Counseling Guidance category: 1714 books
Understanding Career Counselling
Theory, Research and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2006
`[This] is an exciting book, written in clear, accessible style. It's an informative guide for anyone wishing to explore career counselling as a topic and process' – Professional Manager
'This is an excellent book - practical yet scholarly. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand...
Saying Goodbye
My Spiritual Journey Through Death and Dying
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2015
Saying Goodbye: My Spiritual Journey through Death and Dying dares to face the basic reality that so much of modern culture strains itself to deny: everyone who lives will die. The hope and the encouragement come, not in pretending that death will not happen, but in shaping the way in which one says...
The Means to Grow Up
Reinventing Apprenticeship as a Developmental Support in Adolescence
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
In The Means to Grow Up, Robert Halpern describes the pedagogical importance of "apprenticeship"—a growing movement based in schools, youth-serving organizations, and arts, civic, and other cultural institutions. This movement aims to re-engage youth through in-depth learning and unique...
by Tracey Lawrence
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2017
Practical Behaviour Management for Primary School Teachers will provide you with practical strategies at every part of your teaching journey, enabling you to create an inclusive environment in your own classroom. By giving you step-by-step guidance on different strategies that you can implement, Tracey...
Introducing Mentoring
A Guide for Mentors and Organisers of Mentoring Schemes
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2012
"If you are new to mentoring, want to improve your mentoring skills or want to set up a new mentoring programme, this is the book for you.
The skills that you will need as a mentor are fully explained and you are taken step by step through the stages of mentoring relationships. This book...
Working Together for Children
A Critical Introduction to Multi-Agency Working
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2018
Working Together for Children provides an account of the systems and processes of multi-agency work with several groups of children and their families. The key philosophy of the book is that such work is inherently complex, and only by understanding and grappling with these complexities can prospective...
Grief in Children
A Handbook for Adults Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2008
This fully updated second edition of Grief in Children provides an accessible overview of children's understanding of death at different ages and gives a detailed outline of exactly how the adults around them can best help them cope.
Whether a child experiences the death of a parent, sibling,...
Self-Harm and Eating Disorders in Schools
A Guide to Whole-School Strategies and Practical Support
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2015
Self-harm and eating disorders are present in almost every school and they frequently co-occur. This book provides the vital guidance that school staff need to spot early warning signs, understand triggers and support the students in their care effectively.
This very practical guide helps educational...
by David James, Gert Biesta
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2007
Through its unique theoretical framework - a cultural understanding of teaching and learning – this book develops a new way of understanding educational improvement, one which focuses on the formation and transformation of the practices through which students learn. Based on detailed ethnographic...
Transitions to Post-School Life
Responsiveness to Individual, Social and Economic Needs
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2017
This book addresses growing reservations about the relevance of educational systems to the economic and social needs of individuals by examining different aspects of transitions from school to work or further studies within formal and informal settings in Asia. Highlighting important issues such as...
When Young Children Need Help
Understanding and Addressing Emotional, Behavorial, and Developmental Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2015
This story-based book provides a framework to help early childhood professionals understand a range of emotional (like a child with dark moods or intense shyness), behavioral (such as a high-energy/low-focus or easily frustrated child), and developmental (including communication struggles) challenges...
Cyberbullying Prevention and Response
Expert Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2012
Just as the previous generation was raised in front of televisions, adolescents at the turn of the 21st century are being raised in an internet-enabled world where blogs, social networking, and instant messaging are competing with face-to-face and telephone communication as the dominant means through...
Making It Better
Activities for Children Living in a Stressful World
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2014
Unfortunately, traumatic and stressful events are a part of many young children’s lives. With nearly 20,000 copies of the first edition (ISBN 978-1-884834-26-4) in print, this is a popular resource for guidance counselors, law enforcement, and teachers caring for children who have experienced traumatic...
29 Rules for Smart Parenting
How to Raise Children without Being a Tyrant
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2015
If we could look into the hearts and minds of our children, we would often realize how little contact there is when we are teaching them. Teaching without a relationship is like swimming without water! This means you cannot raise a child if there is no real relationship. Of course, it is all about...