Karen Morris 

Programme Leader: Foundation Degree in Childhood Studies 

Education, Health and Social Care 

Email:

karen.morris@winchester.ac.uk 

Phone:

01962 827101 

Address:

Expertise

Karen is an early years specialist. She is an experienced educational psychologist. Her areas of expertise include; attachment, self esteem, positive behaviour management, promoting children's communication, developing the voice of the child, inclusion of children with special educational needs, working with parents, supporting children with autistic spectrum differences and Portage. Karen is a governor at a local inclusive nursery school and Children’s Centre. She is also a member of the SEFDEY network (Sector Endorsed Foundation Degrees, Early Years). These are amongst the ways that Karen keeps up-to-date with the rapid developments in Early Years.

Publications

Morris, K. (2005) Work/Life Balance: A Systemic Analysis of Educational Psychology in Southampton Paper presented at the Southern Educational Psychologists' Conference, Dorset.

Morris, K. (1999) SALSAs (Speech and Language Schools' Assistants) - setting up, training and managing a specialist peripatetic team of teaching assistant Paper presented at ICAN National Conference, London, April 1999 and at Southern Educational Psychologists' Conference, Dorset

Research Interests

Karen is interested in family support for early learning and inclusion of young children with special educational needs.

Funding Awards and Professional Membership

• Association of Educational Psychologists
• Registered as an Educational Psychologist with the Health Professions Council