Educational & Child Psychology and working in Education Settings with Dr Michele McDowell

Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode: 29: Becoming an Educational Psychologist with Dr Michele McDowell Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. Although I am a Clinical Psychologist and many of you listening to this podcast aspire to be a Clinical Psychologist, that is not the only type of psychologist out there. Today my guest speaker is the wonderful Dr. Michele McDowell, an Educational and Child Psychologist (EP) working in private practice. We discuss the journey to becoming an EP, what the role entails and more! I hope this helps those who aspire to become an EP. It will also help any aspiring psychologist who may work with an EP during their career! The Highlights: 00:28: Great feedback and introducing Dr. Michele McDowell 02:51: A journey into Educational Psychology 06:12: Age until qualified 07:00: Finding passion 08:33: Reflective practice and journaling 10:36: Funding for Educational Psychology 13:23: The role of an EP 15:09: A day in the life of a self-employed EP 18:31: What is an EHCP? 21:55: Gaining experience 24:29: Spirituality, culture and clinical practice 27:46: Steps to take to become an EP 30:00: Do what you love! 31:23: Reducing burnout 32:41: Reaching out to Dr. Michele McDowell 33:17: The aspiring psychologist membership is opening up! Contacting Dr. Michele McDowell: LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/dr-michele-mcdowell-1071032b Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drmichele.mcdowell Website: https://www.findingyourholygrail.com/dr-michele-mcdowell/ Links: Connect socially with Marianne and check out ways to work with her including the aspiring psychologist membership on her LinkTree: www.linktr.ee/drmariannetrent To check out The Clinical Psychologist Collective Book: https://amzn.to/3jOplx0  Like, Comment, Subscribe & get involved: If you enjoy the podcast, please do subscribe and rate and review episodes. If you'd like to learn how to record and submit your own audio testimonial to be included in future shows head to: https://www.goodthinkingpsychology.co.uk/podcast and click the blue request info button at the top of the page.   Mentioned in this episode: Sponsored by WriteUpp Tap to Pay This episode is sponsored by WriteUpp. Their Tap to Pay app turns your smartphone into a card reader, helping private practitioners take secure payments without additional hardware. Use code MARIANNE30 for a free 30-day trial and 30% off your first 6 months at this link: https://writeupp.com/?refid=142336