Written by and for educational psychologists, this valuable text
includes reflections and practical support that will equip professionals
to confidently handle the challenges inherent to leadership in the field
for decades to come. The book:
- Meets a need to support new and existing educational psychologists
(EPs) in understanding a range of leadership models
- Provides useful frameworks to apply to the Local Authority contexts
where leaders are working
- Offers chapters that can be read independently as stand-alone topics
or in sequential order
- Is derived from decades of courses for leaders of educational
psychology
Written by experienced educational psychologists (EPs) for other EPs in
leadership positions and those aspiring to become leaders, this unique
and practical book addresses a number of themes including the debate
over the nature of leadership and the growing concern for equity and
ethics in practice. It emphasises the importance of building and
maintaining relationships at all levels, especially during challenging
times.
Leadership for Educational Psychologists: Principles & Practicalities
offers chapters covering such topics as: managing educational psychology
services (EPSs); past and present leadership frameworks; ethical
leadership; change management; women in leadership; inspirational and
outward-facing leadership; educational psychology within a Welsh
context; appreciative enquiry; recruitment and retention; managing data
and quality standards; selling educational psychology services; and
more. The book finishes with a section on available support mechanisms
for EPs in leadership positions. Leadership for Educational
Psychologists will be of great benefit to educational psychologists in
leadership, including existing principal and senior educational
psychologists, as well as those planning to move into promoted posts
within EPSs. It will also be of interest to policymakers in local
government, public sector leaders who manage professionals within local
authorities, and voluntary and community organisations.
