Jessica Kingsley Publishers imprint: 1689 books

Interactive Music Therapy - A Positive Approach

Music Therapy at a Child Development Centre

by Amelia Oldfield
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2006

In Interactive Music Therapy - A Positive Approach, Amelia Oldfield explains how her approach to music therapy sessions establishes a constructive musical dialogue with children that emphasises positive experiences - these establish trust and allow feelings to be expressed through music. Describing...
by Gary Ansdell, Mercedes Pavlicevic
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2001

* Are you about to write a dissertation for an MA in an arts therapy? * Is your workplace pressuring you to do research on your practice? * Do you fancy trying your hand at a bit of research without any pressure from anyone? * Are you bewitched, bothered and bewildered? A...

Developmental Drama

Dramatherapy Approaches for People with Profound or Severe Multiple Disabilities, Including Sensory Impairment

by Mary Adelaide Booker, Mary Booker
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011

People living with severe or profound multiple disabilities (PMLD) can often struggle to connect with the world around them. This book shows how, through enjoying dramatic interaction, they can develop their communication skills, learn to deal with emotions more effectively and gain a greater understanding...

Stroke Survivor

A Personal Guide to Recovery

by Andy McCann
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2006

`Having had a stroke aged 37 years, Andy McCann has written this clear, easily readable account of his experiences, showing insight and the value of his learning along his personal journey…This book would be invaluable for any health professional, including technicians and students, with any level...
by Nick Luxmoore
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2009

This book is about boyfriends and girlfriends - getting them, keeping them and moving on from them. Young people put enormous energy into these processes: they worry, they hope, they conspire and they cry because, in a sense, having a boyfriend or girlfriend is about much more than just having a boyfriend...

The Yellow Book of Games and Energizers

Playful Group Activities for Exploring Identity, Community, Emotions and More!

by Erwin Tielemans, Jayaraja
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011

People of all ages learn important life skills through playing games, and recognising this can be the key to enhancing their social, educational and personal development. Incorporating play into teaching and training not only makes learning fun, but it can also open minds to the value of cooperation,...

Can I tell you about Loneliness?

A guide for friends, family and professionals

by Julian Stern
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2017

Meet Jan. Jan is sometimes lonely. In this illustrated guide, he describes what loneliness feels like and how it affects him at home and school. He explains what he can do to feel less lonely, and how his teachers, family and friends can help him too. Child loneliness is an area of growing...

Music and the Social Model

An Occupational Therapist's Approach to Music with People Labelled as Having Learning Disabilities

by Jane Williams, Rachel Purtell
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2013

Music has always been an essential part of what it is to be human and yet not everyone has access to the music-based opportunities others take for granted. Motivated by the belief that individuals are disabled by society rather than any impairment they might have, Jane Williams sets out to show how...

Art Therapy and Postmodernism

Creative Healing Through a Prism

by Anu Lala, Gillian Vellet, Annette Coulter
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011

This comprehensive book brings together the voices of international art therapists with diverse backgrounds and experiences and asks them to consider the role of postmodernism in their understanding of art therapy. These practitioners share a common postmodern belief that art is a unique way of expressing...
by Jacqueline S. Feather, Kevin Ronan
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2010

The effects of trauma and abuse on children can be long-lasting, acute and damaging. Evidence suggests that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a highly effective form of psychotherapy to help children to overcome these effects. This book uses an evidence-based CBT treatment model to assist...

Crime and Autism Spectrum Disorder

Myths and Mechanisms

by Neil Brewer, Robyn Louise Young
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2015

Having Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can - given certain situational conditions - make individuals more vulnerable to becoming caught up in criminal activity and vulnerable to unfavourable interactions once in the criminal justice system. Guided by empirical research, psychological theory...
by Peter Raynor, Iain Crow, James Bonta
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2007

Developments in Social Work with Offenders explains the organisational and legislative changes that have occurred in social work and probation across the UK in the past 10 years, in the context of the accumulating body of knowledge about what constitutes effective practice in the assessment, supervision...

Genetic Syndromes and Applied Behaviour Analysis

A Handbook for ABA Practitioners

by Dalena Anzivino, Sarah Ruiter, Jan Frijters
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2013

This ground-breaking resource demonstrates how genetic knowledge can influence our understanding of a child's behaviour and therefore inform their behavioural support plan. With expert advice and clear instructions, it shows exactly how to go about incorporating syndrome knowledge into ABA practice...

Hearing Young People Talk About Witnessing Domestic Violence

Exploring Feelings, Coping Strategies and Pathways to Recovery

by Susan Collis
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2012

At least 750,000 children a year worldwide witness domestic violence. These children grow up with an increased risk of developing symptoms associated with trauma and behavioural and mental health problems. This book explores the cases of five young people who have been victims of domestic violence....
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