About educational psychologists at "The Guardian"

        The article that I selected is related to my area of studies and future career: Childhood and adolescence Psychology. This article from "The Guardian", is about the work of educational psychologists and the funds reduction, from the UK Minister for children , for the training of new professionals in this area of Psychology. According to this article , an educational psychologist is an expert on child development, and with the topics related to this specialization such as cognitive, emocional and social development, and the most important thing : their work with children that has special educational needs, and children with autism, cerebral palsy, depression, mental deficiency, etc. The problem in UK, is that almost a quarter of children population has special needs, and there is a deficit of professionals from this area. Besides, and this is the most important thing of this articicle, is that the government wants to reduce the national budget to prepare professionals in educational psychology. A few of psychology organizations, think that the government doesn't understand the important role that has a psychologist at this area, and maybe this is one of the possible reasons that can be related with this reduction of the national funds. The same thing happens in Chile educational systems and public politics, where the role that plays a educational psychologist is not recognized in an important place. It`s sad, but I hope that this situation changes with time .

This is an interesting topic. See you the next week =)

Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2006/mar/07/schools.children?INTCMP=SRCH