This article explores the perspectives of educational psychologists across England with regard to their professional involvement, role and contribution to special schools for children and young people with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD). An online survey was distributed to all educational psychology services in England and to private educational psychology practices. Data collected from 207 respondents were analysed using descriptive statistics and quantitative and qualitative content analysis. The findings suggest a complex national picture, including great variation in the frequency of educational psychology visits and indirect contact with the special schools. While the work carried out by educational psychologists in these special schools is primarily individual, statutory‐led casework, systemic work is considered to be the 'ideal' contribution. Educational psychologists' views on their role in PMLD settings seem to feature limited ideas. The authors suggest that improving educational psychologists' skills and knowledge of PMLD, building relationships with special schools and finding a niche in supporting, among other things, the emotional well‐being of the school's community, might be ways forward for working in PMLD schools. The article concludes by emphasising the continued need for the profession to understand and market the specific role it can play in PMLD settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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要完成的工作？教育心理学家对特殊学校的深层和多重学习困难的贡献调查

本文探讨了英格兰各地教育心理学家的专业参与，对具有深远和多重学习困难的儿童和年轻人的特殊学校的作用和对特殊学校的贡献的观点。在线调查已分发给英格兰的所有教育心理学服务以及私人教育心理学实践。使用描述性统计数据以及定量和定性内容分析法分析了从207位受访者那里收集的数据。调查结果表明，全国情况复杂，包括访问教育心理的频率和与特殊学校的间接联系的频率差异很大。在这些特殊学校中，教育心理学家所做的工作主要是个人的，由法律主导的案例研究，系统性工作被认为是“理想”的贡献。教育心理学家对他们在PMLD环境中的作用的观点似乎具有有限的观念。作者认为，提高教育心理学家的PMLD技能和知识，与特殊学校建立关系并在支持学校社区的情感幸福等方面找到利基市场，可能是在PMLD学校工作的前进之路。本文的结尾强调强调了该行业对理解和营销其在PMLD环境中可以发挥的特定作用的持续需求。[作者的摘要] PMLD的技能和知识，与特殊学校建立关系，寻找支持学校社区情感幸福的利基市场，可能是在PMLD学校工作的前进之路。本文的结尾强调强调了该行业对理解和营销其在PMLD环境中可以发挥的特定作用的持续需求。[作者的摘要] PMLD的技能和知识，与特殊学校建立关系，寻找支持学校社区情感幸福的利基市场，可能是在PMLD学校工作的前进之路。本文的结尾强调强调了该行业对理解和营销其在PMLD环境中可以发挥的特定作用的持续需求。[作者的摘要]