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Dr Cleopatra Chambati

Walton-on-Thames,Surrey

Summary

I am a versatile educational psychologist with a passion in enabling others, ensuring equality and diversity is practiced systemically for the development and wellbeing children and young people. As a life long learner, I continuously strive to enhance my understanding of child development and learning. as well as refine my expertise in utilising various psychological assessment tools and techniques to holistically understand children and young people's abilities. At the roots of my professional practice, are safeguarding and ethical principles that protect children, young people and their families.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work history

Educational psychologist

Surrey County Council
Weybridge, Surrey
10.2018 - Current
  • Aiding positive outcomes for children, young people and families through solution-focused assessments and support.
  • Managing Education, Health and Care needs assessments, identifying appropriate action plans collaboratively with other professionals.
  • Supervising Trainee Educational psychologist (2nd Year) with their case work employing specific supervision models and psychological frameworks enabling competence in their practice.
  • Specialising as the link educational psychologist specifically in the administrative role of managing supervision groups Emotional Literacy Assistants (ELSAs)and co-facilitating training of over 300 ELSAs over the past five years.
  • Facilitating a varied range of whole school approaches and inclusive training programmes to schools and teaching professionals.
  • Actively participating in two working groups within the Surrey Educational Psychologist Service team specifically focusing on Equality Diversity and Inclusion and Autism. In turn enabling personal and practical continuous professional development (CPD) for self and the educational psychologists within the local authority.


Part-time University Lecturer for PGCE

University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
02.2018 - 09.2018
  • Facilitated the following two core modules for the Postgraduate Certificate Education (PGCE) course; Learner Support in Education and Learning Theories and Assessment in Education.
  • Delivered classes using exceptional communication techniques to enhance engagement.
  • Graded periodic exams, inputting marks and feedback onto computer system.
  • Motivated and inspired students to develop thirst for knowledge within the two core modules.
  • Offered academic and pastoral support to students requiring additional help.

School Therapist (Educational Psychologist)

Lyttleton Manor High School
Centurion, Pretoria, South Africa
07.2016 - 09.2018
  • Mediated therapeutic and counselling support to enable pupils resolve educational, emotional and behavioural differences.
  • Provided crisis intervention and programmes to enable pupils navigate challenging life situations.
  • Facilitated whole school assembly presentations on anti-bullying, embracing being different as well as study habits and skills.
  • Facilitated group and individual counselling sessions for grief, self-esteem, and career support.
  • Collaboratively worked with other professionals (as ethically required) such as the police, mental health and teachers to systemically support children, young people and their families in their areas of development.

Part-time Research Ethics Officer

University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
09.2016 - 12.2016
  • advised and supported the university community on research ethics, the application process.
  • maintained best practice in role, ensured safe and ethical storage documentation relating to research ethics application files.
  • supported and liaising with the Ethics Committee in facilitating the internal review process for research proposals with the Faculty of Education.
  • scheduled and organising monthly Ethics Committee meetings for the Faculty of Education.
  • drafted the agenda and minutes of the the Ethics Committee meetings.
  • to undertake the initial assessment review of the application before distribution applications to Ethic Committee and attaining approval by the Ethics Chair.
  • designed and conducted training programmes relating to research ethics and governance procedures.
  • drafted Ethics letters to applicants.
  • timely responded to general queries and advice to complex matters about the research ethics applications and university procedures.

Learning Support Specialist

North American International School
Pretoria, South Africa
08.2014 - 06.2016
  • Developing Individualised Educational Plans (IEPs) for pupils with learning differences.
  • Mediated learning and support for pupils.
  • Supported teachers with identifying personalised teaching strategies and learning tools for pupils with educational needs.
  • Worked in collaborations with the English as an Additional Language (EAL) teacher to support EAL pupil.
  • Further referral of pupils with complex areas of development for further assessment and support to specialists.

Primary school teacher

Department For Education
01.2002 - 05.2013
  • Adapted teaching methods and materials to meet pupils' varying needs and interests.
  • Enabled children to reach full potential across multiple primary subjects using blend of modern and traditional teaching techniques.
  • Ensured learning adaptations for lessons and class assessments to needs of various abilities, learning styles and educational needs.
  • Developed a safe space that enabled pupils to develop a socially connected relationship with their peers and me as their teacher. This enabled pupils to actively engage in their own learning.

Intern Educational Psychologist

METT Centre
Pretoria, South Africa
06.2013 - 07.2014
  • Facilitated preventative, developmental and educational interventions to support children and young people within their educational settings.
  • Provided parent guidance and family therapy support for children and young people as a systemic approach to supporting their needs.
  • Collaboratively worked with other professionals such as teachers, occupational therapist, speech and language to inclusively support specific areas of development.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy - Educational Psychology

University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa

Master of Education - Educational Psychology

University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa

Bachelor of Education Honours - Educational Psychology

University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

Zimbabwe Open University
Zimbabwe

Diploma in Education - Education-Primary

Seke Teachers College
Zimbabwe

Skills

  • Consultation: Facilitated preventative support with schools using the Consultation and model
  • Training: Preparation and facilitation of varied range of training programmes to further the development of psychologist, parents, educational based staff and other staff within the wider service
  • Assessment: Conducting a range of psychological assessments for children and young people with the age range of 0-25
  • Supervision: Supervision of Trainee Educational Psychologist, Emotional Literacy Assistants (ELSAs), peer supervision of psychologists
  • Family assessment and consultation: Mediating, reviewing specific evidence-based interventions in supporting differences of children and young people The interventions include: Solution Focused techniques, Cognitive Behavioural Techniques, Trauma Informed Approaches, Play based and therapeutic techniques
  • Policy and Development: Strategic development of Local Authority policies and practice that promote Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
  • Leadership and Management: Managing a range of schools within the local authority and collaboratively working with School Educational Needs Coordinators to support identified areas of need
  • Multiagency working: Forming part of the multi-professional Educational, Health and Care Plan Governance Boards to enable decision making with regards Educational Health Care Plans
  • Report Writing: Preparing timely psychological reports that child centred, inclusive and sensitive to differences

Membership of Professional Organisations

  • Health Professional Council
  • Association of Educational Psychologists
  • Health Professional Council South Africa

Research

  • 2021: A teacher-to-teacher intervention on school-based vegetable gardens to support resilience
  • 2015: Adapting a teacher intervention programme to use with community volunteers

Examples of professionals Courses undertaken

  • Intensive Interaction - Dave Hewitt
  • Zones of Regulation Training - Amy Hart
  • Developmental Trauma -Shoshana Lyons
  • Dynamic Assessment: Therapeutic Assessment - Hilary Hickmore
  • 'Dyslexia diagnosis, scientific understanding and belief that in a flat Earth' - UCL



Timeline

Educational psychologist

Surrey County Council
10.2018 - Current

Part-time University Lecturer for PGCE

University of Pretoria
02.2018 - 09.2018

Part-time Research Ethics Officer

University of Pretoria
09.2016 - 12.2016

School Therapist (Educational Psychologist)

Lyttleton Manor High School
07.2016 - 09.2018

Learning Support Specialist

North American International School
08.2014 - 06.2016

Intern Educational Psychologist

METT Centre
06.2013 - 07.2014

Primary school teacher

Department For Education
01.2002 - 05.2013

Doctor of Philosophy - Educational Psychology

University of Pretoria

Master of Education - Educational Psychology

University of Pretoria

Bachelor of Education Honours - Educational Psychology

University of Pretoria

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

Zimbabwe Open University

Diploma in Education - Education-Primary

Seke Teachers College

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