EP Reach-Out free webinar series: Various Dates

Wed 30th April 2025 4.30pm - 5pm

Unveiling Therapeutic Thinking’s Impact on School Behaviour with Dr Ellie Crooks

Overview: Dr. Ellie Crooks is a passionate Child and Educational Psychologist working in Cambridgeshire, she is dedicated to transforming the way schools approach behaviour. Her doctoral research, Unveiling Therapeutic Thinking’s Impact on School Behaviour: A Realist Evaluation, highlighted both the factors that drive success and the barriers that hinder meaningful systemic change. This research fuelled her to deepen her understanding of behaviourist approaches in education, particularly in light of the ongoing use—and government endorsement—of harmful practices. If awareness of their detrimental impact were widespread, these methods would no longer persist. In this session, Dr. Ellie will share key insights from her research before shifting to a passionate call for urgent reform.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ehJZNxgRRe2VCowtl8fXwA

Wednesday 7th May 2025 4.30pm - 5pm

An Introduction to the Power Threat Meaning Framework and its Application to Education with Hayley Prickett. Joanne Yeoman & Sarah Sivers

The first webinar in our series on the Power Threat Meaning Framework

Overview: The Power Threat Meaning Framework (PTMF) was a co-produced document with Clinical Psychologists Lucy Johnstone and Mary Boyle as the lead authors (Boyle & Johnstone, 2018). The PTMF was offered as a conceptual alternative in understanding stress and distress, compared to more traditional medical models based on psychiatric diagnosis. The PTMF argues for a shift of focus from ‘What is wrong with you?’ to ‘What has happened to you?’ We are curious about how the PTMF might be used to think about educational experiences.

In this webinar we will consider the following questions:

• How is the PTMF relevant to our roles (as Educational Psychologists and professionals working in education) supporting children and young people, families and school systems?

• How can the PTMF inform our practice?

• In what ways is the PTMF currently being used, applied, and adapted to support children and young people, families and school systems?

We will also share details of our PTMF_Education Special Interest Group - more information about this group can be found here https://edpsy.org.uk/interest-groups/the-power-threat-meaning-framework-special-interest-group-for-educational-psychologists-and-professionals-working-in-education/

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Wednesday 25th June 2025 4.30pm - 5pm

What are EPs'/TEPs' Views and Experiences of Using the Power Threat Meaning Framework During Formulation?’: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis Study with Dr Demi Stroud

The 2nd webinar in our series on the Power Threat Meaning Framework

Overview: This webinar explores how Educational Psychologists (EPs) and Trainee Educational Psychologists (TEPs) understand and apply formulation in their practice, focusing on the use of the Power Threat Meaning Framework (PTMF) to understand emotional distress. Through interviews with six EPs and one TEP, the research identifies three key themes: EP formulation is embedded in assessment, formulation is a collaborative process, and the PTMF offers additional insights. The findings suggest that formulation is influenced by a variety of frameworks and experiences, and that the PTMF's values align with those of EPs, although its complex language may limit its accessibility. Ideas for further research are also discussed.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vSXlbSH9RoydKXx9ZII-rQ