Brescia’s Educational Psychologist, Chaland van Zyl Awarded Doctorate

by Admin · May 9, 2023

Chaland van Zyl, educational psychologist at Brescia House School received her doctorate from Wits

Brescia House School is proud to announce that their in-house Educational Psychologist, Chaland van Zyl, has officially been awarded her Doctorate in this field from the University of Johannesburg.

In Chaland’s qualitative study, thematic content analysis was used to establish an understanding of the ethical dilemmas faced by psychologists working within school settings. The study investigated the sufficiency of existing ethical decision-making models for psychologists working in schools. From her research, Chaland developed ethical decision-making guidelines for school-based psychologists which took into account the unique South African setting. The study has provided insight into the lived experience of school psychologists, in addition to ethical dilemmas experienced within this work setting. Furthermore, the study has provided school psychologists with guidelines for ethical decision-making that take their unique setting, expectations, and important cultural considerations into account.

Chaland van Zyl, educational psychologist at Brescia House School has received her doctorate from Wits

Chaland also serves as a board member for SAALED (The Southern Africa Association for Learning and Educational Differences), an NPO whose vision it is to facilitate the promotion and implementation of inclusive education through information, support, collaboration, advocacy and training. Dr van Zyl is an inspiration to our girls, and we couldn’t be more proud to have you as part of our Brescia House School family.