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Making Friends at Work

Learning to Make Positive Choices in Social Situations for People with Autism

by Saffron Gallup
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017

Making new friends at work can be tricky - it's tough to predict how people will react to certain situations. This 'choose your own response' book can show you how these situations could potentially play out. Some endings are positive and some less so, and the book includes explanations about why...
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Relationship-Based Social Work, Second Edition

Getting to the Heart of Practice

by Ravi Kohli, Martin Smith, Clare Parkinson
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2018

This comprehensive guide to relationship-based practice in social work communicates the theory using illustrative case studies and offers a model for practice. Updated and expanded, it now includes increased coverage of anti-oppressive and diversity issues, service user perspectives and systemic approaches...
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by Jessica McKenzie
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016

The journey of life encompasses many memories. The act of collecting them together as we form our own identity can be perhaps be considered somewhat like gathering our poignant moments in the box of our minds. What's inside your box?'A Cardboard Box' is a small collection of poetry relating to themes of relationships, identity and coming of age.
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The A to Z of ASDs

Aunt Aspie's Guide to Life

by Rudy Simone
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2016

The A to Z of ASDs is a one-stop shop for adults on the autism spectrum in the form of an alphabetical guide to an array of challenging topics. From anxiety to zen meditation, compassion to self-esteem, dating to socializing (and everything in between), Aunt Aspie's wisdom and witty one-liners offer...
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Music Therapy in Schools

Working with Children of All Ages in Mainstream and Special Education

by John Strange, Chris Achenbach, Nicolette O\''Neill
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011

The majority of music therapy work with children takes place in schools. This book documents the wealth and diversity of work that music therapists are doing in educational settings across the UK. It shows how, in recent years, music therapy has changed and grown as a profession, and it provides an...
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Play as Therapy

Assessment and Therapeutic Interventions

by Ted Brown, Steve Harvey, Reinie Cordier
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2009

While paediatric healthcare professionals view play as the treatment tool of choice for children under school age, the theory and practice underpinning play-based therapeutic approaches often remain less clear to individual practitioners. Paediatric intervention approaches are increasingly being questioned,...
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The Music in Music Therapy

Psychodynamic Music Therapy in Europe: Clinical, Theoretical and Research Approaches

by Dorothee Storz, Rita Maes, Karin Schumacher
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2014

Bringing together a wide range of European thought on music therapy practice, this book provides a deeper insight into the aspects of the therapeutic process which are enabled by music. With a theoretical, psychodynamic approach and high quality clinical case material from across Europe, the...
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by Cochavit Elefant, Denise Grocke, Gudrun Aldridge
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2004

Research and clinical work are often perceived as opposites in the field of music therapy. This book shows, for the first time, how these two areas of work can creatively complement one another, proving beneficial to both disciplines. Each chapter is written by a leading researcher and practitioner...
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The Interbrain

How Unconscious Connections Influence Human Behaviour and Relationships

by Digby Tantam
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2018

Arguing that our brains are wirelessly connected though non-verbal communication, Digby Tantam presents research to show how our brains are linked in unexpected ways and the implications this has for our understanding of criminal behaviour, autism spectrum disorders, relationships and more.
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New Families, Old Scripts

A Guide to the Language of Trauma and Attachment in Adoptive Families

by Caroline Archer
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2006

Most adopted children and their families will, sooner or later, encounter the challenges of dealing with unresolved attachment issues or early traumatic experiences. New Families, Old Scripts is an accessible introduction to understanding these challenges and helping children and their families...
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Making Babies the Hard Way

Living With Infertility and Treatment

by Caroline Gallup
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2007

How far would you go to have a baby? Making Babies the Hard Way is a frank account of one couple's discovery that they cannot have children of their own, and their ensuing struggle through four years of fertility treatment. One in six couples worldwide seek assistance to conceive and 80 per...
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Inclusion, Play and Empathy

Neuroaffective Development in Children's Groups

by Colwyn Trevarthen, Jaak Panksepp, Marianne Bentzen
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2016

Contributions from early childhood educators, teachers, psychologists, music therapists, occupational therapists, and psychotherapists highlight the crucial role that early relationships and interactions in group settings play in the development of children's personal, emotional and social skills. The...
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Understanding Sensory Dysfunction

Learning, Development and Sensory Dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, Learning Disabilities and Bipolar Disorder

by Liz Anderson, Polly Emmons
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2005

Understanding Sensory Dysfunction is a clear and comprehensive resource to identifying and addressing sensory dysfunction in children, using a range of practical strategies to help them reach their full potential at home, at school and in the community. The authors explain the causes, contributing...
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On Being an Introvert or Highly Sensitive Person

A guide to boundaries, joy, and meaning

by Ilse Sand
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2018

In a culture that ranks sociability and extroversion above the introverted traits of deep thinking and being alone, Ilse Sand shows how to find joy and meaning as an introvert or highly sensitive person. She debates whether these traits are caused by nature or nurture, and shows how someone like this...
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