Educational Psychologists

You need to know:
* The job of an ed psych
* Who they may work for
* Skills needed
* Qualifications
* Chartered status 
* Educational psychology and anger management 
== Role of Ed Psychs ==
* Legal assessment of children with special needs 
* Consultation with various schools
* Carries out individual assessments and tests
* Communication with children (and teachers) 
* Planning interventions 
* Training people
* Research 
== They can work for ==
* Local education authority
* Private schools
* Self employed 
== Skills needed ==
Communication skills, empathic listening, be able to talk with a range of people. 
== Qualifications ==
Degree in Psychology
Experience in Education
Doctorate in Educational Psychology 
Masters Degree 
Chartered status 
== Chartered status ==
To achieve chartered status an Ed Psych must prove they are Continuing Professional Development, doing courses to keep up to date in their area of specialism. 
== Ed Psychs and Anger management ==
Strategies they might use to help children manage their anger: 
* Ask the child questions/observe them/keep a diary 
* Anger management is used to help a child identify and respond more appropriately to angry feelings 
* Involves supporting the child so they feel they have someone to turn to that understands their feelings 
* Teaching relaxation techniques to enable the child to keep anger under control 
* Using reinforcement to encourage good behaviour and ignoring aggressive behaviour 
* To train teachers to recognise and deal with triggers that cause anger.behaviour issues with children