Agents of Hope

Welcome to episode 4 of my new podcast 'Agents of Hope'. 

My name is Tim Cox. I am a trainee Educational Psychologist and I am passionate about psychology, hope and society.  This podcast aims to promote hopeful thinking and conversation about positive change in the field of applied educational psychology, education and wider society. If you are interested in the podcast you can subscribe on your podcast streaming platform, follow the Agents of Hope Facebook page or follow me on twitter @timceducation.

Episode #4
In this episode, I speak to my colleague and deskmate, Dr Amelia Taylor. Amelia talks about her journey from her upbringing in rural Somerset, chancing upon Educational Psychology and a bike ride that changed everything. Amelia sees her role as Educational Psychology through the lens of Polyvagal theory and has recently become a trainer in Theraplay.  If you are interested in Amelia's ideas you can follow her on twitter @lifecyclespsych.

During our discussion, Amelia helps me to understand the principles and theory of Polyvagal theory and how that relates to resilience, Theraplay, Amelia's love of mountain biking and my love of music. Our discussion helps me to understand how the nervous system can be integrated into an ecological understanding of resilience and how the idea maps to other neuroscientific ideas.  Amelia also talks about her new intervention for teenagers combining mountain biking and we discuss how the theory that underpins Theraplay could be applied to other outdoor pursuits and sports. We conclude by trying to tackle a tough question from the TEP Facebook community about therapeutic approaches, evidence-based practice and ecological psychology. This discussion was a real learning experience for me, so many ping moments. I hope that you enjoy the episode as much I enjoyed recording it.

Suggested Reading

Dana, D. A. (2018). The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology). WW Norton & Company.

Kranowitz, C. (2006). The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun, Revised Edition: Activities for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder. Penguin.

Lloyd, S. (2016). Improving Sensory Processing in Traumatized Children: Practical Ideas to Help Your Child's Movement, Coordination and Body Awareness. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Norris, V., & Lender, D. (2020). Theraplay®–The Practitioner’s Guide. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Rodwell, H., & Norris, V. (2017). Parenting with Theraplay®: Understanding Attachment and How to Nurture a Closer Relationship with Your Child. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Ungar, M. (Ed.). (2011). The social ecology of resilience: A handbook of theory and practice. Springer Science & Business Media.

Van der Kolk, B. (2014). The body keeps the score: Mind, brain and body in the transformation of trauma. Penguin UK.

 Welcome to episode 3 of my new podcast 'Agents of Hope'. 

My name is Tim Cox. I am a trainee Educational Psychologist and I am passionate about psychology, hope and society.  This podcast aims to promote hopeful thinking and conversation about positive change in the field of applied educational psychology, education and wider society. If you are interested in the podcast you can subscribe on your podcast streaming platform, follow the Agents of Hope Facebook page or follow me on twitter @timceducation.

Episode #3
In this episode, I speak to a fellow Trainee Educational Psychologist Naomi Boswell. Naomi talks about her upbringing as a 'village child' and the positive experiences with education and the courageous steps she took into the unknown which underpin her professional values. Naomi has developed a keen interest in collaborative practice and is currently studying co-production for her thesis topic. If you are interested in Naomi's ideas you can follow her on twitter @naomilouist

During our discussion, we try to define what is meant by co-production and practical steps which EP/TEPs can take to introduce co-production with children and young people into their practice. We discuss the values of the education system and whether it is ever compatible with the hopes and aspirations of the young people it educates. We conclude by trying to tackle a tough question from the TEP Facebook community about how to know when something has been truly collaborative and how to manage power dynamics in our work.

Suggested Reading

Outcomes
Peter Vermeulen (2016) Focusing on happiness and wellbeing: defining outcomes for autistic people https://t.co/QqU446hNfH

Participation and Co-production
Harding, E., & Atkinson, C. (2009). How EPs record the voice of the child? Educational Psychology in Practice, 25(2), 125-137.
Anthun, R. (2000). Parents' views of quality in Educational Psychology Services. Educational Psychology in Practice, 16(2), 141-157.

