Educational Psychologist

Education & ScienceSIC

Supports a student's learning and emotional wellbeing: spots the difficulty, runs assessments and builds a solution with the teacher and family.

What does a Educational Psychologist do?

  • Observes the student's difficulties and runs assessments
  • Counsels the student, teacher and parent
  • Designs individual support and development programmes
  • Tracks progress and adjusts the plan

Which skills do you need?

Educational psychologyPsychological assessmentCounselling skillObservationEmpathyWorking with childrenEthics and confidentiality

How to become a Educational Psychologist?

  1. 1Bachelor's: psychology or pedagogy
  2. 2Master's: specialisation in educational/school psychology
  3. 3Practice: supervised work at a school or a centre

What is the work environment like?

A school or a centre: the office, the classroom and team meetings. The work is calm but emotionally demanding; the schedule follows the school year.

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