Experience & Expertise
Experience
Throughout her career as an educational psychologist, Linda has worked (and continues to do so) within the individual casework level, the organisational level and the strategic level. She has found this mix to be highly effective in establishing and maintaining effective and good quality work in all sectors. Linda has worked within both Local Authority and Independent settings and currently runs her own consultancy service, The 5P Approach Consultancy which again works within both idependent and Local Authoroity settings
As an experienced teacher as well as a psychologist, Linda has had the opportunity to work within a number of settings. Experience gained within her teaching career includes setting up and managing a specialist provision for children with social communication difficulty and working within special schools catering for children with emotional and behavioural problems and physical disability.
Expertise
Over the years, Linda has gained significant experience and expertise in the field of behaviour, autism and related disorders. Using her problem-solving, consultative 5P Approach, she has provided a specialist educational psychology service to both mainstream and special schools & colleges and care homes and residential settings.
Both her Local Authority and independent practice roles have required assessment for and attendance at Special Educational Needs Tribunals. She has therefore gained considerable experience in preparing for and attending these tribunals as an expert witness. Linda has regularly attended the Expert Witness conference to keep up to date with developments in the field.
As an autism specialist, Linda has a particular interest in behaviour intervention and published her successful book on this subject, “Practical Behaviour Management Solutions for Children and Teens with Autism” in 2009. This outlines the specific framework for behaviour intervention (The 5P Approach) she has developed. This approach has been now been successfully implemented within several schools in the south east, including being adopted as the main approach in one local authority and is also used within her work with schools and parents. Linda has also developed a number of specific courses and workshops for the 5P Approach including a Practitioner (Trainer) course. Linda's latest book "Developing Flexibility Skills in Children and Teens with Autism - the 5P Approach to Thinking, Learning and Behaviour" was published by Jessica Kingsley was in March this year.
In addition to providing this specialist service on autism and related disorders, Linda also has considerable experience in working with children and young people of all ages and across the range of special educational needs, including Specific Language Impairment, Dyspraxia, ADHD and emotional and behavioural difficulty.
Professional Development
Throughout her working career, Linda has been keen to continue developing professionally and has had the opportunity to attend a number of conferences and courses on a variety of topics. These include: Specific Language Impairment, Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Differential diagnosis of Neuro-developmental disorders, Team Teach, PECS, The Pyramid Approach, TEACCH, Lovaas, ABA, Dyspraxia, ADHD, Learning styles, behaviour management, accelerated learning, Precision Teaching, Child protection, Makaton, Portage, Financial Management, Leadership, Management within schools, Multi-agency working, Speech & Language Difficulty & Non-directive Communication Therapy. NAS Accreditation Inspection training, Safer Recruitment in Education, Intensive Interaction, Social Stories, Sensory Processing, Expert Witness conferences.
Throughout her career as an educational psychologist, Linda has worked (and continues to do so) within the individual casework level, the organisational level and the strategic level. She has found this mix to be highly effective in establishing and maintaining effective and good quality work in all sectors. Linda has worked within both Local Authority and Independent settings and currently runs her own consultancy service, The 5P Approach Consultancy which again works within both idependent and Local Authoroity settings
As an experienced teacher as well as a psychologist, Linda has had the opportunity to work within a number of settings. Experience gained within her teaching career includes setting up and managing a specialist provision for children with social communication difficulty and working within special schools catering for children with emotional and behavioural problems and physical disability.
Expertise
Over the years, Linda has gained significant experience and expertise in the field of behaviour, autism and related disorders. Using her problem-solving, consultative 5P Approach, she has provided a specialist educational psychology service to both mainstream and special schools & colleges and care homes and residential settings.
Both her Local Authority and independent practice roles have required assessment for and attendance at Special Educational Needs Tribunals. She has therefore gained considerable experience in preparing for and attending these tribunals as an expert witness. Linda has regularly attended the Expert Witness conference to keep up to date with developments in the field.
As an autism specialist, Linda has a particular interest in behaviour intervention and published her successful book on this subject, “Practical Behaviour Management Solutions for Children and Teens with Autism” in 2009. This outlines the specific framework for behaviour intervention (The 5P Approach) she has developed. This approach has been now been successfully implemented within several schools in the south east, including being adopted as the main approach in one local authority and is also used within her work with schools and parents. Linda has also developed a number of specific courses and workshops for the 5P Approach including a Practitioner (Trainer) course. Linda's latest book "Developing Flexibility Skills in Children and Teens with Autism - the 5P Approach to Thinking, Learning and Behaviour" was published by Jessica Kingsley was in March this year.
In addition to providing this specialist service on autism and related disorders, Linda also has considerable experience in working with children and young people of all ages and across the range of special educational needs, including Specific Language Impairment, Dyspraxia, ADHD and emotional and behavioural difficulty.
Professional Development
Throughout her working career, Linda has been keen to continue developing professionally and has had the opportunity to attend a number of conferences and courses on a variety of topics. These include: Specific Language Impairment, Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Differential diagnosis of Neuro-developmental disorders, Team Teach, PECS, The Pyramid Approach, TEACCH, Lovaas, ABA, Dyspraxia, ADHD, Learning styles, behaviour management, accelerated learning, Precision Teaching, Child protection, Makaton, Portage, Financial Management, Leadership, Management within schools, Multi-agency working, Speech & Language Difficulty & Non-directive Communication Therapy. NAS Accreditation Inspection training, Safer Recruitment in Education, Intensive Interaction, Social Stories, Sensory Processing, Expert Witness conferences.