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Thank you for checking out our Digital Hub pages. Please feel free to watch our short video below to give yourself more of an idea about what we do as Educational Psychologists and learn about how we can best support you to make a difference to children, young people and their families. 


We hope the presentation below gives some insight into how we work across the city as well as some ideas about how you as a school-based practitioner, parent/carer or colleague can work in collaboration with us. 

Welcome

Welcome to the Aberdeen City Educational Psychology Service page Digital Learning Hub. We have created this page to provide information and support to our stakeholders. On this page we you will find information on our service and how we work. We have included sections on some of the work we do under our 5 core functions:

We also offer Coaching to professionals in schools, a practice which is becoming increasingly embedded within the skillset of psychologists working in education. 

We have a section for parents/carers which includes wellbeing support, information and support around key topics such as emotion coaching and anxiety, and resources to support school transitions.

We also have a section for school staff with information and resources to support pupils as well as their own wellbeing. On these pages we have collated information and resources relating to evidence-based approaches. We have included practical ideas as well as information on frameworks and approaches for supporting pupils.

We have a page with further information on a career in educational psychology. 

Finally we have a section for wellbeing support which includes specific information for school staff, information from our Mindfulness training session, and bereavement support.

Information leaflets for our stakeholders -

These are currently being updated, check back soon! 

Our Vision, Values and Aims for Practice




ACC EPS Standards, Quality & Improvement Plan 23-24

You can find out more about our service delivery priorities for 2023-2024, and our evaluations of last year by reading our Standards, Quality and Improvement Plan.

2023 - 2024 EPS SQIP wo action plan.pdf

Wellbeing support for school staff

As part of Network Education Aberdeen's focus on supporting staff wellbeing, ACC EPS is offering 1:1 coaching and facilitating team support sessions for our education staff. We are also supporting multi-agency reflective practice sessions. See the document below for more information and booking links:


EPS Coaching Offer 2022.pdf

What is an Educational Psychologist?

Educational psychologists (EPs) work together with others to help children and young people to achieve their full potential. We support children and young people from the age of 0-19 years and increasingly up to 24 years of age. We advise school staff and parents/carers on the needs of children and young people with additional support needs (ASN) and the educational support they require. In some circumstances, we provide direct support to individual children and young people.

We also carry out research and contribute to the professional development of teachers, social workers and support staff in order to improve outcomes for children and young people.

How can an Educational Psychologist help?

A key role for EPs is prevention and early intervention. We work to support schools to create positive, inclusive environments which foster and develop children’s and young people’s resilience and wellbeing to impact positively on mental health. Much of this work results in raising attainment and equity for all, not only children and young people with ASN.

We also have a duty to provide advice to the children’s reporter on the needs of vulnerable children and young people, including those who commit offences or are in need of care and protection.

How we work:

Our Integrated Children’s and Family Services, which includes the Educational Psychology Service, work in three local area teams – Dee, Don, and West. Each area has a small group of EPs who cover several Associated School Groups.

You can watch a short video sharing more about how Aberdeen City Educational Psychology Service works here. 

Aberdeen City Educational Psychology Service operate a Consultation Model of Service Delivery. More information about what this means can be found here, including processes for Schools. 

Getting It Right for Every Child (GIRFEC)

GIRFEC is the national approach in Scotland to improving outcomes and supporting the well-being of our children and young people, by offering the right help, at the right time, from the right people. It supports children and young people and their parents and carers to work in partnership with the services that can help them.

You can download some documents about GIRFEC in Aberdeen City below: 

For more information, see the following links on the Scottish Government website:

See the Aberdeen Getting it Right website for more information. 


Twitter: @EduAberdeenEPS