This document has been developed in full partnership with the Scottish Division of Educational Psychology, and the Association of Scottish Principal Educational Psychologists, the course directors of the professional training courses for educational psychology at the Universities of Dundee, and Strathclyde, a Strategic Officer for Post School Psychological Services and through consultation with the profession at the annual national conference for educational psychology.
Educational psychologists at all career stages created and developed the document in full consultation with the profession and their services. Special thanks are due to members of the professional development group:
Peta Barber, Area Principal Educational Psychologist
Dr Jennie Barr, Depute Principal Educational Psychologist
Dr James Boyle, Course Director, MSc Educational Psychologist
Carolyn Brown, Area Depute Educational Psychologist
Fergal Docherty, Acting Area Principal Educational Psychologist
Jim Duthie, Senior Educational Psychologist
Fiona Ferguson, Educational Psychologist
Michael Harker, Depute Principal Educational Psychologist
Dr Cyril Hellier, Post School Psychological Service Strategic Officer (Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning)
Jean Kerr, Depute Principal Educational Psychologist
Roslyn Redpath, Depute Principal Educational Psychologist
Julie Russo, Depute Principal Educational Psychologist
Elaine Smith, Programme Director, University of Dundee
Ian Wallace, Principal Educational Psychologist
Mark Wilson, Depute Principal Educational Psychologist
We are grateful to Angus Council, City of Edinburgh Council, Glasgow City Council, East Ayrshire Council, East Renfrewshire Council, Fife Council, The Highland Council, North Lanarkshire Co uncil, Stirling Council, South Lanarkshire Council and Renfrewshire Council who released staff to take forward this development on behalf of the profession.
The compilation of material for this document involved the identification of good practice within existing systems of monitoring and evaluation. In this context, the work of the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM), Charter Mark, Investors in People (liP), the Professional Development Programme document Developing a Self-Evaluation Framework for Educational Psychological Services (2005-2006) and the Review of Provision of Educational Psychology Services in Scotland,1 published in 2002, is acknowledged.
1 Review of Provision of Educational Psychology Services in Scotland, published by SEED 2002.