Standard 3.3: Issues of power are explored in detail as part of the current research. In particular, the continued power of Whiteness in ‘Take appropriate producing and maintaining racialised ideologies, and the professional potentially constricting nature of these ideologies is action to highlighted through the experiences of participants in this redress power research. imbalances The current research is able to give an insight into how the and to embed experiences of mixedness have been shaped participants’ principles of through dominant ideologies. By demonstrating this process in action through the experiences of the participants, and using psychological theory to further potential and understandings of this in action, it is hoped that the still very oppressive real power of Whiteness is made clear to to practicing practice in all Educational Psychologists. In so doing, it is hoped that those professional within the field will feel more able and willing to see, explore actions.’ and confront this potential power imbalances in day to day practice. From the position of mixedness in particular, the demonstration of how the current experiences participants’ have been pushed and pulled on individual and institutional levels as a means of maintaining the current positions of power gives practicing EPs the chance to reflect on their own experiences and practice, and what role they could and should play in disrupting similar experiences for CYP who
Standard 3.3: ‘Take appropriate professional action to redress power imbalances and to embed principles of and practice in all professional actions.’ Issues of power are explored in detail as part of the current research. In particular, the continued power of Whiteness in producing and maintaining racialised ideologies, and the potentially constricting nature of these ideologies is highlighted through the experiences of participants in this research. The current research is able to give an insight into how the participants’ experiences of mixedness have been shaped through dominant ideologies. By demonstrating this process in action through the experiences of the participants, and using psychological theory to further potential understandings of this in action, it is hoped that the still very real power of Whiteness is made clear to to practicing Educational Psychologists. In so doing, it is hoped that those within the field will feel more able and willing to see, explore and confront this potential power imbalances in day to day practice. From the position of mixedness in particular, the demonstration of how the current participants’ experiences have been pushed and pulled on individual and institutional levels as a means of maintaining the current positions of power gives practicing EPs the chance to reflect on their own experiences and practice, and what role they could and should play in disrupting similar experiences for CYP who oppressive
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