Jessica Kingsley Publishers imprint: 1689 books
How We Think About Dementia
Personhood, Rights, Ethics, the Arts and What They Mean for Care
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2014
Exploring concepts of ageing, personhood, capacity, liberty, best interests and the nature and ethics of palliative care, this book will help those in the caring professions to understand and engage with the thoughts and arguments underpinning the experience of dementia and dementia care.
Dementia...
The Boy from Hell
Life with a Child with ADHD
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2016
For Alison, life with her son Daniel sometimes seemed like an endless round of difficulties: disobedience, backchat, rudeness, name-calling and aggression. Upon starting school, where his aggression and lack of concentration concerned teachers, Daniel was given a vague diagnosis of borderline Attention...
Life Story Books for Adopted and Fostered Children, Second Edition
A Family Friendly Approach
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2017
Through words, pictures, photographs, certificates and other 'little treasures', a Life Story Book provides a detailed account of the child's early history and a chronology of their life.
Fully updated, this clear and concise book shows a unique family-friendly way to compile a Life Story Book...
Living Alongside a Child’s Recovery
Therapeutic Parenting with Traumatized Children
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2006
Conventional parenting is not adequate to address the needs of children whose emotional development has been frozen, distorted or interrupted as a result of trauma. Therapeutic parenting is a psychodynamic model of parenting tailored for traumatized children, providing a safe, secure environment in...
Attachment, Trauma, and Healing
Understanding and Treating Attachment Disorder in Children, Families and Adults
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2014
Now in a fully updated and expanded edition, Levy and Orlans' classic text provides a comprehensive overview of attachment theory, how attachment issues manifest, and how they can be treated.
The book covers attachment-focused assessment and diagnosis, specialised training and education for...
Violent States and Creative States (Volume 1)
Structural Violence and Creative Structures
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2018
This is a provocative collection exploring the different types of violence and how they relate to one another, examined through the integration of several disciplines, including forensic psychotherapy, psychiatry, sociology, psychosocial studies and political science. By examining the 'violent states'...
Christian Ashrams, Hindu Caves and Sacred Rivers
Christian-Hindu Monastic Dialogue in India 1950-1993
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
In late 20th-century India, Christian-Hindu dialogue was forever transformed following the opening of Shantivanam, the first Christian ashram in the country. Mario I. Aguilar brings together the histories of the five pioneers of Christian-Hindu dialogue and their involvement with the ashram, to explore...
Voices of Modern Islam
What It Means to Be Muslim Today
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Raising awareness of what Islam is, as well as deepening understanding about the lived realities of Muslim people, this book explores the contemporary Muslim experience through first-hand interviews with over a hundred Muslims.
Exploring key issues such as women and Islam, extremism and radicalisation,...
Multifaith Chaplaincy in the Workplace
How Chaplains Can Support Organizations and their Employees
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2017
As the global marketplace grows and becomes more complex, increasing stress is placed upon employees. Businesses are acknowledging this change in work habits by adapting the work place to offer support through multifaith chaplaincy. Multifaith chaplaincy is based on developing relationships of trust...
Creative Coping Skills for Children
Emotional Support through Arts and Crafts Activities
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2009
Everyone has different needs when it comes to coping with life's stressors, and children are no different. Some need quiet and soothing activities to calm them down, whereas others require more physical activity or intense sensory input to relax their minds and bodies. This resource comprises a collection...
Good Practice in Assessing Risk
Current Knowledge, Issues and Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2011
Maintaining a balance between managing and assessing risk and upholding the required high standards of practice in health and social care can be demanding, particularly in the current climate of increased preoccupation with the difficult tensions between rights, protection and risk-taking.
Good...
by Christiane Sanderson
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2008
Counselling Survivors of Domestic Abuse explains how counsellors can facilitate recovery from domestic abuse within a secure, supportive therapeutic relationship.
There has been growing awareness in recent years of the impact and consequences of domestic abuse, especially the relationship between...
The Psychology of Emotion in Restorative Practice
How Affect Script Psychology Explains How and Why Restorative Practice Works
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2014
How and why does restorative practice (RP) work? This book presents the biological theory, affect script psychology (ASP), behind RP, and shows how it works in practice in different settings.
ASP explains how the central nervous system triggers 'affects' which are the basis of all human motivation...
The Art of Being Human
Life, Family, and Creativity
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2016
Deborah Ravetz explores the territory of our inner landscape by showing us that it is only through embracing and working with all aspects of our selves, including our vulnerability and pain, that we give meaning and experience joy. Through telling her own story and those of others who have faced their...