Introduction A theoretical exposition Arnold, Bartle and Eloquin Assessment 1. EP Assessment: A Psychoanalytic Approach Liz Kennedy 2. Surfacing Defended Narratives: Psychodynamic approaches to the assessment of emotional wellbeing in children and young people. Halit Hulusi 3. Use of Projective Techniques in Educational Psychology Assessments Emma Kennedy and Isabella Bernardo Consultation 4. Use of Feeling: a psychoanalytic educational psychologist consultation Xavier Eloquin 5. What's yours and what's theirs? Understanding projection, transference and countertransference in EP practice. Gemma Ellis 6. Thinking Matters: What Can Ideas from Bion's (1962) Theory of Thinking Offer to Practising Educational Psychologists? Kay Richards Reflective practice & working with groups 7. Relational Model of Supervision Emma Kennedy, Chris Shaldon, Caoimhe McBay 8. Providing 'Good enough care' Katie Ellis 9. Reverie groups: space, free association and the recovery of thought Dale Bartle Organisational perspectives 10. Social defences in educational organisations Dale Bartle and Xavier Eloquin 11. Coaching school leaders - a psychoanalytic approach Beverley Clarke Afterword 12. The Psyche as a complex system: insights from chaos theory Christopher Arnold