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It’s International Coaching Psychology Day, and also the day of the International Society for Coaching Psychology congress. Lots of interesting looking sessions. What to choose? 🤔

#ISFCP2025
#ICPD2025
#coachingpsychology

Episode 2 out now!

This one was a little special, recorded live at the edpsy festival as Cora was one of our headliners!

'A moment to think about trans kids'

A wide ranging and insightful convo - policy, history, culture, global perspectives - enjoy.

#edpsychs

Are you an Ed Psych looking to participate in group supervision sessions? Interested in the sound of compassion-focused group provision? Please see below from Dr Jo Taylor. #edpsychs

Thank-you (with fireworks)

Wow! What to say about the @edpsy.bsky.social Festival of Educational Psychology today...?! What an informative and inspiring experience. Chapeau to @edpsydan.bsky.social
and the rest of the EdPsy/Festival team. Thanks so much!

Person achieving goal

So you want to become an accredited Coaching Psychologist? Find out more about the process, and how Aspen Psychology Services can help, via our short information video here: youtu.be/o_vZFZQtywU

@edpsy.bsky.social @fionacoley.bsky.social @maxpurpose.bsky.social @jgetaylor.bsky.social #edpsychs

A path leading through a forest, with sunshine beaming through the trees.

Aspen Coaching Psychology Workshops 25-26 - OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE THE DATE(S).

The dates for our 25-26 coaching psychology workshop programme are now live.

Please see www.aspenpsychologyservices.co.uk/coaching-wor... for further details.

#coaching #coachingpsychology #change #resilience #wellbeing

The edpsy festival covers a range of themes, e.g. reframing attachment as a dynamic process not a fixed trait; making space for everyone in their diverse gender experiences; and adopting a more holistic approach to meeting mental health needs. See you there if you're attending.

Lovely message to read! Thanks @maxpurpose.bsky.social

Community is everything, come along to our next session Friday 23rd 1-2. It’s a free inclusive space for EP community.
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+"Build in time to work on the business, not just in it". Yep, this.

A seedling growing in difficult conditions.

ONLINE WORKSHOP: Coaching for Resilience. 04.06.2025, 9:30-4:30, £140.

Develop a toolbox of strategies that we can apply to improve our own or others' ability to deal with change, challenge or adversity.

Find out more at: bit.ly/3HZ7tKS

#edpsychs #coachingpsychology #coaching #resilience

"That was fantastic. We especially appreciate the way you adapted to the service needs to create this bespoke session, and your kind and inclusive presentation style which has made everyone feel comfortable and able to learn. It will really enhance our practice moving forward. I hope we get the opportunity to work with you again and would wholeheartedly recommend this to any other EPS!"

Glad to have provided a satisfying #coachingpsychology CPD experience for this team of LA Educational Psychologists, supporting them to practise #coaching skills for helping others to achieve goals, and then how to use CBC & ACT to deal with psychological blocks to goal achievement. 🌱#edpsychs

A pleasure working with the Gateshead team. All the best as you move forward.

Seedlings growing in sunlight

ONLINE COACHING PSYCHOLOGY WORKSHOP: Solution-Focused Coaching, 19.03.25. Learn or refresh essential principles of SFC; gain hours of coaching CPD; share and learn from examples of SFC in practice. Find out more and/or book a place at bit.ly/3SxGxoX #edpsychs #coaching #coachingpsychology

"I just wanted to add how much I enjoyed the day. My preference is usually for face-to-face CPD events, and I often struggle to focus when things are delivered online, but that wasn't the case. The balance of content with the use of breakout rooms and how relevant the content felt to my work made for a really enjoyable day. I left feeling inspired and better informed than I was at the start of the day. I hope to be able join you for other CPD opportunities in the future and will be recommending the course to other EPs and colleagues." Specialist Senior Educational Psychologist

Some feedback from our recent online training day on 'Coaching Foundations'. Info about other Aspen Psychology CPD opportunities this year can be found at: bit.ly/3HZ7tKS #edpsychs #coaching #coachingpsychology

BlueSky: a new social media community for educational psychology - edpsy.org.uk The atmosphere and culture of Twitter (now ‘X’) has deteriorated since Elon Musk took over the platform, even more so...

