Rick Portsmouth: Chartered Educational Psychologist
Areas of Expertise:
- Assessment of children, young people and families
- Assessment of Attachment
- Assessment of Children’s emotional and behavioural difficulties
- Assessment of Children with special educational needs including assessment of learning disabilities, dyspraxia, dyslexia.
- Cognitive Functioning Assessments for Adults
- Family Dynamics
- Private Law – Contact & Residence
Works from: Newcastle Upon Tyne
Locations: Middlesbrough, Stockton, Darlington, Hartlepool, Cumbria,
Durham, Greater Manchester, Northumberland, Tyne and
Wear. Will also accept referrals within the EEC and further
afield.
Memberships
- British Psychological Society
- Division of Educational and Child Psychology
Experience
I am a chartered consultant psychologist and director of Dyslexia North, an independent psychological assessment and consultancy business. I have worked with children for over thirty five years, originally a subject teacher and senior teacher and, since 1983, as a psychologist.
Since 1985 a significant part of my work has been the preparation of formal reports for decision making by fund holders in LEAs, university and work related contexts across public and private sectors mainly within the North East of England, and also at a national level.
I have been an Honorary Associate Tutor, Newcastle University, 1993-2000, and a BPS National Advisor/Inspector on Educational Psychologists post-graduate professional training from 1994-2000.
I have considerable experience at a national level of monitoring/inspection of formal psychology assessment reports done by consultant psychologists working on behalf of Dyslexia Action.
I have provided assessments for court on children who have been the subject of child protection proceedings because of abuse or neglect, children with special educational needs, and have advised on how their needs can be met. I have provided psychological advice in personal injury cases and in cases being brought to tribunal under disability discrimination legislation.
I am able to provide full psychological assessment of children of all ages, produce clear and concise reports, and present my evidence at hearings in a convincing, coherent and well-argued manner.
I am trained and experienced in a variety of up-to-date assessment techniques to elicit relevant information about children’s cognitive, behavioural, social and emotional functioning, and have developed a personal style and professional approaches and procedures to use with children that make the assessment process enjoyable for them and helpful for the court.
I have had extensive experience of working with adults as parents, employees, trainees/students, evaluating their abilities, their strengths and weakness, and offering advice, work place consultations and training as required’.
