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Everyday Heaven is the much-awaited fourth installment in Donna Williams' series of best-selling autobiographies about her life with autism. A humorous, riveting, roller-coaster of a book, Everyday...

A lifeline for parents of adopted or fostered children looking for simple and easy to use therapeutic parenting ideas and activities. This book features creative strategies that will help you to...

Drawing on the experiences of parents, offspring and donors and including her own and her family's story, this thought-provoking and informative book explores the process of donor conception. From...

Photography shows us how to look at things from different perspectives, to reflect, to communicate and to express ourselves in a way that goes beyond words. The creative and introspective qualities...

Exposure anxiety is increasingly understood as a crippling condition affecting a high proportion of people on the autism spectrum. To many it is an invisible cage, leaving the person suffering from...

With the increasing probability of floods, wars, and human displacement, there will be a great need for health care professionals to help. The arts provide a new, human, and cost-effective way to...

Author: Bruce Owens Grimm, Miguel M. Morales, Tiff Joshua Tj FerentiniPublisher: Jessica Kingsley PublishersPublication Date: May 21, 2021Number of Pages: 336 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding:...

Filled with practical tips and fun facts, this book eases over-size fears about animals, helping 6-10-year-olds live happier lives. Supplemental guidance for parents and caretakers ensures maximum...

Filled with practical tips and fun facts, this book eases over-size fears about making mistakes, helping 6-10-year-olds live happier lives. Supplemental guidance for parents and caretakers ensures...

Warm, funny and factual, this book eases over-size fears about throwing up, helping 6-10-year-olds live happier lives. Supplemental tips for parents and caretakers ensure maximum effectiveness...

Written with warmth and humor, and filled with practical tips, this book eases anxiety about new experiences, helping 6-10-year-olds live more varied lives. Supplemental guidance for parents and...

Children and teenagers are different. Some have more differences than others and may have difficulties with things such as participating in group activities, or really understanding how other people...

In this collection, contributors from across the world describe their experiences with Functional Neurological Disorder. Chapters explore the fight for diagnosis, the emotional impact of living with...

This textbook is for all students and practioners of psychodrama and drama, and professionals seeking to extend their knowledge of creative arts therapies. The author provides a comprehensive...

Widely regarded as the definitive work on forensic psychotherapy, this major compendium is now published in paperback in one volume.This compendium of forensic psychotherapy brings together the...

How can we determine success in foster placements? Based on exhaustive research, the authors discuss the primary concerns in foster placement planning, considering the high frequency of placement...

The overwhelming majority of children and young people in care today are fostered, but for some this only increases their problems through untreated trauma, ill-judged placements, poorly supported...

This book outlines the history of art therapy originating as an adjunct therapy in psychiatry, education and corrections, and the history of sandplay therapy as a development in the Jungian tradition...

Foundations of Expressive Arts Therapy provides an arts-based approach to the theory and practice of expressive arts therapy. The book explores the various expressive arts therapy modalities both...

Long before most school programs begin anti-bullying campaigns, young girls are getting a full education in social aggression. Girls as young as age five are experiencing acts of bullying, disguised...

People with Asperger's Syndrome have difficulty with interpersonal relationships, yet are well known to be loyal and dependable friends. Wendy Lawson felt she had a knack for upsetting people and was...

Author: Mair ElliottPublisher: Jessica Kingsley PublishersPublication Date: Dec 21, 2021Number of Pages: 240 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1787755851ISBN-13: 9781787755857

The Delphi Method is an exercise in group communication. It is intended to enhance informed decision-making by enabling decision makers to plan based on a wide reservoir of knowledge, experience and...

Art therapy enables the client and therapist to explore issues that may ordinarily be difficult to articulate in words; one such issue is the complexity of gender, which can be a subject of therapy...

The nature of artistic creativity and its relationship with 'difference' has intrigued people for centuries. The Genesis of Artistic Creativity is a revealing exploration of the lives of 21 famous...

Genius! is an inspiring guide to nurturing the remarkable abilities of "attention different" (AD) children diagnosed with conditions such as autism, Asperger Syndrome, AD/HD, bipolar disorder, or...

Getting to Grips with Asperger Syndrome is a practical, problem-solving guide for those caring for or supporting an adult with Asperger Syndrome (AS). It will help them understand the condition and...

This planning guide has been written for primary school teachers, principals and support staff who have gifted and talented children in their school communities and who require specific practical...

Providing a complete guide to good practice for those involved in risk assessment and management, this book is the first to bring together the key issues involved, and examine them in the context of...

Offering a new and much needed approach to supervision practice, Good Practice in Supervision considers the need and format for successful supervision, methods of effective implementation, particular...