1. GCSE Psychology Do TV and video games affect people’s behaviour? The job of an educational psychologist Becoming and educational psychologist

2. Learning objectives To learn what an educational psychologist does. To learn who an educational psychologist might work for. To investigate the skills required and what it means to be ‘chartered’.

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4. Educational psychologists Read pages 116-119. Research the job of an educational psychologist. You should have produced a poster about what educational psychologists do. Peer asses each others poster’s-do they give enough information?

5. How to remember the 10 tasks…? Training Research Intervention Consultation Keep up to date Statutory Duty Diagnosis Individual Assessments Multi agency System Level work

6. Becoming an educational psychologist Who do they work for? What skills are required? What qualifications are required? What does ‘chartered’ mean and how do you become chartered? You are a careers advisor. Write a short interview with a psychology graduate to explain how to become an Ed. Psych

7. Educational Psychology and Anger Management