - Bethanie Atinuke SonolaWe're meeting with Bethanie Atinuke Sonola, year 2 trainee Educational Psychologist completing her doctorate at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. This short episode is to say a big welcome to Bethanie. We learn about Bethanie and her journey into training and share are some of the things that she hopes the podcast will explore during her time as a co-host.2025-01-1913 min
Conversations about ConsultationA multicultural, gender, and sexually diverse affirming consultation framework - Dr Jeffrey Brown and Starr GreenskyWe are so lucky to have with us Dr Jeffrey Brown and Starr Greensky. Jeff is currently an assistant professor at San Diego State University, on the School Psychology Program and Starr is a Student and School Psychology intern, working with Jeff. We speak with Jeff and Starr about the development and application of Jeff's and other colleagues multicultural, gender, and sexually diverse affirming school‐based consultation framework. We also speak about contextual influences, colonialism and working with in a diverse community. We were so privileged to speak with Starr and Jeff, they shared such interesting insights. We hope yo...2024-04-301h 06
Conversations about ConsultationChildren and young people’s participation in consultation - Dr Anwen J MarshallDr Anwen Marshall graduated as an Educational Psychologist from Bristol University in 2021. She currently works in Bristol City Council where she also holds the role of ‘person-centred champion’. She supports person-centred work in her service and with colleagues. Before training as an Educational Psychologist (EP), Anwen worked as an Assistant EP in London for two-years, based in a primary school.For her doctoral research, Anwen explored EPs’ views on children and young peoples participation in consultation meetings. This involved of two phases of data collection, phase one was an online questionnaire and phase two consisted of appreciative inform...2024-03-2549 min
Conversations about ConsultationReflecting on school culture and collaboration with school leaders and staff members - Laleh LaverickWe were so privileged to speak with Laleh Laverick in this episode about such a range of important factors influencing schools at the moment. Laleh speaks from a wealth of expertise and experience from her role as a Leadership and Management Adviser at Hackney Education as well as the various roles she has held in inner city primary schools for over 20 years. Prior to joining Hackney Education, Laleh served as an Executive Headteacher of 6 inner city schools. She was also an NLE linked to a Teaching School and as part of her work, she supported ‘Wo...2024-02-251h 14
Conversations about ConsultationInstructional Consultation and Teacher Satisfaction - Dr Lauren KaiserToday we are so privileged to have with us Dr Lauren Kaiser, PhD, NCSP is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP). Currently, Dr. Kaiser is an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator for the School Psychology Graduate Program in the Psychology Department at Millersville University near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in the United States.She received her Bachelors degree in Elementary Education, and earned her Masters and Doctoral degrees in School Psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park. Prior to her faculty assignment, Dr. Kaiser worked in a variety of professional capacities within urban, suburban, and rural schools over...2024-01-261h 03
Conversations about ConsultationInfluences on Consultation: Attunement, Culture & Social Justice - Dr Esther Kuria and Dr Catherine Kelly We are so lucky to have spoken with Dr Catherine Kelly and Dr Esther Kambe Kuria about their recent publication on social justice in Educational Psychology in Practice. Catherine is an Assistant Director for the Doctorate in Educational and Child Psychology at the University of Manchester and an Educational Psychology for Bury Metropolitan Borough Council. Esther graduated from the Doctorate in Educational and Child Psychology from the University of Manchester and currently works in Cheshire East Local Authority. In this episode, we touch on a range of topics from attunement skills and group consultation to intersectionality and social justice...2023-12-281h 16
Conversations about ConsultationImplementation Science and Social Justice in Consultation - Dr Mel Collier-MeekDr. Collier-Meek is a licensed psychologist and Board Certified Behaviour Analyst. She is currently an Associate Professor of School Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University. She also serves as an Associate Editor for School Psychology and provides reviews to several journals, for which she has been twice honoured as reviewer of the year. Mel’s research interests includes implementation science and conducts applied school-based implementation research. She has specific expertise in intervention fidelity and teacher consultation. We loved speaking with Mel about her work on implementation science and refectioning on consultation using a DisCrit lens. We hope you enjoy th...2023-10-231h 09
Conversations about ConsultationPsychoanalytic Concepts in Consultation - Dr Dale Bartle and Dr Xavier EloquinIn this episode we were honoured to speak with Dr Dale Bartle and Dr Xavier Eloquin, two of the three editors of the "Learning from the Unconscious" book which explores Psychoanalytic Approaches in Educational Psychology. We thoroughly enjoyed speaking with Dale and Xavier and we hope that this episode stimulates curiosity and reflections about consultation practice.2023-09-051h 10
Conversations about ConsultationTrainees creating cultural change - Dr Jason Apaloo-Shonibare, Dr Hannah Morgan & Dr Yasmin FrancisIn this episode with speak with someone of the co-founders for the trainee led initiative TEPICC, which stands for the trainee initiative for cultural change. We were very lucky to speak with Jason, Hannah and Yasmin who all co-founded TEPICC along with Mickel Johnson, who was sadly unavailable to record the episode. Jason, Hannah and Yasmin all completed their doctoral training from the Tavistock and Portman NHS foundation trust. Jason and Yasmin currently work as Educational Psychologists in the London borough of Hackney and Hannah works as an Educational Psychologist in Barnet Educational Psychology Service. We thoroughly enjoyed speaking...2023-01-1358 min
