{"id":809,"date":"2019-01-29T06:00:50","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T06:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edpsychuob.com\/?p=809"},"modified":"2019-01-29T06:00:50","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T06:00:50","slug":"educational-psychology-and-youth-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/educationalpsychology\/2019\/01\/29\/educational-psychology-and-youth-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Educational Psychology and Youth Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Huw Williams<\/em><\/p>\n

The work of educational psychologists is often assumed to be with children who have special educational needs and disabilities. In reality, we work in a diverse range of settings. One example of this diversity is the area of youth justice. In this arena increasing numbers of educational psychologists are working with children, young people and staff who are involved with the youth justice system. In recognition of this work and the need to share practice, last year Dipak Choudhury and I established a special interest group for educational psychologists, who are engaged in Youth Justice work.<\/p>\n

Following an inaugural meeting last year, on 16th January 2019 a group of 25 educational psychologists and 4 trainee educational psychologists met at the University of Birmingham. Colleagues travelled from far and wide to take part in what was a stimulating and informative event.<\/p>\n

This second interest day had an emphasis on sharing good practice, alongside discussing developments and updates. Colleagues shared presentations demonstrating the range and variety of practice that is occurring in this aspect of applied educational psychology. We had 6 excellent presentations that covered highly relevant topics.<\/p>\n