Sandra Dunsmuir (Author) Dr Sandra Dunsmuir is an educational psychologist and is Director of the Educational Psychology Group at University College London (UCL). She is also a Joint Course Director on the UCL postgraduate courses in CBT for Children and Young People, teaching and supervising practitioners from a range of professional backgrounds on a regular basis. Sandra has had extensive experience working as an educational psychologist in four different local authorities and continues to practice on a regular basis with children, their families and teachers in school and community settings. Her research integrates empirical research and psychological theory with a particular focus on relationships and communication, parent-teacher trust, interventions to support children's learning and cognitive behavioural interventions. Jessica Dewey (Author) Dr Jessica Dewey is a Senior Educational Psychologist and Deputy Programme Director on the Doctorate for Educational and Child Psychology at UCL. Jessica has worked in both large rural county authorities and city contexts working with children and young people alongside their families and educational environment. Her current research interests include the teaching of children's thinking skills, the effectiveness of metacognitive interventions on children's learning and the use of Video Interactive Guidance to enhance relationships and communication between adults and children across a range of needs and settings. Susan Birch (Author) Dr Susan Birch is the Deputy Programme Director on the Doctorate for Educational and Child Psychology and the Course Co-Director for the CPD Doctorate in Educational Psychology at UCL.

Susan is also a practicing Senior Educational Psychologist having worked in a large shire authority for many years. Her current interests include working with schools to support the emotional health and wellbeing of children and young people and resilience.