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View book details for How to Help Children and Young People with Complex Behavioural Difficulties
A Guide for Practitioners Working in Educational Settings
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Young people with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties (BESD - sometimes called 'SEBD' or 'EBD') need effective and consistent support, yet providing this can be highly stressful and demanding for the practitioners involved. Complete with practical intervention strategies based on …
View book details for Service User Involvement
Reaching the Hard to Reach in Supported Housing
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Involving service users in both day-to-day and long-term strategic planning is known to empower clients and result in improved services, yet there is a lack of practical guidance on how this can be achieved. Drawing on original research, this book …
View book details for Bereavement, Loss and Learning Disabilities
A Guide for Professionals and Carers
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
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 …
View book details for Integrating Psychodrama and Systemic Constellation Work
New Directions for Action Methods, Mind-Body Therapies and Energy Healing
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Systemic Constellation Work is a rapidly growing experiential healing process that is being embraced by a variety of helping professionals, both traditional and alternative, worldwide. This book explores the history, principles and methodology of this approach, and offers a detailed …
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Did you know that we humans are monitored by Mouseweb International, a worldwide network of mice working undercover to lend a paw whenever we need it most?This is the story of Lily Jane Watson, a 13-year-old in desperate need of …
View book details for A Real Part to Play
A resource pack for involving young people in community regeneration
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
A Real Part to Play follows the evolutionary stages of project development, from planning children and young people's involvement to working with them and evaluating the results of a specific project. It considers the context of involving children and young …
View book details for Making Sense of Social Situations
How to Run a Group-Based Intervention Program for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) often demonstrate significant deficiencies in social interaction and social communication skills, so it is critical to understand and develop interventions which directly address these needs. This book explores the core areas of ASD development …
View book details for An A-Z of Genetic Factors in Autism
A Handbook for Professionals
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Our understanding of the biological bases to the autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs) is advancing rapidly. Over 80 genetic conditions have now been reported in people who have also been diagnosed with ASDs. Many of these conditions have specific implications for …
View book details for Exploring Bullying with Adults with Autism and Asperger Syndrome
A Photocopiable Workbook
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Bullying is a serious and pervasive issue for people with autism and Asperger Syndrome. This photocopiable workbook encourages adults who have been involved with bullying - as either victims or perpetrators - to explore what bullying is, the effects it …
View book details for Baj and the Word Launcher
Space Age Asperger Adventures in Communication
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Baj has real family adventures, confrontations, successes and failures , and the book is positive and full of humour. It could be read by children from 7 upwards and could also be used with older pupils who have special needs.'-The …
View book details for Good Practice in Safeguarding Adults
Working Effectively in Adult Protection
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Good Practice in Safeguarding Adults provides an up to date and topical overview of developments in policy, guidance, legislation and practice in the area of adult protection.The book aims to broaden thinking about adult abuse, assesses alternative models of practice …
View book details for A Comprehensive Guide to Suicidal Behaviours
Working with Individuals at Risk and their Families
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Over a million people commit suicide worldwide every year. Taking an interdisciplinary approach that looks at the person at risk, the family and personal relationships they have and the communities in which they are embedded, this book will help anyone …
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Written by parents who have been through the US special education system, this book cuts through the jargon to provide other parents with a no-nonsense road map full of valuable first-hand insights and tried-and-tested advice. The authors clearly describe: the …
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
This pocket-sized guide can be taken conveniently to meetings, interviews and visits, to be used as a quick reference point for information about the practical application of restorative justice.The book covers every stage of the process, from how a facilitator …
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Seb is a loner. Brilliant with numbers but hopeless with people, he prefers the company of computers and his only friend, Guzzle. Things change for the better when he makes friends with Kristie, Madeline and Jen, and a new computer …
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
The protection of vulnerable adults is a fast emerging area of work for local authorities, the NHS and other agencies. Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and the Law, sets this within a comprehensive legal framework. The relevant law and guidance is extensive. …
View book details for Luna's Red Hat
An Illustrated Storybook to Help Children Cope with Loss and Suicide
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
It is a beautiful spring day, and Luna is having a picnic in the park with her family, wearing her Mum's red hat. Luna's Mum died one year ago and she still finds it difficult to understand why. She feels …
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
A taboo subject in today's society, death is something that we do not like to talk about and especially do not like young people talking about. Yet, without opportunities to talk, young people's anxieties about death can manifest themselves in …
View book details for Painful Bladder Syndrome
Controlling and Resolving Interstitial Cystitis through Natural Medicine
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Painful bladder syndrome is a common and highly debilitating condition that Western medicine finds notoriously difficult to treat. Blending ancient and modern holistic medical traditions from both East and West, Philip Weeks guides the reader through the process of managing …
View book details for Ayurvedic Healing
Contemporary Maharishi Ayurveda Medicine and Science Second Edition
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Ayurveda is one of the World's oldest and most comprehensive systems of natural medicine, and is particularly useful for addressing the chronic conditions Western medicine finds difficult to treat. This authoritative book provides a comprehensive introduction to Ayurvedic medicine for …
View book details for An Aspie's Guide to Living with Meltdowns
Been There. Done That. Try This!
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Meltdowns are 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 for coping strategies that really work. Mitch Christian, Anita …
View book details for Asperger Syndrome and Employment
Adults Speak Out about Asperger Syndrome
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
This is the book we need for guidance on employment for people with Asperger's syndrome. The contributors describe their employment experiences and offer sound advice. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the success stories and took note of the words of warning …
View book details for Group Homes for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Encouraging Inclusion and Participation
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Group homes are the dominant form of residential accommodation for people with severe learning or intellectual disabilities, and yet there are significant problems within these living environments. This book seeks to highlight the key issues for both residents and staff, …
View book details for Divorce and the Special Needs Child
A Guide for Parents
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Going through a divorce is always tough, but when a child with special needs is involved it can be especially challenging. This book takes a clear and comprehensive look at every aspect of the legal divorce process, and addresses all …
View book details for Pregnancy and Parenthood
The views and experiences of young people in public care
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Presenting the findings of a three-year study, Pregnancy and Parenthood explores the experiences of young women who become pregnant or parents while in, or soon after leaving, public care and examines the extent to which they were prepared for parenthood …
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