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Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · 5d

Today’s @oxpip.bsky.social lecture by @pvrticka.bsky.social was the most exciting, interesting lecture I’ve heard in years. Pascal walked us from the origins of attachment theory through modern development, to myths, misconceptions & misuse, and finished on hope & opportunity. A masterclass 👏🏻

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Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · Jun 12

I know it well 😊 thanks 🙏🏻

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Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · Jun 11

Where exactly did this feast come from? I’ll be there on Sunday and biscoff is my crack cocaine in a jar

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Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · Jun 11

Thank you Brian Wilson for giving us such beautiful melodies and evocative songs. Each track a masterpiece, immediately conjuring up golden sun and joy. There’s nothing like it. Rest in peace.

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...

Brian Wilson, visionary creative spirit for the Beach Boys, dies aged 82

Musician, who suffered from mental health problems, wrote and produced the 1966 album Pet Sounds – seen by many as the greatest album of all time

www.theguardian.com

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Aidan Wright @aidangcw.bsky.social · Jun 10

Pro tip, folks: if you make a figure for a publication, don’t just hand the copyright over to the publisher. Post it on OSF first and then give yourself permission to use it in the first publication and then all future publications. That way, no permissions issues.

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Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · May 30

It's nearly time to get my hiking boots on for a massive mountain walk I'm doing to raise money for Oxford Parent-Infant Project .

@oxpip.bsky.social does amazing work & every £ raised will be doubled by the Big Give, so please do pledge if you can.

Pledge form here: forms.office.com/e/bMjXZcdW3k

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Oxford Parent-Infant Project (OXPIP) @oxpip.bsky.social · May 30

Good luck Karen! We’ll be rooting* for you

Please do support Karen if you can. All money raised is being doubled by a matched funder.

(* niche pun for those who know babies 😎)

Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · May 30

It's nearly time to get my hiking boots on for a massive mountain walk I'm doing to raise money for Oxford Parent-Infant Project .

@oxpip.bsky.social does amazing work & every £ raised will be doubled by the Big Give, so please do pledge if you can.

Pledge form here: forms.office.com/e/bMjXZcdW3k

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Dr Bronia Arnott @broniaarnott.bsky.social · Jun 4

Great to have @parentinfantfdn.bsky.social comms pack for Infant Mental Health Awareness Week #IMHAW2025

Includes a link to commissioning support toolkit parentinfantfoundation.org.uk/professional... I co-developed with the Foundation & @karenjbateson.bsky.social funded by @arcnenc.bsky.social

Picture of front of Infant Mental Health Awareness Week comms pack

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Oxford Parent-Infant Project (OXPIP) @oxpip.bsky.social · May 22

📣Free webinar 📣

Join us to hear about the free @nspcc.bsky.social Look, Say, Sing, Play resources which support interaction between babies & adults. For everyone who cares for/works with babies, including parents & practitioners.

June 10th 1-2pm. Sign up here: app.sheepcrm.com/oxpip/events....

Information about a free webinar for Infant Mental Health Awareness Week 2025

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Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · May 30

It's nearly time to get my hiking boots on for a massive mountain walk I'm doing to raise money for Oxford Parent-Infant Project .

@oxpip.bsky.social does amazing work & every £ raised will be doubled by the Big Give, so please do pledge if you can.

Pledge form here: forms.office.com/e/bMjXZcdW3k

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Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · May 26

You’d need to read the original works to dig into that

Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · May 26

You’re looking for the work of Mary Ainsworth and Mary Main, who established that the child’s pattern of attachment is a direct response to pattern of parental care.

www.routledge.com/Attachment-T...

Attachment Theory: The Basics

This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to key concepts of attachment theory, from the work of its founder John Bowlby to the most recent research within the field.　 The first...

www.routledge.com

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Institute of Health Visiting @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social · May 23

Last chance to join our iHV Spotlight Learn: Supporting Parents Workshop - Supporting the #Perinatal #MentalHealth of #autistic mothers and birthing parents taking place online Thu 5 June (1:30-4:00pm) ideal for the Multi-disciplinary workforce
ihv.org.uk/training-and...
#HealthVisiting

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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · May 24

One week left to apply for the fully-funded 2-year Postdoctoral Research Associate position in my @soneatlab.bsky.social, Dept. of #Psychology, @universityofessex.bsky.social (#Colchester, #UK).

Deadline: 01.06.2025
Start: 01.10.2025

vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

#fNIRS #attachment

Job profile

vacancies.essex.ac.uk

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Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · May 26

Excellent blog about high quality longitudinal studies tracking psychological distress in adults over 30 years.

Only small ⬆️ over time. Peaks potentially linked to:

Social media
Austerity

I would suggest the 2016-2018 peak might be related to deep social division caused by referenda

The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · May 26

Psychological distress over 30 years in Great Britain: the times they are a changin’ (or are they?) buff.ly/qpu4p0f

🧵 THREAD

#MentalHealth #PsychologicalDistress #Surveys #GB #30years

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Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · May 23

It’s a good book, enjoy!

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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · May 18

#Attachment #MythBusting #29: Getting stuck in certain “brain or nervous system states” - especially in relation to #insecure #attachment and #trauma.

👉🏻 pvrticka.com/attachment-m...

#neuroskyence #DevSci #DevPsy #PsychSciSky #CogSci #brain

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · May 18

A must read

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Reut Avinun, PhD @reutavinun.bsky.social · May 18

1/ The myth of the only child: a thread on the unjustified bad reputation of only children 🧵👇 #OnlyChildMyths #ParentingTruths #BreakingStereotypes

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Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · May 15

Hi Eleanor. Take me in Linked In too, happy to share there. Would love to hear more from you about this. Are you ok to DM me?

Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · May 8

New research in Nature finds perinatal mental health screening in NICU's helps identify parents who need mental health support.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Implementation of perinatal mental health screening for parents of infants in a level IV neonatal intensive care unit: A quality improvement initiative - Journal of Perinatology

Journal of Perinatology - Implementation of perinatal mental health screening for parents of infants in a level IV neonatal intensive care unit: A quality improvement initiative

www.nature.com

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Oxford Parent-Infant Project (OXPIP) @oxpip.bsky.social · May 7

You can now get 10% off our short courses using an early bird discount code:

EARLYBIRD25

Browse our courses on Attachment, Assessing Parent-Infant Relationships, Working with intergenerational trauma (ghosts in the nursery), and An Introduction to Watch Wait & Wonder at oxpip.org.uk/training

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Pam Davis-Kean, PhD @umpamdk.bsky.social · May 4

May the 4th be with you. Celebrating a day when fighting off an empire bent on destroying communities seems relevant

han solo and chewbacca from star wars are standing next to each other and saying `` may the 4th be with you '' .

ALT: han solo and chewbacca from star wars are standing next to each other and saying `` may the 4th be with you '' .

media.tenor.com

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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · May 4

For #MayThe4thBeWithYou we've got a perhaps surprising amount about Darth Vader in our archive www.bps.org.uk/search?term=...

Your search results

www.bps.org.uk

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