Jessica Kingsley Publishers: 1951 books

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Hearing Young People Talk About Witnessing Domestic Violence

Exploring Feelings, Coping Strategies and Pathways to Recovery

by Susan Collis
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2012

At least 750,000 children a year worldwide witness domestic violence. These children grow up with an increased risk of developing symptoms associated with trauma and behavioural and mental health problems. This book explores the cases of five young people who have been victims of domestic violence....
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Understanding Crisis Therapies

An Integrative Approach to Crisis Intervention and Post Traumatic Stress

by Hilda Loughran
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...
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by Susan Buchalter
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...
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Special Needs and Legal Entitlement, Second Edition

The Essential Guide to Getting out of the Maze

by Melinda Nettleton, John Friel
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...
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Social Work, Immigration and Asylum

Debates, Dilemmas and Ethical Issues for Social Work and Social Care Practice

by Chris Brown
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...
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Bereavement, Loss and Learning Disabilities

A Guide for Professionals and Carers

by Robin Grey
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...
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Grief in Children

A Handbook for Adults Second Edition

by Atle Dyregrov
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,...
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by Siobhan Timmins
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...
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by Els Mattelin, Hannelore Volckaert
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...
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Voices from the Spectrum

Parents, Grandparents, Siblings, People with Autism, and Professionals Share Their Wisdom

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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...
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Demystifying the Autistic Experience

A Humanistic Introduction for Parents, Caregivers and Educators

by William Stillman
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

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,...
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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,...
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by Luke Jackson
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...
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