What is Parent Consultation?

  • Parent Consultation is a service offered by Dumfries and Galloway's Educational Psychology Service for parents and carers to speak with an Educational Psychologist about a child or young person, or an educational issue.
  • These sessions typically are 25 minutes long and are held through either Microsoft Teams or a phone call.

    • Why use Parent Consultation?

  • Parent consultation aims to provide accessible, earlier psychology-based intervention for individual children and young people who are not open cases with our service and broader school concerns issue.

    • How can I book a consulation?

  • These consultation sessions can be booked using this link.
  • Please note that you need to book one consultation slot per child or young person that is to be discussed.
  • To discuss named children or young people, consent must be sought from someone with parental responsibilities and/or the young person if over the age of 12. The parent or young person has the right to say what information you are allowed to share. There is supplementary guidance on recording consent in the Educational Psychology Service folder on Glow.

    • What happens after I book a consultation?

  • You will be sent an email confirming the booking with a Microsoft Teams meeting link. There will be an option to have this as a phone call if this would be preferable.
  • Take some time to think about what you would like to gain from the consultation and make sure you have the information you might need. It is always advisable to gain the views of the child/young person and school prior to the consultation.
  • On the day and time of your booking you will need to click the teams meeting join link.

    • What to expect?

  • After clicking the link, you will join a Microsoft Teams meeting with one of the Educational Psychologists on our team.
  • Educational Psychologists may use solution-focussed approaches to help navigate challenging topics and questions.