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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...

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...

A step-by-step guide to the strengths-based approach by teaching professional and autistic author and parent Claire O'Neill. Designed to focus on the unique strengths of autistic children to help...

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...

An essential mental health guide for trans people, combining therapeutic strategies alongside the author's first-hand experience. With advice on anxiety, depression, trauma, negative body image,...

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...

Written by experts in the growing field of forensic mental health care, this book explores current and emerging interventions in forensic nursing and the care of the mentally disordered offender,...

Writing a journal is not just about keeping a record of daily events - journal writing provides a unique therapeutic opportunity for facilitating healing and growth. The author of this book guides...

In the therapeutic workplace, the interaction between patient and therapist is built upon cognitive, affective and expressive experiences. The contributors to this new book explore this interaction...

Working in any area of mental health nursing presents complex issues regarding the nurse-patient relationship. For those working in prolonged clinical contact with offenders, relationships with...

Children and young people in care who have been traumatized need a therapeutic environment where they can heal and which meets their emotional and developmental needs. This book provides a model of...

Based on Paul Newham's experience as a voice and movement therapist and on his work running the only professional training course in the psychotherapeutic use of singing currently accredited by the...

This convenient collection of handouts provides a wide range of ready-made activities for all kinds of therapists working on a professional level with child and adolescent clients and their families...