Jessica Kingsley Publishers: 1951 books
Communication Skills for Working with Children and Young People
Introducing Social Pedagogy
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
For those working with children, effective communication is a crucial part of building relationships and encouraging children's emotional and intellectual development.
This practical guide identifies the child and their relationship with the adult as the basis upon which real communication...
Rebuilding Lives after Domestic Violence
Understanding Long-Term Outcomes
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2010
Rebuilding Lives after Domestic Violence examines in-depth the long-term outcomes for women who have suffered domestic violence and abuse, based on interviews conducted over seven years.
Through these interviews the author reveals the factors which help or hinder a successful transition from...
by Maggie Kindred
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2010
Practitioners in health and social care are often required to work with clients who do not want to work with them, and these 'reluctant' clients can often be the most challenging, but most rewarding, to work with.
This practical, jargon-free book covers all the issues that practitioners are...
An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions
Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2006
This revised and expanded edition adds over 300 new expressions that help unlock the meaning of everyday expressions.
Both informative and entertaining, the book addresses an important aspect of social communication for people with Asperger Syndrome, who use direct, precise language and `take...
Preventing the Emotional Abuse and Neglect of People with Intellectual Disability
Stopping Insult and Injury
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2013
There's so many different types of abuse, and it all comes down to the same thing. It's making people nothing. And Fran was nothing. There was never anything nice said about her, everything was negative. And she had to put up with that, and we had to put up with that, until we all sort of believed...
by Jacki Pritchard, Krista Hoffman, Sarah Nelson
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2013
What constitutes real recovery for adult victims of abuse? Current support offered to adults is often poorly planned and informed; this book sheds light on the true impact of abuse and how it can be healed.
Good Practice in Promoting Recovery and Healing for Abused Adults explores the idea...
Tackling Disability Discrimination and Disability Hate Crime
A Multidisciplinary Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2015
Placing the experiences of victims at its heart, this book provides an authoritative overview of disability hate crime - explaining what it is, how it happens, its legal status, the impact on victims and how individuals and agencies should respond.
The guide outlines innovative projects developed...
Competence in Social Work Practice
A Practical Guide for Students and Professionals Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2007
Since the publication of the first edition of this classic text, the major reforms in social work education resulted in the National Occupational Standards Framework (NOSF), which requires all social workers to demonstrate competence in a number of key areas.
This practical text book covers...
by Wendy Lawson
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2004
Written by an 'insider', an openly gay autistic adult, Wendy Lawson writes frankly and honestly about autism, sex and sexuality. In her new book, she draws upon her own experience to examine the implications of being autistic on relationships, sex and sexuality. Having discussed subjects such as basic...
The School of Wellbeing
12 Extraordinary Projects Promoting Children and Young People's Mental Health and Happiness
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2016
As rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm and eating disorders are on the up among young people, how can schools provide appropriate information and support for the young people in their classrooms? How can they bridge the gap between what they know matters - the impact of these issues on learning...
Succeeding as a Student in the STEM Fields with an Invisible Disability
A College Handbook for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Students with Autism, ADD, Affective Disorders, or Learning Difficulties and their Families
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2013
The STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) attract many students with autism, ADD, affective disorders and related invisible disabilities who are highly intelligent and analytical, but who, upon entering higher education, may find that they struggle with independent living and a different...
Weight Expectations
One Man's Recovery from Anorexia
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2018
As seen on ITV's Lorraine
Part memoir, part self-help guide, this witty book will take you through the day-to-day struggles of living with an eating disorder. Stand-up comedian Dave Chawner tells the story of how he became anorexic, what his life with mental illness was like, and how he started...
Person-Centered Diagnosis and Treatment in Mental Health
A Model for Empowering Clients
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012
Clients with mental health conditions are often diagnosed and treated using a strictly medical model of diagnosis, with little input from the client themselves. This reference manual takes a person-centered, holistic approach to diagnosis and treatment, seeing the client as the unrecognized expert...
by Herscue Bergenstreiml
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2015
"I knew this guy was out of the square. He was so far out, he was in the hexagonal prism that was past the triangle next to the square."
When the author met her future husband, she was instantly charmed by his intensity, wacky conversation choices, and innate desire to create peculiar...