Sally Ham BSc (Hons), MEd (Educational Psychology), PGCE, Dip.counselling
SUMMARY PROFILE
		An experienced educational psychologist with successful experience in working with individuals, groups and organisations to identify needs, advise on provision and approaches and develop and provide intervention and training.  Specialist in working therapeutically with children, young people and adults to address and improve mental health and well-being.
SKILLS SUMMARY
Assessment		Qualified to assess a range of special educational need including use of psychometric tests with children and young people between the ages of 3 and 16
Family/organisation consultation		Able to conduct user-friendly individual, family and organisation consultation and intervention.
Literacy/numeracy assessment		An experienced assessor of literacy and numeracy difficulties
Training		An experienced trainer, having researched, planned and delivered courses to further the professional development of psychologists/teachers and the skills of parents
Counselling		Qualified to offer a safe therapeutic space to children and adults
CAREER HISTORY
2010 -		Independent Child Psychology Services
		Associate Key responsibilities · Offering a range of services to parents particularly counselling services for young people · Preparing reports for court as an expert witness
2007 – 2010		Trafford Educational Psychology Service (Manchester)
		Educational Psychologist, Senior Practitioner Key responsibilities • Individual, group and whole school work carried out with children aged 2 - 19, families and teachers (primary, secondary and pupil referral unit) addressing the full range of educational need • Supporting and developing practice within the service that addressed the mental and emotional well-being of children and young people through training, supervision and research • Working therapeutically with pupils with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties • Supervision of Educational Psychologist in Training Key achievements • Developed a training package for delivery to teachers to enhance their skills in listening therapeutically to children and young people • Developed closer links between educational and clinical psychology colleagues • Worked with charity organisation to identify and support good practice for counsellors working in school settings • As part of a working party conducted research into school's responses and approaches to pupils engaged in self harming behaviour in order to develop a borough wide good practice and appropriate referral guide
2002-2007		Trafford Educational Psychology Service
		Educational Psychologist Key responsibilities • Individual, group and whole school work carried out with children aged 2 - 19, families and schools (primary, secondary and special school) Key achievements • Developed and delivered training to teachers on approaches to address the needs of pupils with specific learning difficulties, autism spectrum disorder and social inclusion difficulties • Developed and delivered training to psychology colleagues on sensitively eliciting children's views and including the 'voice of the child' in professional reports.  Developed service policy for this.
2010 -		Associate: Independent Child Psychology Services
EDUCATION
2003-2006 2006 2002	Person Centred Counselling Services Diploma in Counselling University of Manchester
2002 1991-1992	Master of Education (Educational Psychology) University of Manchester Post Graduate Certificate in Education
1988 - 1991	Newcastle upon Tyne Polytechnic
1991	Bachelor of Science  (Psychology  2:1 Honours)
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS
	Health Professions Council Association of Educational Psychologists British Psychological Society
RESEARCH
2001	Research for Master’s dissertation,  identifying the differing needs and expectations affecting Educational Psychologists in primary and secondary settings