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Where is the EducationalPsychologist located?
In the High School, on the ground oor, in the
counselors ofce.
Phone: 02. 661. 42. 07
Email: [email protected]
What is thefee for this service?When a full-scale psychological
educationalevaluation is conducted there will be a charge of
850 to parents through the ISB billing system.
Financial aid is available to families who require it.
Who is ourEducational Psychologist?
Evelyn Keyes has lived and worked on the
international school circuit in Brussels for24 years. She has
extensive experience in
educational psychology and special educational
needs (SEN), specializing in psychological
assessment, diagnostics and the development
and direction of SEN programmes.
Other areas of expertise include: second
language acquisition and the challenge of
multi-lingualism for the SEN student; student
at risk appraisal; counselling and inclusiveeducational policy
and practices.
What is the work of theEducational Psychologist?
The Educational Psychologist primarily focuses
upon helping students who are experiencing
problems either in their home or educational
environments. These may include difculties withlearning, social
and/or emotional problems. The
psychologist may work with the student on an
individual basis, or with groups of students if/
when necessary. Condentiality is a high priority.
EducationalPsychology
at ISB
The International School of Brussels
Kattenberg 19, 1170 Brussels Tel: +32 (0)2 661 42 11
Fax: +32 (0)2 661 42 00
www.isb.be
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Performing full scale psycho-educational evaluations
comprising both cognitive and academic skillsassessments.
Formally observing individual students in the
classroom.
Advising on individual learning programmes (ILPs)
to facilitate differentiation in the classroom.
Making referrals to outside specialist agencies
neurologists, psychiatrists and other therapists.
Counselling individual students and assessing their
emotional needs.
Consulting with multi-disciplinary teams
(teachers, speech and occupational therapists,
psychiatrists, neurologists, parents) to determine
the best provisions to support the students
holistic development.
Developing and supporting behaviour managementprogrammes.
Advising on topics such as bullying or social
exclusion.
Attending student case study meetings in each
school section to discuss, monitor and evaluate
individual students and how best to meet their
social, emotional, behavioural and learning needs.
Recommending adaptations to the environment to
positively inuence a childs development both at
home and at school
Collaborating on a highly condential basis
with other professionals outside of school (eg.
psychologists, therapists) to establish a liaison in the
best interest of the student.
Attending professional courses and trainings to
enhance continuing professional development.
Typical responsibilities/tasks of the educational psychologist:
Testing at ISB includes:
Discussions with the childs teacher(s) regarding
classroom performance, behaviour and adaptation.
Intake meeting with the parent(s) to establish the
childs developmental prole and explore parental
concerns.
Formal classroom observation of the student.
Full scale psychometric evaluation of how the child
utilizes information during the learning process.
Assessment of current academic skills.
A formal written report detailing all of the evaluation
results, conclusions and recommendations.
Meeting with the student and parent(s) to review
and discuss the ndings of the evaluation.
Sharing the assessment results with all of the
teachers concerned and discussing the types of
accommodations that are necessary to maximizethe students
learning potential.
Remaining available for future consultation with
teachers and parents regarding the students
academic program and progress.
