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Music is well known to have a significant effect on physiology and is widely used as an effective therapeutic tool in stress and pain management, rehabilitation, and behavior modification, but its...

With specific learning difficulties more prevalent than ever in mainstream schools, this is the essential guide for teachers wishing to create inclusive and successful learning environments in...

Finding what works for you in non-monogamy is highly personal and contextual - it can be tricky to know where your own boundaries lie. Quite often, we don't know we want a boundary somewhere, until...

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...

A positive and gentle introduction to PDA for children aged 3+. Panda describes the strengths and challenges of PDA, explaining how he finds it very hard to do what others ask him to do, but can...

The parent's guide to supporting the learning of a child with literacy difficulties from a leading psychologist in the field--Author: Valerie MuterPublisher: Jessica Kingsley PublishersPublication...

In this honest and open account of life with her PDA daughter, Sasha, Steph Curtis reveals the everyday struggles and explores the milestones of raising a child diagnosed with Pathological Demand...

People with dementia have often played a passive role in the investigation of their condition. The contributors to this book look at ways of redressing the balance and involving them in the research...

The Pool Activity Level (PAL) Instrument is widely used as the framework for providing activity-based care for people with cognitive impairments, including dementia. The Instrument is recommended for...

Procrastination and ADHD go hand in hand so how do you start working towards a more focused mindset? Risa Williams has been where you are and is now ready to share invaluable tools and strategies she...

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...

Examining the potential of creative writing as a therapeutic tool, particularly in terms of its influence on the self and personal development, The Self on the Page is divided into two parts. In Part...

Based on the pioneering Seven Core Issues model, this resource is an accessible and age-appropriate way to support children and teens who have experienced early adversity, to strengthen understanding...

In this study the social construction of dementia is examined closely for the first time. Nancy Harding and Colin Palfrey show how Western society sees dementia as a disease, rather than a natural...

In this text, Earl Hopper has made a major contribution to the understanding of the depth and breadth of individuals and how we might help them to know more of their patterns of relatedness with...

The Social Worker's Guide to Child and Adolescent Mental Health provides a comprehensive guide to working with children and young people who are experiencing mental health problems, and equips the...

Author: CastellonPublisher: Jessica Kingsley PublishersPublication Date: March 19, 2020Number of Pages: 256 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 178775183XISBN-13: 9781787751835

Spirituality is increasingly acknowledged to be an essential part of child development. David Hay argues for the inclusion of spiritual awareness as a cross-curricular element in the school syllabus...

Identity is formed through the narration of experience, and children who experience difficult life events may need help in forming and expressing their own narratives. Play therapy can be a very...

The teacher's guide to children with literacy difficulties. Contains practical tips on how to identify children with reading and writing challenges, working with parents and SpLd teachers how to...

An illustrated guide to PDA for teens, written by Laura Kerbey, an autism consultant with over 20 years experience, and illustrated by Sunday Times bestselling author and PDA parent Eliza Fricker...

The Teenage Girl'S Guide To Living Well With AdhdAuthor: Sonia AliPublisher: Jessica Kingsley PublishersPublication Date: Dec 21, 2021Number of Pages: 160 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding:...

The voice is the most powerful and widely used instrument in music therapy. This book demonstrates the enormous possibilities for personal change and growth using a new, voice-based model of...

Author: Jo GreenPublisher: Jessica Kingsley PublishersPublication Date: Aug 21, 2017Number of Pages: 184 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1785922270ISBN-13: 9781785922275

Author: Theo LorenzPublisher: Jessica Kingsley PublishersPublication Date: Oct 21, 2020Number of Pages: 176 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1787753433ISBN-13: 9781787753433

Based on 17 years of clinical work in both the United States and the United Kingdom, this book presents a comprehensive discussion on the use of art in counselling sexually abused children, their...

Author: Haley MossPublisher: Jessica Kingsley PublishersPublication Date: Nov 18, 2021Number of Pages: 240 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1787757579ISBN-13: 9781787757578

This book gives extensive coverage to work by staff at the Cotswold Community, a therapeutic community of working with the psychodynamic principle, from 1994 to 2000. It Covers every aspect of the...

Susan Makin has written a unique resource for art therapists working with patients or clients who find the concept of spontaneous artmaking daunting, and feel more comfortable with a structured...

Tackling the difficult issues facing those who work with traumatized and sometimes dangerous young people and their families, this new volume shows how professionals can bring about positive change...