Dr Ailbhe Costelloe

Educational Psychologist / Hopeful Disruptor | Specific interest in Attachment, Trauma and Loss | Advocate for lifelong learning | Happiest in water! |

[Dr Ailbhe Costelloe @EdPsychAlly]

Fantastic new initiative from a skilled, innovative colleague. Would highly recommend her accessible and affordable service to schools and families looking for creative solutions to sticky problems #thepsychologycollaborative

[Dr Rachel McKeating @DrMckeating]

Proud to launch our new website for #thepsychologycollaborative Educational Psychology service. In person and virtual psychological support for schools, parents and children. Please view and share. https://t.co/0hPYq5uCDc

[Dr Ailbhe Costelloe @EdPsychAlly]

Supporting the increasing levels of anxiety in schools can feel overwhelming. This is an excellent resource, outlining simple evidence-based strategies to support wellbeing. Daily interactions hold the power to prevent, and to cure. Which strategy will you try today?

[Anna Freud @annafreuduk]

How can you create an inclusive environment in your school?

Find out strategies on how to create a sense of belonging in your classroom in our new resource created in collaboration with @TheEIFoundation. Download for free here: https://t.co/xRXbPnjbKH #Classroomwellbeing

[Dr Ailbhe Costelloe @EdPsychAlly]

We know that behaviour policies that rely on suspensions and expulsions are ineffective and shame-inducing for students who have experienced trauma. Given the universality of trauma within the human experience, wouldn’t all students benefit from a relational approach in schools?

[Dr Ailbhe Costelloe @EdPsychAlly]

Looking after the self relies on both self-care and ‘other’ care; having others in your life who can offer care to you. Asking for help from our social support system is an essential component of wellbeing, particularly during stressful times. Who will you reach out to today?

[Dr Ailbhe Costelloe @EdPsychAlly]

“A serious mental health intervention needs to look at the school system and how it creates problems”

This is an excellent reflection on how our current education system is contributing to demotivation and increased anxiety in CYP.

Thanks for sharing @DrMckeating

[Naomi Fisher @naomicfisher]

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[Dr Ailbhe Costelloe @EdPsychAlly]

A common theme emerging across all of my schools is a significant increase in anxiety. We need to create safe, predictable school systems that offer choice, autonomy, trust, and time for play for all staff and students. How can we make this the foundation of our education system?

[Dr Ailbhe Costelloe @EdPsychAlly]

It is so easy to fall into a cycle of defensive responding when working with CYP who have experienced trauma. PACE is a way of being that can help us out of this cycle; creating space within relationships for the child to begin to heal #RelationalRepair

[Dr Ailbhe Costelloe @EdPsychAlly]

I find questions derived from Narrative Therapy that aim to decentre the psychologist particularly helpful, like 'Are we talking about the right things? What have I not heard?'

[Dr Ailbhe Costelloe @EdPsychAlly]

Reflecting on how to improve my practice of consultation for the year ahead, and I am wondering if #TwitterEPs could work together to collate a bank of psychologically informed questions that have the power to move a sticky conversation forward?

[Dr Jo Taylor @jgetaylor]

How are #TwitterEPs explaining consultation to families and schools?

Just been talking with @EdPsychAlly and we're particularly interested in things which help avoid the EP being framed as the expert...

If appropriate, it would be great to see EGs of documents or wording.

[Dr Ailbhe Costelloe @EdPsychAlly]

In times of high pressure, the inclusion of a pupil report alongside my psychological report becomes a sporadic ‘bonus’, rather than standard practice. How can EPs make this essential, to ensure CYP have the same access and understanding as the adults around them? #TwitterEPs

[Dr Ailbhe Costelloe @EdPsychAlly]

@akedpsych @ProfLauraLundy I have, from the Participation Framework. I wonder is there research available on how it is being used in learning contexts and what meaningful outcomes have emerged for CYP? Exam reform could be a great opportunity to gather evidence around YP participation in decision-making

[Dr Ailbhe Costelloe @EdPsychAlly]

Curiosity and desire of mastery are naturally emerging aspects of healthy child development. How can we create an 'irresistible invitation to learn' in our classrooms? I believe that a focus on relationships and the voice of the child is non-negotiable in this regard #EdChatIE

[Dr Ailbhe Costelloe @EdPsychAlly]

Small changes can have a big impact for CYP who have experienced trauma: prioritising time for connection, depersonalising challenging behaviour, providing safe spaces to process big emotions, and even just greeting CYP in the mornings. Fab piece! @catrionaotoole

[The Irish Times @IrishTimes]

Nurture rooms and care spots: How schools are responding to trauma https://t.co/WCEfVnV976

[Lucy Collings Pettit @CollingsPettit]

“Consistent #attunement grows our capacity to feel safe in a relationship.”—@LindsayBramanMA

[Dr Ailbhe Costelloe @EdPsychAlly]

The ability to self-regulate can only develop following repeated experiences of co-regulation with a trusted, attuned adult. Affective synchrony and interactive repair supports CYP to develop more positive ways of relating #ConnectionBeforeCorrection https://t.co/grszD5BHNg

[Dr Ailbhe Costelloe @EdPsychAlly]

@DrGaborMate uses the metaphor of a 'psychic wound' to describe trauma. A wound is a point of deep pain that brings up suffering when touched, but it also scars over; becoming hard and rigid, lacking capacity for growth or feeling. Both aspects interfere with healthy development.

[Dr Ailbhe Costelloe @EdPsychAlly]

Emotion Coaching is an ‘in the moment’, relational approach that generates teaching opportunities from moments of difficult behaviour and builds trusting relationships. No manual, timetabling or equipment required to teach skills of emotional regulation @EmotionCoachUK

[Dr Ailbhe Costelloe @EdPsychAlly]

A practical, evidence-based strategy to enhance nurturing connection between teachers and students. It is so important to remember that you don’t need to be a therapist to be therapeutic; active listening, genuine interest and empathy are the best tools in your toolkit @kimschon

[Dr Ailbhe Costelloe @EdPsychAlly]

"Children do not 'witness' domestic abuse, it is experienced as a physical and emotional threat" An incredibly important distinction to make when considering the impact of DV on CYP @sharonlambert0 #WhereTheLightEnters