Conversations about ConsultationA framework for developing consultation practice - Dr Louise Jones and Dr Cathy AtkinsonIn this episode we were honoured to speak with Cathy and Louise about their recent publication regarding a framework for developing consultation practice. Dr Cathy Atkinson is the curriculum director of the initial doctoral programme for educational psychology training at the University of Manchester and Dr Louise Jones is a Lead Specialist Educational and Child Psychologist at Lancashire County Council. Louise also completed her thesis in consultation practice and the application of Motivational Interviewing in consultation. We speak together about some of the elements of the National Association of School Psychology (NASP) framework which informed their approach and the...2022-10-111h 00
Conversations about ConsultationRelationship building and objectivity loss - Dr Cyril Pickering Dr Cyril Pickering is a school psychologist who currently lives and works in Washington, DC. He received his Masters and PhD from the School Psychology program at the University of Maryland. Cyril was a contributor to the book "Becoming a School Consultant", which reflects on the experiences of consultation trainees as they learn the craft. His chapter, "Relationship Building and Objectivity Loss", documents lessons he learned while building effective collaboration with teachers. Cyril currently works in two school programs which serve youth and young adults who are incarcerated. We really enjoyed speaking with Cyril in this episode about the...2022-09-2158 min
Conversations about ConsultationTeaching, learning and supervision of consultation - Dr Daniel NewmanOn this episode we were honoured to have with us Dr Daniel Newman, who is currently an Associate Professor on the School Psychology Program at the University of Cincinnati. Among several professional service roles, Dr. Newman is also the current editor of the Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation. We touch on his research on teaching, training and professional supervision for consultation. We really enjoyed speaking with Danny and hope that you enjoy listening!2022-09-051h 00
Conversations about ConsultationWorking towards culturally responsive EP practice - Dr Ellie SakataDr Ellie Sakata graduated from the Educational Psychology doctorate from Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust in 2021 and is now working as a qualified Educational Psychologist at Hertfordshire County Council. In this episode, we explore Ellie's thesis which looks at Culturally Responsive Practice in EP work and the the self-reflective framework she created as part of her thesis. We talk about how we can incorporate and reflect on culturally responsive practice within our work with schools, parents and CYP.2022-08-0251 min
Conversations about ConsultationMotivational talk in consultation - Dr Grace GilesDr Grace Giles graduated from the ed psych doctorate at Nottingham University in 2020 and is now working as a qualified EP at Sandwell Educational and Child Psychology Service. Grace did her thesis looking at the intersection of Motivational Interviewing and Consultation and her thesis title is 'Using sequence analysis to explore the role of motivational talk in consultation' which we talk about in this episode alongside lots of other consultation things!2022-03-2151 min
Conversations about ConsultationDynamic assessment in EP practice - Dr Rachael GreenWe're exited to be speaking with Dr Rachael Green, a passionate and experienced Educational Psychologist who speaks with us about using Dynamic Assessment (DA) in EP practice. Rachael has spent over 17 years training and supervising trainee EPs and has worked in a number of local authorities over the span of her longstanding career. She is now currently the director and lead EP at Head Ways Psychology and recently developed a new approach to EP assessment called the ‘Multi-Aspect Model of Learning’ (MAML), which based on the work of Vygotsky and designed around DA principles, to be used in everyday EP p...2022-03-1155 min
Conversations about ConsultationWorking with organisations and creating change - Helen ShawToday we speak with Helen Shaw, an experienced Organisational Consultant. Touching on social defences, group dynamics and the importance of collaboration and boundaries, she raises curiosity of what might be happening for schools/organisations.It was a pleasure to be apart of this thought provoking discussion around taking a systems psychodynamic approach to organisational consultation and we hope you enjoy listening!2022-02-0450 min
Conversations about ConsultationExploring teachers emotions, group consultation and narrative work with adolescents - Shaalan Farouk Today we are speaking with Professor. Shaalan Farouk a senior lecturer at New York University in Abu Dhabi. Shaalan previously worked as an Educational Psychologist in London for over 20 years. He completed his PhD in Organisational Psychology at Birkbeck College, University of London. Shaalan’s publications on group process consultation and teacher emotions continues to have an impact on the work of Educational Psychologists to date. His current interest lie in narrative psychology approaches and focusing on the autobiographical memories of adolescents excluded from school. We hope you enjoy this episode!2022-01-3139 min
Conversations about ConsultationAn introduction to our new co-host - Jessica Rowley, Emily Crosby and Zahra AhmedWe're meeting with Zahra Ahmed a year 2 trainee Educational Psychologist completing her doctorate at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. This short episode sadly says goodbye to two of our talented and loved co-hosts and a big welcome to Zahra. We share are some of the things that we hope the podcast will continue to explore and discuss some of the learning that will be taken away. Jessica and Emily still have a few more episodes coming out, so it's not goodbye just yet! But we do wish them the very best of luck in their final year...2022-01-3113 min
