Maria Wedlock

Senior Lecturer

Maria has worked as a main grade Educational Psychologist in West Sussex for over 10 years. She is alumni of the Tavistock training programme, and her doctoral research was on the experiences of inter-professional supervision with Educational Psychologists. She continues to be passionate about supervision.

Previously, Maria qualified as a teacher and taught Mathematics in inner London secondary schools before going on to train Mathematics teachers abroad. She also tutored children not attending school before working as a Psychology Assistant.

Maria has also supported the development of the Tavistock and Portman online training course for Senior Mental Health Leads (DAB005).

 

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Child Community and Educational Psychology – Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust / University of Essex
• PGCE Mathematics – University of Exeter
• BSc Psychology – University of Exeter

 

Memberships of professional bodies

• Registered Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC)

 

Teaching roles

• Research supervisor and examiner
• Personal supervision of trainees
• Marking
• Recruitment

 

Research interests

• Supervision
• Peer support frameworks
• Person Centred Planning

 

Recent research projects

Previous theses supervised to completion include:

• “My dreams now have colour”: An exploration of young homeless people’s experiences of the ‘Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope’ (PATH).
• Reflecting Teams In Practice: Educational psychologists’ experiences of using reflecting teams as part of their doctoral training.
• The paradox of using trauma informed practices in mainstream schools: a psycho-social exploration of educators’ experiences.
• A mixed methods study of factors that support Educational Psychologist’s confidence when working with children and young people with acquired brain injury.
• Navigating Personal Beliefs in Professional Practice: Perspectives of Virtual School Educational Professionals Working with Care-Experienced Children and Young People.
• “Sometimes the obvious isn’t obvious”: School Support Staff Experiences of Interpreting in SEND Family Meetings as Non-Professional Interpreters: An IPA Study.

 

Selected publications

Wedlock, M., & Turner, M. (2017). ‘You kind of pull back the layers’: The experience of inter-professional supervision with educational psychologists. Educational & Child Psychology, 34(3).