Brandsen, T., Verschuere, B., & Steen, T. (2018). Co-production and co-creation: Engaging citizens in public services. Routledge.

Brown, J., Croxford, L., & Minty, S. (2017).
Pupils as Citizens : participation , responsibility and voice in the transition from primary to secondary school. Edinburgh: Centre for Research in Education Inclusion & Diversity Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh.

Cefai, C., & Cooper, P. (2010). Students without voices: the unheard accounts of secondary school students with social, emotional and behaviour difficulties. European Journal of Special Needs Education, 25(2), 183-198.

Kellet, M. (2009). Children and young people’s participation. In H. Montgomery and M. Kellett (eds.) Children and young people's worlds: Developing frameworks for integrated practice (pp.43-60). Bristol: Policy Press.

Legislation governing young peoples right to be heard
Convention on the Rights of the Child. (1989). United Nations resolution 44/25 of 20 November 1989 United Nations

Department for Education and Department of Health (2014). Special educational needs and disability code of practice: 0-25 Years. London: DfE & DoH

Freire, P. (2018). Pedagogy of the oppressed. Bloomsbury publishing USA.

Person Centred Planning 
Corrigan, E. (2014). Person centred planning ‘in action’: exploring the use of person centred planning in supporting young people's transition and re‐integration to mainstream education. British Journal of Special Education, 41(3), 268-288.

Person centred planning- what young people say
https://t.co/YyL2umrini

Seeking Informed Consent from young people
CQC (2018). Nigel's surgery 8: Gillick competency and Fraser guidelines | Care Quality Commission. [online] Available at: https://t

Hello everyone and welcome to the second episode of my new podcast 'Agents of Hope'.

My name is Tim Cox. I am a trainee Educational Psychologist and I am passionate about psychology, hope and society.  This podcast aims to promote hopeful thinking and conversation about positive change in the field of applied educational psychology, education and wider society.

I hope that the podcast can shed light on the positive contribution of passionate people and inspires hopeful thinking, conversations and action. Please subscribe and leave a comment if you enjoyed this episode. Every episode I will include comments and questions about the podcast or the proposed subject, so please get involved!

Episode #2
In this episode, I speak to Dr Jagdish Barn. Jagdish is an experienced Educational Psychologist (of 23 years) who has developed a 'slow-cooker' approach to working with and affecting change in systems - schools, families, communities - through developing relational, curious and solution-focused practice. During the conversation, we speak about the values and narratives that underpin Jagdish's practice, from the sense of injustice developed as a schoolchild to the development of her private practice.

We try to define what a 'system' is and where we find these. We discuss acculturation, restorative practices, the difference between solution or hope-oriented and solution-focused practise and attending to the emotional aspects which underpin change. If you want to find out more about Jagdish's work you can check out her website:
https://www.focuspsychology.com
or follow her on Twitter @focuspsychology

We also try to answer some questions about hope and systemic change asked by #twitterEPs.

Suggested Reading
Acculturation
Barn, J K (2014) Acculturation preferences of primary school children of Muslim faith from different Arab ethnicities: An exploratory study https://orca.cf.ac.uk/69290/
Container Contained
Bion, W. R. (1994). Learning from experience. Jason Aronson. Chicago 
Hope Theory
Cox, T. (2020). Agents of Hope: The utility and pragmatism of hope in applied Educational Psychology practice. DECP Debate(174), 17-23
Regulate-Relate-Reason
http://www.thinkkids.org/regulate-relate-reason/
Bruce Perry's website: https://www.neurosequential.com/
Pace Approach
Hughes, D., & Golding, K. (2012). Creating loving attachments: Parenting with PACE to nurture confidence and security in the troubled child. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Rogerian Principles
Rogers, C. R. (1979). The foundations of the person-centered approach. Education, 100(2), 98-107. Chicago
Restorative Approaches
Johnstone, G. (2013). Restorative justice: Ideas, values, debates. Routledge.
Solution Focused Practice
Selekman, M. D. (1997). Solution-focused therapy with children: Harnessing family strengths for systemic change. Guilford Press.
Solution-Oriented Practice
Rees, I. (2008). A systemic solution-oriented model. Frameworks for practice in educational psychology: A textbook for trainees and practitioners, 162-182.
Systems
Ryan, D. P. J. (2001). Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory. Retrieved January, 9, 2012.
Bronfenbrenner, U., & Morris, P. A. (2007). The bioecological model of human development. Handbook of child psychology, 1.
Trauma-informed practice
Carello, J., & Butler, L. D. (2015). Practicing what we teach: Trauma-informed educational practice. Journal of Teaching i

