Jessica Kingsley Publishers imprint: 1689 books
Understanding Crisis Therapies
An Integrative Approach to Crisis Intervention and Post Traumatic Stress
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
Events in people's lives can have a profound impact; anything from moving house or losing a job to the death of a loved one or a natural disaster can push an individual into a state of crisis. Crisis intervention is a brief therapy and immediate response which aims to support the person through the...
by Susan Buchalter
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
Art and the therapeutic uses of art provide older adults with valuable ways in which to express and share their feelings, needs and fears, and with a resource for coping with life's major changes. This practical book is filled with step-by-step exercises for art therapists and other professionals...
Special Needs and Legal Entitlement, Second Edition
The Essential Guide to Getting out of the Maze
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2017
Fully updated to include the most recent developments in law and practice, the second edition of this comprehensive and straightforward guide to the legal rights of children and young people with special educational needs clearly explains the key issues in a complex system.
Helping parents...
Social Work, Immigration and Asylum
Debates, Dilemmas and Ethical Issues for Social Work and Social Care Practice
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2004
The practical and ethical challenges facing human service professionals working with refugees, asylum seekers and other people subject to immigration controls are discussed in this much-needed book. The contributors explore the tensions that exist between traditional anti-oppressive values and the...
Bereavement, Loss and Learning Disabilities
A Guide for Professionals and Carers
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2010
Losing a loved one and coping with the subsequent adjustments that follow are a difficult fact of life, but people with learning disabilities face specific difficulties in processing and managing these changes. Adopting an integrative approach, this book acknowledges the importance of helping relationships...
Grief in Children
A Handbook for Adults Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2008
This fully updated second edition of Grief in Children provides an accessible overview of children's understanding of death at different ages and gives a detailed outline of exactly how the adults around them can best help them cope.
Whether a child experiences the death of a parent, sibling,...
Successful Social Stories™ for School and College Students with Autism
Growing Up with Social Stories™
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2017
As children grow up and spend more and more time away from home in schools and colleges, life often seems to get increasingly complicated. Autism makes the challenges they meet in these new environments even more difficult to navigate. Social Stories™ is a highly regarded strategy that parents and...
by Els Mattelin, Hannelore Volckaert
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2017
To help clients with autism think differently about their future, practitioners need to think differently about autism...
Solution-focused practice is founded on a firm belief that the full potential of every human being can be realized. This concise, pragmatic guide explains how the practice...
Voices from the Spectrum
Parents, Grandparents, Siblings, People with Autism, and Professionals Share Their Wisdom
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2005
Author of Could It Be Autism? A Parent's Guide to the First Signs and Next Steps
Voices from the Spectrum is a compelling collection of personal accounts from people on the autism spectrum and those who care for them, including professionals, friends and family members. The essays in this collection...
Demystifying the Autistic Experience
A Humanistic Introduction for Parents, Caregivers and Educators
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2002
Parents, caregivers and educators are often at a loss about how best to support an individual with autism because they are overwhelmed by 'behaviours', inundated with prognoses and clinical jargon, or confused by technical information. This book introduces autism from a non-clinical, humanist perspective,...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2006
This authoritative collection sets out the critical role and application of evaluation in identifying and developing good practice in a range of dementia care settings.
The contributors discuss the evaluation of care at different levels and in various settings, particularly long stay care,...
An Aspie’s Guide to Being Tested for Asperger's/HFA
Been There. Done That. Try This!
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2014
Whether or not to seek an official diagnosis is a key daily stressor for people with Asperger's Syndrome and this ebook is packed with advice from Aspie mentors who have all been there, done that, and offer suggestions on the pros and cons of being tested for Asperger's/HFA. Anita Lesko, Henny Kupferstein,...
by Luke Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2001
What is the GF/CF diet? Does it work? What's it like to go on it? In this user guide to the gluten and casein free diet, Luke Jackson, who is 12 years old and has Asperger Syndrome, tells you everything you need to know - both good and bad. The details of his first-hand experience of the diet show...
No Fighting, No Biting, No Screaming
How to Make Behaving Positively Possible for People with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2010
Fighting, biting, screaming and other behaviours that challenge the people dealing with them are often triggered by unsuitable surroundings or unrealistic demands. In this fresh and effective approach, Bo Hejlskov Elvén shows how identifying and adapting these problem areas can dramatically improve...