Jessica Kingsley Publishers: 1951 books
Direct Work with Vulnerable Children
Playful Activities and Strategies for Communication
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
For many vulnerable children, the idea of talking to an adult about their experiences and feelings can be a daunting prospect. This book demonstrates how the introduction of playfulness when working with neglected or abused children helps to build a trusting relationship by openly engaging with the...
Direct Work with Family Groups
Simple, Fun Ideas to Aid Engagement and Assessment and Enable Positive Change
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015
Direct Work with Family Groups is full of great ideas to aid engagement, assessment and enable positive change through direct work with family groups.
Working with families can be a challenging experience. This book looks at the personal skills needed to engage families, both at home and in...
Conversation Starters for Direct Work with Children and Young People
Guidance and Activities for Talking About Difficult Subjects
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2018
Some children face traumatic or difficult events in their lives, and it's essential that they are helped to understand such events and given permission to talk. To do this, helping adults need to be equipped and confident to start these conversations.
Conversation Starters for Direct Work with...
The Psychology of Spirituality
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2011
Spirituality is increasingly accepted as integral to human psychology, vital for physical and mental health.
The Psychology of Spirituality is an accessible book that introduces the relationship between spirituality and psychology. The author sets out what spirituality is, the values it represents...
by Marian Partington
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2016
In 1994, 21 years after her disappearance, Lucy Partington's remains were discovered in Fred and Rosemary West's basement at 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester. In this powerful and lyrical book, Lucy's elder sister, Marian, reclaims Lucy from the status of victim and finds an authentic and compassionate...
Making Friends at Work
Learning to Make Positive Choices in Social Situations for People with Autism
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017
Making new friends at work can be tricky - it's tough to predict how people will react to certain situations. This 'choose your own response' book can show you how these situations could potentially play out. Some endings are positive and some less so, and the book includes explanations about why...
Relationship-Based Social Work, Second Edition
Getting to the Heart of Practice
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2018
This comprehensive guide to relationship-based practice in social work communicates the theory using illustrative case studies and offers a model for practice. Updated and expanded, it now includes increased coverage of anti-oppressive and diversity issues, service user perspectives and systemic approaches...
The A to Z of ASDs
Aunt Aspie's Guide to Life
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2016
The A to Z of ASDs is a one-stop shop for adults on the autism spectrum in the form of an alphabetical guide to an array of challenging topics. From anxiety to zen meditation, compassion to self-esteem, dating to socializing (and everything in between), Aunt Aspie's wisdom and witty one-liners offer...
Music Therapy in Schools
Working with Children of All Ages in Mainstream and Special Education
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011
The majority of music therapy work with children takes place in schools. This book documents the wealth and diversity of work that music therapists are doing in educational settings across the UK. It shows how, in recent years, music therapy has changed and grown as a profession, and it provides an...
Play as Therapy
Assessment and Therapeutic Interventions
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2009
While paediatric healthcare professionals view play as the treatment tool of choice for children under school age, the theory and practice underpinning play-based therapeutic approaches often remain less clear to individual practitioners. Paediatric intervention approaches are increasingly being questioned,...
The Music in Music Therapy
Psychodynamic Music Therapy in Europe: Clinical, Theoretical and Research Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2014
Bringing together a wide range of European thought on music therapy practice, this book provides a deeper insight into the aspects of the therapeutic process which are enabled by music.
With a theoretical, psychodynamic approach and high quality clinical case material from across Europe, the...
by Cochavit Elefant, Denise Grocke, Gudrun Aldridge
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2004
Research and clinical work are often perceived as opposites in the field of music therapy. This book shows, for the first time, how these two areas of work can creatively complement one another, proving beneficial to both disciplines. Each chapter is written by a leading researcher and practitioner...
The Interbrain
How Unconscious Connections Influence Human Behaviour and Relationships
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2018
Arguing that our brains are wirelessly connected though non-verbal communication, Digby Tantam presents research to show how our brains are linked in unexpected ways and the implications this has for our understanding of criminal behaviour, autism spectrum disorders, relationships and more.
New Families, Old Scripts
A Guide to the Language of Trauma and Attachment in Adoptive Families
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2006
Most adopted children and their families will, sooner or later, encounter the challenges of dealing with unresolved attachment issues or early traumatic experiences.
New Families, Old Scripts is an accessible introduction to understanding these challenges and helping children and their families...