Preface of the Series Editor	6
	Practice Encapsulates Theory, While Theory Illuminates Practice	6
	References	8
	Contents	10
	Introduction	14
	Chapters	16
	References	18
	Part I: Introduction to Part I: Educational Psychology Practice as It Stands Today	19
	Chapter 1: What Is Educational Psychology Practice?	20
	Introduction	20
	Educational Psychology Practice in a Time of Upheaval	22
	The Status of Psychologists in the Educational Psychology Field Practice	24
	Early Educational Psychology Practice	25
	Prevention and Counselling Practice	27
	Summary	29
	References	29
	Chapter 2: Approaches and Methods Used in Educational Psychology Practice	31
	Introduction	31
	The Service Approach	32
	The Consultation Approach	34
	Consultation	35
	The Origins of Consultation Theory	38
	System Theory	38
	The Question of the Expert’s Role	39
	Facilitation and a Different Type of Knowledge	41
	Circularity	44
	Social Constructionism and the Significance of Language	45
	Prevalence of the Consultation Approach	46
	Models of PPC Practice	48
	Summary	49
	References	50
	Chapter 3: Inclusion as a (New) Priority for Educational Psychology?	51
	Introduction	51
	From Integration to Inclusion	52
	Is the Curve Broken?	54
	The New Discourse of Powerlessness?	55
	Inclusion Manifests Many Paradoxes	59
	Educational Psychologists and Inclusion	61
	Summary	63
	References	64
	Chapter 4: Educational Psychology – Background Factors	65
	Introduction	65
	Pathologisation and Psychiatric Diagnosis	66
	Tendencies to Individualise	70
	Individualising Technologies?	72
	New Public Management in Education	75
	Increased Demand Management	81
	Increased Conceptualisation of Pedagogical Practice	83
	Summary	85
	References	85
	Part II: Introduction to Part II: Educational Psychology Practice 2.0	88
	Chapter 5: A Pragmatic Consultation Approach	89
	Introduction	89
	Is Consultation Perhaps Not the (Only) Answer to the Challenges?	90
	Uncertainty About Consultation	91
	The Educational Psychologist as Handyman and Pragmatist	92
	A Pragmatic Concept of Truth	94
	A Pragmatic Consultation Approach	96
	Conclusion	99
	References	99
	Chapter 6: Educational Psychology Practice – A Divided Field	100
	Introduction	100
	Dualism in Educational Psychology	101
	The Four Obvious Pairs of Opposing Elements	103
	Freedom of Method as Opposed to Prescribed Method	106
	Didactisation as Against Psychologisation	108
	Psychologised Pedagogics	110
	Shared Didactics	111
	Summary	112
	References	113
	Chapter 7: The Educational Psychologist as Everyday Researcher	115
	Introduction	115
	The Case of Lea	116
	Pragmatic Educational Psychology	117
	Situational Analysis	118
	Why Use Situational Analysis in Educational Psychology Practice?	122
	Observation as a Means of Being Closer to Practice	123
	Why Observe?	124
	Observation Gives Access to People’s Everyday Lives	125
	Observation Yields a Better Understanding of the Individual’s Participation in Social Communities	126
	Observation Reveals a Child’s Perspective	127
	Observation Allows for New Understandings of an Issue	128
	Observation Challenges	129
	Observation Is Time-Consuming	129
	We Observe Simply to Please Teachers	130
	Observation Rarely Leads to New Awareness	130
	Observation Is Diffuse and Has Little Legitimacy	131
	Breakdown and Abduction as Inspiration for Educational Psychology Practice	132
	Why Use Abduction in Educational Psychology Practice?	134
	Concluding Discussion of the Educational Psychologist as Everyday Researcher	135
	References	135
	Chapter 8: Innovative and Creative Forms of PPC Practice	138
	Introduction	138
	Why Is Creativity Needed at an Educational Psychology Service Centre?	138
	Intensified Requirements	139
	A Psychological Approach to Creativity	140
	How and When Are We Creative?	142
	Psychology Work as a Creative Undertaking	144
	The Organisational Preconditions for Creativity and Innovation	146
	Summary	149
	References	149
	Chapter 9: Concluding Thoughts on the Past, Present and Future of Educational Psychology	151
	Introduction	151
	A Look at the Past (and a Glance at the Future)	152
	Educational Psychology Practice in the Future	153
	At the End of the Road	155
	References	157