Is there a role for educational psychologists in facilitating managed moves?

Abstract

The current research aimed to explore the extent to which school professionals and Local Authority staff perceived that there was a role for Educational Psychologists in the processes involved in implementing, monitoring and offering support to young people for whom a managed move was being arranged. The study was conducted in one English Local Authority where eleven school staff and five Local Authority staff were interviewed using a thematic analysis methodology. The emerging themes were: lack of role clarity; variability between schools; reactive in relation to crisis; capacity; and possibilities for further involvement including transition, preventative work and accurate assessment of needs.