Dr Pam Jarvis is a chartered psychologist and a historian. Her key research focus is the well-being of children, young people and their families, and the development of social policy to support this; she also explores the folklore and historical narratives of childhood. She is one of the editors of ‘Perspectives on Play’ which was published in third edition in December 2018, and has numerous other recent publications including books 'Early Years Pioneers in Context', ‘The Complete Companion for Teaching and Leading Practice in the Early Years’ and the article 'On ‘becoming social’: the importance of collaborative free play in childhood'. Her PhD research focused upon play-based learning in 4-6 year olds. She is currently Reader in Childhood, Youth and Education at Leeds Trinity University, and is currently working on a project that explores mothering in the 21st century, including the role of social media. Her email address is [email protected] and she tweets at @Dr_Pam_Jarvis , in particular on the hashtag #loveandplay which is promoted by @LeedsAces , a collaboration between academics and practitioners in Leeds to promote the importance of emotional wellbeing in childhood.
Workshop Details:
In this workshop, Pam will consider a vision of attachment theory for the 21st century, which will not only look back to the classic research findings of John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth, but also at more recent discoveries in the field of neurobiology, including the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). She will go on to explore the recent work of Dr Suzanne Zeedyk (The Connected Baby and Aces Scotland) on the role of ‘internal teddy bears’ and transitional objects. She will be bringing her own ‘transitional object’ as a discussion focus, and would be interested to meet other transitional objects accompanying their owners at the workshop.