Leadership for Educational Psychologists

DR JULIA HARDY, works as an associate educational psychologist through Psychologicalservices.gb Ltd, having previously been a Principal Educational Psychologist in Lambeth and in Kingston Upon Thames and Richmond. Julia has interests in consultation, qualitative research, deafness, and cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). She has been running leadership courses in collaboration with other leaders in the educational psychology profession for over 25 years. DR CHARMIAN HOBBS has worked in local authorities as an educational psychologist for over thirty years, and is currently a member of the editorial board for Educational and Child Psychology Journal. She has been a member of the Division of Educational and Child Psychology, British Psychological Society—taking up positions as chair and treasurer—and is now focused on developing narrative therapy within the field of educational psychology. MOHAMMED BHAM is currently Principal Educational Psychologist and Head of Brighton & Hove City Council's Inclusion Support Services. He has actively worked for the National Association of Principal Educational Psychologists since 2008—taking up positions as chair and treasurer—and is deputy chair and past chair of the British Psychological Society's Ethics Committee.

"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

• About the Contributors viiGlossary xiSection 1 Reflections 11 Introduction to Leadership: The Context of Managing Educational Psychology Services (EPSs) 3Julia Hardy, Charmian Hobbs and Mohammed Bham2 Leadership Frameworks: Models Past, Present and Hopes for the Future 7Vikki Jervis and Julia Hardy3 Ethical Selfhood and Team Awareness: The Role of Reflexivity in Leadership 35Tara Midgen and Theodora Theodoratou4 Managing Change in an Educational Psychology Service 51Janet Crawford5 Women in Leadership 65Charmian Hobbs and Mandy Owen6 Inspiring Leadership and Outward‐Facing Leadership for Community Educational Psychology Services 81Kevin Rowland and Poppy ChandlerSection 2 Practical Themes 997 Understanding Your Organisation: Where to Start as a Leader 101Julia Hardy and Mohammed Bham8 Using Appreciative Inquiry (AI) as a Solution-Focussed Approach to Organisational Change in Two Educational Psychology Services 115Anna Lewis9 Recruitment and Retention: Building a Team and Services 135Mohammed Bham and Mandy Owen10 Educational Psychology Leadership within a Welsh Context 145Joy Mitchell and Ffion Edwards Ellis11 Working in Different Leadership Teams with EPs and Others: Dealing with Tricky Situations 161Harriet Martin and Melernie Meheux12 Selling Educational Psychology Services 175Julia Hardy, Jacqui Braithwaite and Rhona Hobson13 Using Evaluation to Deliver Effective Psychology 189James Gillum and Juliet Whitehead14 Support Mechanisms for Educational Psychologists in Leadership, Keeping It Going and Managing Your Well‐Being 197Julia Hardy and Mohammed BhamIndex 211