Hello everyone and welcome to the first episode of my new podcast 'Agents of Hope'.

My name is Tim Cox. I am a trainee Educational Psychologist and I am passionate about psychology, hope and society. 

This podcast aims to promote hopeful thinking and conversation about positive change in the field of applied educational psychology, education and wider society.

I hope that the podcast can shed light on the positive contribution of passionate people and inspires hopeful thinking, conversations and action. Please subscribe and leave a comment if you enjoyed the 1st episode. Every episode I will include comments and questions about the podcast or the proposed subject, so please get involved!

Episode #1 - Listening For Hope

In this episode, I speak to Dr Jo Taylor, a Hackney native and Educational Psychologist about hope in Narrative Therapy, Consultation and adversity.

If you want to find out more about Jo's work you can check out his website:

https://www.drjotaylor.com

Or listen to his podcast 'The Sizzle' which you can find on all major podcast and streaming services. He has some great episodes, I particularly enjoyed his conversations with Sue Roffey and William De Groot. Check them out!

We also try to answer some questions about hope asked by #twitterEPs.


Consultation
Nolan, A., & Moreland, N. (2014). The process of psychological consultation. Educational Psychology in Practice, 30(1), 63-77.
Schein, E. H. (1969). Process consultation: Its role in organization development.
Wagner, P. (2000). Consultation: Developing a comprehensive approach to service delivery. Educational Psychology in Practice, 16(1), 9-18.
Narrative Therapy
Dickson, J. (2009). The'Mighty Oak': Using the 'Tree of Life'methodology as a gateway to the other maps of narrative practice. International Journal of Narrative Therapy & Community Work, (4), 9.
Morgan, A. (2000). What is narrative therapy? (p. 116). Adelaide: Dulwich Centre Publications.
Ncube, N. (2006). The tree of life project. International Journal of Narrative Therapy & Community Work, 2006(1), 3.
White, M. K. (2007). Maps of narrative practice. WW Norton & Company.
Hope Theory
Snyder, C. R. (2002). Hope theory: Rainbows in the mind. Psychological inquiry, 13(4), 249-275.
Hope without Optimism
Eagleton, T. (2015). Hope without optimism. Yale University Press.
Person-Centred Planning
Pearpoint, J., O'Brien, J., & Forest, M. (1993). PATH: A Workbook for Planning Positive Possible Futures: Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope: for Schools, Organizations, Businesses, Families. Inclusion Press.
Good Hope, Wishful and Wilful Thinking
McGeer, V. (2004). The art of good hope. The annals of the American academy of political and social science, 592(1), 100-127.
McGeer, V. (2008). Trust, hope and empowerment. Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 86(2), 237-254.
Existential and Psychoanalytic Literature
Frankl, V. E. (1985). Man's search for meaning. Simon and Schuster.
Fromm, E. (2013). The art of being. Open Road Media.
Fromm, E., & Anderson, L. A. (2017). The sane society. Routledge.
Peterson, J. B. (1999). Maps of meaning: The architecture of belief. Psychology Press.
Intuitive and Rational decisions
Haidt, J. (2001). The emotional dog and its rational tail: a social intuitionist approach to moral judgment. Psychological review, 108(4), 814.
The Laughing Heart by Charles Bukowski
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHOHi5ueo0A
Flames of Ange