Jessica Kingsley Publishers imprint: 1689 books
Restorative Practice and Special Needs
A Practical Guide to Working Restoratively with Young People
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2015
Restorative Practice (RP) is an effective approach to discipline that has the potential to transform behaviour by focusing on building and restoring relationships. This practical guide explains how to implement restorative approaches with young people with special needs in educational or residential...
Realizing the College Dream with Autism or Asperger Syndrome
A Parent's Guide to Student Success
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2005
Realizing the College Dream with Autism or Asperger Syndrome is both a practical and a personal account of one ASD student's successful experience of going to college.
This accessible book focuses on how to get there and stay there: deciding to go, how to get in and how to get the most out...
The Therapeutic Milieu Under Fire
Security and Insecurity in Forensic Mental Health
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2012
This groundbreaking book explores the psychodynamics and socio-politics of the forensic therapeutic milieu, addressing some of the most difficult and complex issues facing practitioners. It sets out a psycho-social framework for understanding the predicament and the needs of those who live in and...
From Here to Maternity
Pregnancy and Motherhood on the Autism Spectrum
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2015
Already the mother of five children, Lana Grant's late diagnosis of autism at age 38 transformed her experience of her sixth pregnancy. Based on her own experiences of the challenges and joys of pregnancy and motherhood, this witty, entertaining read provides insight into the unique challenges encountered...
by Rosalind Bergemann
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2013
People with Asperger Syndrome (AS) often struggle with change and this is magnified when it is part of their professional role to manage and lead change. Written by a business leader with Asperger Syndrome, this practical guide provides advice and strategies for coping with and implementing change...
by Colin Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2016
"Everything in this book is true. You might think some things are just too unbelievable or funny or silly to be true, but every tiny detail really did happen."
Take one small boy; add manic depression, three wives, three daughters, two divorces, amazing creative talent, and Asperger's...
Using Textile Arts and Handcrafts in Therapy with Women
Weaving Lives Back Together
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Art-making with fabrics and fibers is a natural and creative method of self-expression and can enrich the healing process. This book is a complete guide to using textiles in therapy with female clients.
Reviewing the role of textile-based handcrafts in the lives of women today, and integrating...
Complicated Grief, Attachment, and Art Therapy
Theory, Treatment, and 14 Ready-to-Use Protocols
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2017
This wide-ranging book on art therapy and grief provides everything an art therapist needs to feel confident in creating an effective treatment plan. It features fourteen clear-cut protocols, outlining 4-8 week curriculums for working with Complicated Grief, and explains the theory which informs the...
Digital Art Therapy
Material, Methods, and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2016
Considering the latest advances and developments in the arena of digital media, this book explores current materials, methods and applications of digital technology in art therapy.
It looks thoroughly at the many potential uses and benefits of digital technology in art therapy practice, including...
Integrative Art Therapy and Depression
A Transformative Approach
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2015
Laying out a new integrative approach to the treatment of depression, this book looks at the biological, psychological, social and spiritual dimensions of clinical art therapy.
Skov presents the theoretical foundation for a Jungian approach to art therapy and depression together with its clinical...
Violence, Restorative Justice, and Forgiveness
Dyadic Forgiveness and Energy Shifts in Restorative Justice Dialogue
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2018
A groundbreaking book founded on extensive original research, designed to determine how restorative dialogue works, and the role of forgiveness within it.
The research involved interviews with 20 victims who went through a Victim Offender Dialogue (used in crimes of severe violence), and documents...
The Overweight Patient
A Psychological Approach to Understanding and Working with Obesity
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2006
`Kathy Leach provides a thoughtful, well-written text that addresses the `great weight debate' in an engaging and compassionate way.'
-The Psychologist, Vol. 20, March 2007
`The main body of the book focuses on clinical work, offering insightful ways of thinking about and working with...
A Practical Guide to Transformative Supervision for the Helping Professions
Amplifying Insight
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011
Supervision is a valuable protected space for personal and professional development that has the potential to contribute greatly to positive transformative change.
This book explores what is meant by transformative supervision and how it can be undertaken. It examines the key factors that contribute...
Mindful Therapeutic Care for Children
A Guide to Reflective Practice
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2013
Mindful Therapeutic Care for Children is an accessible guide to using mindfulness and reflection to improve the quality of care for vulnerable children.
Drawing on ideas from attachment theory and neuroscience, Mindful Therapeutic Care for Children explains terms like mindfulness and reflective...