Kennedy, E. K., Cameron, R. J., & Monsen, J. (2009). Effective consultation in educational and child psychology practice: Professional training for both competence and capability. School Psychology International, 30(6), 603-625.
The respective research article explicates the paradigm of educational psychology and its implications on children. Kennedy and her fellow researchers work on effective educational psychology methods that can provide an ideal and healthy learning environment for children within their educational institutes. Educational psychology practitioners must be prepared for the dynamic and volatile challenges in their professional environment to provide effective consultation. The contemporary issues of the United Kingdom, based on psychological practitioners, have been unveiled as those that lack effective consultation and objectives. Psychological practitioners in the field of educational psychology can devise efficient methods/ approaches to improve the challenges faced by children, youngsters, and their associated family members. These practitioners can exhibit operative professional consultation within the paradigms of psychological theory and investigation. The main issue regarding the implications of educational psychology for youngsters is the incompetent training of educational child psychologists (ECP). This article provides reflective research on the problems and drawbacks of ECPs in the United Kingdom. Furthermore, after analyzing the drawbacks and complications in the contemporary scenario of ECPs, a guideline of commendations is also outlined.
This outline was devised after a critical analysis of the report by the UK Department of Education and Skills. The report given by the UK Department of Education and Skills highlights the complications faced by the ECPs in the current professional scenarios. Furthermore, the “Every Child Matters” policy is also analyzed within the context of ECP practitioners. The existing issues in professional training and practical implications are highlighted in professional training related to educational psychology in young children. The organized models are elucidated to shed light upon effective consultation in the field of educational psychology with the integration of theory and practical implications. The ECP trainees should positively work on their accountability, competence, and capability to work efficiently in practical life. Kennedy, Cameron, and Monson outline the recommendation and consultation for applied psychology to enable the ECP practitioners to positively achieve competence and capability. The main contributor to this research article is Emma-Kate Lucy Kennedy, who is a deputy director of the educational psychology training program and an educational psychologist.
Personal Reflection
The article “Effective Consultation in Educational and Child Psychology Practice: Professional Training for Both Competence and Capability” was published in School Psychology International in 2009. It is a peer-reviewed article written in the field of educational psychology, primarily focusing on Educational psychology and its theoretical implication in Child Psychology.
In my opinion, this article proficiently envisages the complications and training glitches faced by educational child psychology (ECP) practitioners. The guidelines for efficient and capable applied psychology practitioners are given in this article, along with proper evidence and research. I agree with the research carried out in this article because it is backed up with evidence (research-based evidence). The recommendations are given for maintaining regularity and quality assurance in professional consultation and are given with research-based evidence and theory in the field of educational and child psychology. The authors do not just make some assumptions about the ECPs in professional consultation. The superlative components of psychology are implicated in consultation sessions.
The empirical analysis and research are inculcated in the article to provide an in-depth review of the contemporary scenario concerning educational psychology and consultation. The most strengthening attribute of this research article is that it uses figures, diagrams, and tables to summarize its objective. The figures, diagrams, and tables inculcated in the article make the analysis task easier for the reader to explore the article and get in-depth into its crux. For instance, “Table 1: Specific professional skills, which underlie consultation competence in educational and child psychology” provides an organized overview of consultation competence in educational psychology. Furthermore, the organizational pattern of the article moving from a general topic to a specific topic vividly reflects upon all the paradigms of professional consultation.
The study of this article helps to analyze explicit practice, training issues, and conceivable outcomes identified with counsel in educational and child psychology and to suggest enhancements for the expert preparing for applied psychologists here. Furthermore, this article advises making supplication for a reestablished emphasis on professional examination/ research that is pointed toward having a positive effect on educational and child psychology. The peer-reviewing of this article and citation in contemporary research by other renowned authors signify its validation and resourcefulness as a research article. This research article is immensely relevant to my discipline because it elucidates the practical implication and association of the paradigm of education and psychological theories to make competent and capable psychologists. It provides practical guidelines and recommendations in the field of educational psychology for my futuristic prospects in the discipline of education. The elaborative research provides adequate knowledge and guidelines for an aspiring ECP practitioner to overcome its problems and exhibit competent consultation. There is very little research conducted on the practical implications and recommendations in the field of educational and child psychology. Therefore, this research article has immense significance. Additionally, it provides a prospective path for future researchers to work on this pragmatic foundation.
References
Eddleston, A., & Atkinson, C. (2018). Using professional practice frameworks to evaluate consultation. Educational Psychology in Practice, 34(4), 430-449.
Kennedy, E. K., Cameron, R. J., & Monsen, J. (2009). Effective consultation in educational and child psychology practice: Professional training for both competence and capability. School Psychology International, 30(6), 603-625.
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