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Referral Process<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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East Dunbartonshire schools and nurseries have a system in place for monitoring and reviewing the progress and wellbeing of all children and young people. Each local authority nursery and school has a named (or \u2018Link\u2019) Educational Psychologist who visits them on a regular basis. Each nursery and school has a Pupil Support Group or Support for All Group which is attended by the link Educational Psychologist, as well as other professionals eg. Education Support Teacher, Speech and Language Therapist. These groups meet regularly and aim to create a multi-agency team which discuss support needs across the school\/nursery. If appropriate, and with parental consent, the nursery\/school can request assistance from our Service. We only become involved with parental permission or if the young person is over 12 they can provide consent.<\/p>\n

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Service Leaflet<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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A guide to Educational Psychology Assessment<\/a><\/p>\n

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Dyslexia Guidelines<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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Please find our revised Dyslexia Guidelines here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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Dyscalculia Guidelines<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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Please find our revised Dyscalculia Guidelines here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Critical Incidents Guidelines<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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Please see our Critical Incident Guidelines for schools here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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Responding to self harm and suicide<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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Please see our multi agency guidelines for responding to issues of self harm and suicide<\/a><\/p>\n

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EP role in EDC decision making groups<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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An establishment\u2019s link Educational Psychologist is a core member of nursery \u2018Support for All\u2019 and school \u2018Pupil Support Group\u2019 teams.<\/p>\n

A representative from the Educational Psychology Service also attends the Local Authority\u2019s education decision making groups:<\/p>\n

EARLY YEARS COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT TEAM (EYCAT)<\/strong><\/p>\n

EYCAT is a multi-agency group who coordinate services for children below school age who require additional support. The EYCAT forum is chaired by an Inclusion Officer and has a wide range of representatives from Education, Health and Social Work. Requests to the EYCAT forum are usually made by another professional such as a Health Visitor or Paediatrician. Requests to EYCAT are only accepted with the full consent and agreement of parent\/ carer.<\/p>\n

LOCALITY LIAISON GROUP (LLG) \/ GIRFEC LIAISON GROUP (GLG)<\/strong><\/p>\n

For learners of school age (including those who are in their preschool year and are seeking a primary one place in a specialist resource at Tier 2 & 3) there is the Locality Liaison Group (LLG). There are two LLG groups \u2013 one for Bearsden and Milngavie locality and another for Bishopbriggs, Lenzie and Kirkintilloch locality.\u00a0 All recommendations are then sent for further consideration to the GIRFEC Liaison Group (GLG). Both of these groups are attended by representatives from education, speech therapy and social work.<\/p>\n

Further information is available within:\u00a0Including Every Learner: Policy and provision for children and young people with additional support needs in East Dunbartonshire Council<\/em>.\u00a0Including Every Learner<\/a><\/p>\n

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Practitioner Enquiry<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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Currently, the Educational Psychology Service are involved in supporting practitioner enquiry in a variety of areas including:<\/p>\n