Jessica: 2764 books
A Multidisciplinary Handbook of Child and Adolescent Mental Health for Front-line Professionals
Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2008
This fully updated edition of A Multidisciplinary Handbook of Child and Adolescent Mental Health for Front-line Professionals is an accessible introduction to child mental health, covering the nature, prevalence, treatment and management of mental health problems in children and young people.
The...
Foster Children
Where They Go and How They Get On
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2005
What happens to looked-after children in the longer term? This book analyses the outcomes of a large-scale study of foster children in the UK. It includes individual case studies and draws extensively on the views of foster children themselves. The authors examine:
Why children remain fostered...
Supporting Children and Families
Lessons from Sure Start for Evidence-Based Practice in Health, Social Care and Education
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2007
Supporting Children and Families gathers together the lessons learned from perhaps the largest scale social experiment ever undertaken in England - Sure Start, the programme designed to improve the emotional development, health and education of children.
It boils down the huge amount of knowledge...
Social Perspectives in Mental Health
Developing Social Models to Understand and Work with Mental Distress
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2004
Social Perspectives in Mental Health offers new practice frameworks that help to make sense of people's mental distress and recovery in relation to their social experience. This interdisciplinary volume promotes a holistic approach to mental health practice, with an emphasis on recovery and empowerment,...
Challenges in Professional Supervision
Current Themes and Models for Practice
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
Challenges in Professional Supervision draws on the latest research and theory to explore issues, trends and developments in supervision work.
The provision of excellent supervision is strongly linked to improved performance and staff retention. In this book, supervision is examined across...
In Living Color
An Intercultural Approach to Pastoral Care and Counseling Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2003
The meaning of pastoral care in modern multicultural societies is challenged and reexamined from a pluralistic, global perspective in this book. Emmanuel Lartey stresses the importance of recognizing different cultural influences on individuals in order to effectively counsel, guide and empower them....
A Non-Violent Resistance Approach with Children in Distress
A Guide for Parents and Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Parents, teachers and other professionals often struggle to know how to deal with disruptive, abusive or aggressive behaviour. This book addresses the urgent need for a realistic, practical and effective approach to dealing with severe disruptive behaviour in children and adolescents.
Adapting...
Professional Boundaries in Social Work and Social Care
A Practical Guide to Understanding, Maintaining and Managing Your Professional Boundaries
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2012
Professional boundaries between worker and client underpin all areas of practice in social work and social care, and the mismanagement of these boundaries can lead to unprofessional conduct and negative consequences for both worker and client.
This book is a no-nonsense guide to boundaries...
The Simple Guide to Sensitive Boys
How to Nurture Children and Avoid Trauma
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
What do Pablo Picasso, Prince and Martin Luther King Jr have in common? All have been described as having been highly sensitive boys and all grew up to be outstanding, sensitive men.
Too often, adults think of sensitive boys as shy, anxious and inhibited. They are measured against society's...
The Music Effect
Music Physiology and Clinical Applications
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2005
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 effects are not well understood.
This book explains what 'music' is, how it is processed by and...
by Jessica Gabai
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
A light-hearted, hilarious, brutally honest and comprehensive guide to all topics including: pregnancy, labour and childbirth, changes your body will experience, breast and bottle feeding, colic, reflux, sleep, solids, teething, toilet training, reading and communication, playing, childcare, the 'high...
Silent Grief
Living in the Wake of Suicide
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2007
'This book gives insights into the pain and suffering involved when people are grieving for someone who has committed suicide, but it also offers hope without diminishing the significance of the suffering involved. As such, it has a lot to offer, and is therefore to be welcomed.' - Well-Being 'This...
The Way of the Hermit
Interfaith Encounters in Silence and Prayer
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
At first sight the lives of hermits, living in solitude and committed to a life of prayer and contemplation seems to be a world apart of the active practice of interfaith dialogue. Yet, there is a long tradition of seeking the divine together and thus making a contribution to better mutual understanding...
Once Upon a Group
A Guide to Running and Participating in Successful Groups Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2011
Groups are a universal phenomenon, but their dynamics, make-up and customs can vary widely – a group can be anything from a family to a sports club. Having a good understanding of how groups work can make them more effective, enriching and fun.
Once Upon A Group is a short, light-hearted...