Open University Press imprint: 307 books

Demystifying the links between theory and practice for those studying in the field of early childhood.

This book offers a wide range of health and social care professionals, the knowledge and strategies to address key issues, enabling and empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to enjoy healthier lives.

Considers mental health needs of children & young people for all health and social care professionals.

This is a must-read book for all students studying early childhood at a range of levels and practitioners who are looking to deepen their understanding of play and playful practices.

This book explores teachers’ effective classroom practice and presents clear messages for teaching quality and teaching standards.

This book shows that a child who dislikes lessons on the correct use of grammar can become excited using their own talents and experiences to create a story.

This book provides critical insights and practical approaches to help you support babies and young children with special educational needs and disability (SEND) in the early years.

Covers palliative care and end of life skills needed by health care workers.

Taking as its starting point that young children learn and develop in a network of relationships, this book emphasises that each relationship has its own specific features, functions and learning/teaching affordances (Thompson, 2005).

This book provides a guide to assessing and supporting individuals with complex needs in the context of personalisation. This step-by-step pocketbook shows how these issues can be applied to the eligibility criteria in order to gain social care funding that is targeted at recovery and improved quality of life.

This is an ideal companion for anyone involved in practice educating social work students.

A practical book on observing children, with guidance on appropriate techniques plus examples to help prepare your child case study

The book gives information and support using evidence-based, low-intensity psychological treatments involving CBT for mild to moderate mental illness.