1. PATSY KERSHAWPATSY KERSHAW –– EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLEDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGISTOGIST
MSc; BSc (Hons); BEd; Dip Psych; Dip SEN; C.Psychol; AFBPsSMSc; BSc (Hons); BEd; Dip Psych; Dip SEN; C.Psychol; AFBPsS
Postal Address:
PO Box 2299, Salisbury, SP2 2JJ
Tel: 0845 5213238 / 07920755681
E.Mail: patltd@sky.com
Qualifications
BEd Mathematics LSU (University of Southampton) 1981
Post Graduate Diploma in Special Education KAC, Winchester 1985
Certificate in Advanced Educational Studies: University of Southampton 1994
* Theory and Practice Counselling University of Southampton 1994
* Curriculum, Policy and Change University of Southampton 1994
* Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties University of Southampton 1995
Post Graduate Diploma in Psychology Open University 1995
BSc (Hons) Psychology Open University 1996
MSc Educational Psychology University of Southampton 1997
Chartered Psychologist British Psychological Society 1999
Working Systemically with Families London Tavistock Clinic 1999
Listed as Expert Witness British Psychological Society 2003
Dynamic Assessment Practitioner University of East London 2003
Clinical Child Neuropsychology Part I British Psychological Society 2004
Clinical Child Neuropsychology Part II British Psychological Society 2005
Witness Familiarisation Bond Solon Training 2007
Cross Examination Bond Solon Training 2007
Professional Doctorate Studies Cardiff University Ongoing
Associate Fellow (AFBPsS) British Psychological Society 2012
Memberships
British Psychological Society (BPsS)
The Association of Educational Psychologists (AEP)
The Association of Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH)
Division of Child and Educational Psychology (BPsS)
The Association of Child Psychologists in Private Practise (ACHiPPP)
The Health Professions Council – Registered / Practitioner Psychologist (HCPC)

2. Experience
I am an experienced Chartered, Registered and Practitioner Psychologist specialising in working with
children, young people and adults.
I am currently working full time in private practice and am the Director of Psychological Assessment and
Therapies Ltd. In addition to providing a generic Educational and Child Psychology service to a range of
service users including families, schools, health professionals and solicitors, my role also includes
assessment of adults and students with learning disabilities. I have also acted as a consultant to services
specialising in dyslexia and dyspraxia.
As a Local Authority Educational Psychologist, I gained experience in the assessment and monitoring of
children and young people with the full range of special educational needs: developmental delay,
dyslexia, developmental coordination disorder, autistic spectrum disorders; behavioural, emotional and
social difficulties and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. During this time, I specialised in working
with families and teachers of children with severe and challenging behaviour. I also contributed to the
statutory assessment of children and young people.
Whilst working for the Local Authority, I had a specific responsibility towards monitoring the needs of
Looked After Children. In this role, I worked closely with the Adoption and Fostering service where I
was involved in training foster carers and prospective adoptive parents in child development needs,
paying attention to attachment and emotional adjustment. My primary role was to work closely with
foster families to maintain children's placements wherever possible by helping them understand the needs
of the vulnerable young people in their care and how to manage these effectively. I have gained
considerable experience in working directly with, through assessment and intervention, many children
and young people who have been subject to abuse.
As a Child Psychologist working within a Clinical Child Psychology service in the NHS, I was involved
in contributing to the assessment of the emotional, behavioural and well being needs of children and
families as part of a multi disciplinary team including psychiatrists, paediatricians, social workers and
other health professionals. In addition to a child and family assessment role, I was also able to provide a
variety of interventions which included parenting skills, social skills training, anger management,
individual therapy and family therapy.
My legal experience to date has included providing expert assessments of adults and children which have
been used in a variety of proceedings including Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunals as
well as criminal, civil, and family proceedings. I have experience of giving expert evidence in court and
in tribunals. I am listed as an expert witness with the British Psychological Society and am experienced in
writing concise reports for legal purposes.
Prior to qualifying as an Educational Psychologist I gained 15 years of experience as a teacher in
mainstream and special schools, 12 years of which were in promoted posts of responsibility, including a
SENCo role. In particular, I taught children and young people with a range of special educational needs
and latterly with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties. In addition, I have gained experience,
through exchange programmes, in schools and services in Canada, Denmark and Australia which
included working with indigenous populations in the latter. As a teacher, I was the recipient of the John
Chubb award in for designing and leading a peer tutoring and inclusion programme whilst in Australia.