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View book details for Stepchildren
A National Study
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Based on the findings of the National Child Development Study, a long-term research project conducted by the National Children's Bureau into the development of all children, this publication offered the first full picture of the complexities of the step-relationship. Stepchildren …
View book details for Safeguarding Adults
A Workbook for Social Care Workers
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Working in residential or domiciliary settings involves a responsibility to safeguard adults from harm and abuse. This workbook will provide staff and relatives with the ability to make sensible choices concerning prevention and protection, as well as responding to and …
View book details for Understanding Cerebral Palsy
A Guide for Parents and Professionals
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
An invaluable starting point for anyone encountering cerebral palsy for the first time, this book provides essential background information on causes, types and symptoms, as well as vital advice about the treatments, therapies and sources of support available. Practical tips …
View book details for Helping Kids and Teens with ADHD in School
A Workbook for Classroom Support and Managing Transitions
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Young people with ADHD can struggle to develop the skills they need to adapt to new situations and establish greater independence. This fun and interactive workbook is aimed at actively engaging young people with ADHD and supporting them as they …
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Self-harm in adolescence and late teens is known to be increasing, though it is difficult to detect and inconsistently recorded. This thorough, practical and evidence-based book provides guidance for professionals and parents caring for children and young people at risk …
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Self-Healing Through Visual and Verbal Art Therapy explores the therapeutic properties of visual and verbal creativity and its capacity to act as a natural means of self-healing.Drawing on Freud's and Winnicott's work on psychoanalysis and play, R.M. Simon illustrates the …
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Society holds a popular perception that links children in public care with criminal activity, but this connection is largely assumed. This book addresses the lack of evidence supporting this potentially damaging assumption.It begins by analysing past research, critically examining current …
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
First published over twenty years ago, this classic book distills the basics of the art of Tai Ji, lovingly presented in eloquent writing, and accompanied by splendid full colour photography and beautiful calligraphy.Master dancer, brush calligrapher, bamboo flute player and …
View book details for How Behavioral Optometry Can Unlock Your Child's Potential
Identifying and Overcoming Blocks to Concentration, Self-Esteem and School Success with Vision Therapy
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Visual dysfunctions can limit children's concentration, self esteem and school success as they struggle to understand fundamentals such as colors, letters and how to judge distance. With the right help, these obstacles can be overcome, allowing children to reach their …
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Developing Effective Leadership in Small Organisations
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Managing Children's Homes focuses on leadership, effective management, the allocation of resources, and ensuring positive outcomes for young people in residential care.The book develops an interdisciplinary understanding of what needs to be taken into account when establishing and maintaining good …
View book details for The Imprinted Brain
How Genes Set the Balance Between Autism and Psychosis
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
The Imprinted Brain sets out a radical new theory of the mind and mental illness based on the recent discovery of genomic imprinting. Imprinted genes are those from one parent that, in that parent's interest, are expressed in an offspring …
View book details for Music, Language and Autism
Exceptional Strategies for Exceptional Minds
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Children with autism often have an intense natural musicality. This book explains how music and language 'work' as systems of communication, and why music holds such a fascination for many young people on the autism spectrum. There are strategies for …
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Gifted Children with AD/HD, Asperger Syndrome, and Other Learning Deficits
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Through recognizing the different levels and kinds of giftedness, this book provides an insight into the challenges and benefits specific to gifted children with attention difficulties. Explaining why certain children are gifted and how giftedness is manifested, each chapter on …
View book details for A Practitioners' Tool for the Assessment of Adults who Sexually Abuse Children
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
This book is a practical tool for the assessment of adults who sexually abuse children.It examines the impact of sexual abuse on children, enables professionals to evaluate the risk presented by adults who have sexually abused children, and provides a …
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
A child's capacity to cope with adversity and 'stand on their own two feet' is seen as critical to their development, well-being, and future independence and success in adulthood. Psychological strength, or resilience, directly affects a child's capacity to cope …
View book details for Tranquil Sitting
A Taoist Journal on Meditation and Chinese Medical Qigong
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Tranquil Sitting is the Taoist Master Yin Shi Zi's practical guide and inspirational testament to the healing power and spiritual benefits of meditation and Chinese medical Qigong.The book explores the theory and physiological aspects of meditation and offers practical instruction …
View book details for Living Sensationally
Understanding Your Senses
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
How do you feel when you bite into a pear... wear a feather boa... stand in a noisy auditorium... or look for a friend in a crowd?Living Sensationally explains how people's individual sensory patterns affect the way we react to …
View book details for Competence in Social Work Practice
A Practical Guide for Students and Professionals Second Edition
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Since the publication of the first edition of this classic text, the major reforms in social work education resulted in the National Occupational Standards Framework (NOSF), which requires all social workers to demonstrate competence in a number of key areas.This …
View book details for Finding Your Own Way to Grieve
A Creative Activity Workbook for Kids and Teens on the Autism Spectrum
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Children and teenagers with autism can struggle to cope with the loss of a loved one, and the complicated and painful emotions of bereavement. This book explains death in concrete terms that the child with autism will understand, explores feelings …
View book details for Understanding Regulation Disorders of Sensory Processing in Children
Management Strategies for Parents and Professionals
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Children with Regulation Disorders of Sensory Processing struggle to regulate their emotions and behaviors in response to sensory stimulation. This book explains how to recognize these disorders, which are often misdiagnosed, and offers practical ways of helping children with regulation …
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
HMP Grendon hosts the UK's only prison-based therapeutic community, inhabited by around 200 residents, almost all convicted of crimes against the person, and about half of whom have killed. This is an inside account of the work, and the theory …
View book details for Sexual Offending and Mental Health
Multidisciplinary Management in the Community
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Sexual Offending and Mental Health draws together theoretical, clinical and mental health issues for the range of professionals working in the community and in-patient settings with sex offenders and those who have behaved in sexually inappropriate ways.The contributors describe current …
View book details for Principles of Bach Flower Remedies
What it is, how it works, and what it can do for you
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Bach flower remedies are natural medicines derived from flowers that have the power to bring balance back into our lives. This concise introduction is designed to help you start using the remedies for yourself. The book covers the nature and …
View book details for Working with Families of African Caribbean Origin
Understanding Issues around Immigration and Attachment
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Many of those who emigrated from the Caribbean to the UK after World War II left behind partners and children, causing the break-up of families who were often not reunited for several years.In this book, Elaine Arnold examines the psychological …
View book details for Roots of Musicality
Music Therapy and Personal Development
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Roots of Musicality offers an accessible and original theoretical approach to a holistic music therapy based on the notion of musicality as an expression of self, with the power to energise, balance and harmonise.The author considers neuroscience and psychobiology to …
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