From 1st February we will no longer post on Twitter.

Please share with your colleagues and let them know that joining us here couldn't be easier!

Share our blog with them, where we've also linked to our #BlueSky starter pack:

edpsy.org.uk/blog/2024/bl...

#edpsych @bpsofficial.bsky.social

@maxpurpose.bsky.social @ephoughton.bsky.social @viola-jane.bsky.social @pippatep.bsky.social @aspenpsychology.bsky.social @edpsy.bsky.social @edpsyched.bsky.social

What a year it's been with you all - a fantastic community.

Pulling together this 'wrapped' has just made us think "Wow...impact!"

Enjoy!

#edpsychs #edusky #psychology

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#edpsychs In case this has relevance for anyone (trigger warning re end-of-life care).

Nick Cave - The Red Hand Files - Issue #305 - My dad is dying. It’s cancer. I’m spending as much time with him as I can, but in the absolute terror of it all, I can’t help but crack jokes. And then th... Dear Roger, I’m sorry to hear about your dad. It seems that there is genuine love between you. If this is so, I would say that he wouldn’t...

Some words from Nick Cave for those walking the agonising path of slowly losing a loved one…

On Friday we will be talking about productivity # PositiviTEA. As an EP, whatever work context (LA, independent or a mix) one of the challenges that we face is how to managing competing work demands. We get good at juggling plates, but it’s tricky. Join us to talk about this. #edpsychs More info⬇️

Karen Horney used the phrase “the tyranny of the should”, which reflects how we can ‘should’ ourselves into doing things we don’t want to do, or doing things we do want to do without recognising them as our choices (which, as you note, changes how we feel about them).

That language choice is important, the underlying principle more so. Respect.

Facts / Feelings / Future comes to mind. More typically used in critical incident debriefing but you can see its applicability to the theme refer to.

Thanks for reskeeting (I read that’s actually a word being used, and I know you’ve been thinking about nomenclature), @maxpurpose.bsky.social

Thanks for reposting, @fi-coley.bsky.social 🙏

Thanks Jo. Very kind words. 🙏

Pathway to ISCP Accreditation So you want to be an Accredited Coaching Psychologist? Information for Educational Psychologists, Trainee Educational Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists about what Coaching Psychology is, CPD opportunities, and how to pursue accreditation of your practice as a Coaching Psychologist with a recognised international body.

Want to develop #coachingpsychology as part of your CPD, or become an Accredited Coaching Psychologist? Free 20-minute video for #edpsychs, TEPs and AEPs can be found here: bit.ly/3AIgubE @maxpurpose.bsky.social @edpsy.bsky.social @edpsyched.bsky.social @fi-coley.bsky.social @jgetaylor.bsky.social

YouTube video by michel totem 20,000 Days on Earth [ending scene with English subs]

That quote was taken from the film ‘20,000 Days on Earth’ and was, for me, a timely jolt of inspiration that helped me to get my book over the line. Here is the spine-tingling final scene, with subtitles, also demonstrating Cave’s longevity and transformations over the years. #edpsychs

"All of our days are numbered. We cannot afford to be idle. To act on a bad idea is better than to not act at all, because the worth of the idea never becomes apparent until you do it. Sometimes this idea can be the smallest thing in the world; a little flame that you hunch over and cup with your hand and pray will not be extinguished by all the storm that howls about it. If you can hold on to that flame, great things can be constructed around it, that are massive and powerful and world changing... all held up by the tiniest of ideas." Nick Cave, 20000 Days on Earth

Continuing a theme… How are you using your own gifted days? What flame are you nurturing? #edpsychs