Conversations about ConsultationTeleconsultation in psychology - Aaron FischerToday we are speaking with Professor. Aaron Fischer, a licensed psychologist and board certified behaviour analyst. He is also dee-endowed professor of school psychology and adjunct assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Utah. He is also director of the Huntsman Mental Health Institute Home programme interdisciplinary paediatric feeding disorders clinic there too. He has worked with children and young people with Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) difficulties and their families for over 15 years now. His research interests lie primarily at the intersection of technology, behaviour and mental health, particularly, in tele-health and tele-consultation and how these...2022-01-241h 05
Conversations about ConsultationNoticing, paying attention and creating spaces for feelings - A psychodynamically-informed social work contribution to consultation - Robin SolomonIn this episode we speak with Robin Solomon - an esteemed consultant social worker from The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. Robin currently works in the fostering adoption and kinship care team and before this worked for 16 years as a senior lecturer at Brunel University, where she taught Child Care Social Work at graduate and postgraduate levels.Robin's particular interests lie in relationship-based practice in social work and she has written extensively about a psychoanalytic approach to this work.We talk in this episode about how some of these themes can be explored and...2022-01-171h 05
Conversations about ConsultationExploring the effective features of consultation and how we measure them - Paddy LangfordIn this episode we speak with Patrick Langford, a now newly qualified EP from the Institute of Eductation, who completed his thesis exploring what makes consultation effective in EP practice.We talk about all things consultation, particularly thinking about the application of consultation theory to practice and a consideration of what consultation is and how this might differ depending on your training institution or experience. Patrick discusses some of his findings from his thesis and what this might mean for the profession.We found this a really stimulating discussion and hope you enjoy listening to...2021-10-221h 04
Conversations about ConsultationPreparing consultees to consult and providing culturally responsive consultation: Forty years of practice, training and research - Antoinette MirandaIn this episode we speak with Professor Antoinette Miranda from Ohio State University. Antoinette is a professor of School Psychology in the Department of Educational Studies at Ohio State and has several research areas of interest and publications in these areas including thinking about effective interventions with at-risk children in urban settings, consultation services in urban settings and the development of racial identity and its relationship to academic achievement. She has also been teaching cultural competence in school psychology practice to school psychology students. We think this topic is so important and we hope you find the conversation as...2021-09-241h 22
Conversations about ConsultationValuing International Dialogues in Consultation: Eco-systems as a thread throughout - Ingrid Hylander and Sharone MaitalWe are really delighted and exited today to be speaking with Sharone Maital and Ingrid Hylander.Emma met both Sharone and Ingrid through the International School Psychology Association conference, or ISPA for short, where they were both co-chairs of the consultee centred consultation task-force which is part of ISPA.Both have had a long involvement with training psychologists IN consultancy as well as BEING practitioners and prolific publishers in the field. Ingrid was an associate professor at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. Sharone has been the director of service and deputy chief psychologist for Israels...2021-07-271h 28
Conversations about ConsultationRelationships, communication and influence in consultation with Professor Bill ErchulHi, welcome to this episode of conversations about consultation.In this episode we speak with Professor Bill Erchul from North Carolina state university.Bill has had a 36 year career as a trainer of school psychologists in the states and has a strong research record in consultation including co-editing a volume with Susan Sheridan in relation to research in school consultation.He has had a significant dedication to both science and practice within school psychology in the states and more widely.It was a pleasure to speak with Bill and we hope...2021-06-261h 33
Conversations about ConsultationReflections on 30 years of Patsy Wagner’s Consultation Model - Helen Kerslake and Jane RollerIn this episode we speak with Helen Kerslake and Jane Roller from Westminster Kensington and Chelsea Educational psychology consultation service about their journey to becoming EPs and their experience of working in a service that places consultation at the centre of the work they do.It was so interesting to speak with Helen and Jane about their services relationship with Patsy Wagner and her model of consultation. They both spoke about the service being known as ‘Gods little acre’ before becoming a tri-borough where all the schools in the area embraced consultation and it was embedded fully. Both...2021-05-171h 15
Conversations about ConsultationAn Introduction to Conversations about Consultation - Jessica Rowley, Emily Crosby and Emma KennedyIn this introductory episode Emma speaks in conversation with myself and Emily about our routes onto the doctorate in educational psychology training programme, where our keen interest in consultation in EP practice started, our vision for this podcast and our thoughts on some of the current issues and debates in the field of consultation.Resources/readings mentioned:Kennedy, E. K. & Lee, V. (2021). A distinctive helping relationship. In C. Arnold, D. Bartle, X. Eloquin & M. Fox (Eds.), Learning from the unconscious: Psychoanalytic approaches in educational psychology (pp 122-139). Karnac. ISBN 978-1913494230McIntosh, P. (1988). White...2021-05-1658 min