Jessica Kingsley Publishers: 1951 books
The Asperkid's (Secret) Book of Social Rules
The Handbook of Not-So-Obvious Social Guidelines for Tweens and Teens with Asperger Syndrome
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2012
Being a teen or tween isn't easy for anyone but it can be especially tough for Asperkids. Jennifer O'Toole knows; she was one! This book is a top secret guide to all of the hidden social rules in life that often seem strange and confusing to young people with Asperger syndrome.
The Asperkid's...
Islands of Genius
The Bountiful Mind of the Autistic, Acquired, and Sudden Savant
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2010
* Gold Medal Winner in the Psychology / Mental Health Category of the 2011 IPPY Awards *
* Silver Medal Winner in the 2010 BOTYA Awards Psychology Category *
Savant syndrome is a rare condition in which individuals with developmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorders, have...
Ethical Questions in Healthcare Chaplaincy
Learning to Make Informed Decisions
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2018
This textbook untangles the complicated ethical dilemmas that arise during the day-to-day work of healthcare chaplaincy, and offers a sturdy but flexible framework which chaplains can use to reflect on their own practice.
Tackling essential issues such as consent, life support, abortion, beginning...
Young Children's Rights
Exploring Beliefs, Principles and Practice Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2008
Published in association with Save the Children Priscilla Alderson examines the often overlooked issue of the rights of young children, starting with the question of how the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child applies to the youngest children, from birth to eight years of age. The question...
by Jennie Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2015
A go-to guide for early years professionals, this book will help you to enhance your leadership skills.
How to Be a Great Leader in Early Years enables you to reflect on your approach to leadership. In doing so it allows you to identify the qualities that make you a good leader and to think...
The Moving Researcher
Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis in Performing Arts Education and Creative Arts Therapies
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2014
This comprehensive book will serve as a step-by-step guide to Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis, updating and expanding concepts and practices.
Following extensive research on the method developed by Rudolf von Laban and his disciples, this book explains movement principles, exercises, and...
Dramatic Problem Solving
Drama-Based Group Exercises for Conflict Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2012
Engaging groups in drama is a highly effective way to break down barriers and build resilient teams. This concise book of drama-based exercises will be an invaluable tool for practitioners looking to facilitate conflict transformation and is applicable to a wide range of contexts and client groups....
Songwriting
Methods, Techniques and Clinical Applications for Music Therapy Clinicians, Educators and Students
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2005
This comprehensive and groundbreaking book describes the effective use of songwriting in music therapy with a variety of client populations, from children with cancer and adolescents in secondary school to people with traumatic brain injury and mental health problems.
The authors explain the...
Rhythm to Recovery
A Practical Guide to Using Rhythmic Music, Voice and Movement for Social and Emotional Development
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2016
Combining rhythmic music and movement with cognitive reflection and mindfulness, this comprehensive handbook shows how drumming and other rhythm-based exercises can have a powerful effect in individual, group and family settings.
Incorporating the latest research on how rhythmic music impacts...
Receptive Methods in Music Therapy
Techniques and Clinical Applications for Music Therapy Clinicians, Educators and Students
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2006
This practical book describes the specific use of receptive (listening) methods and techniques in music therapy clinical practice and research, including relaxation with music for children and adults, the use of visualisation and imagery, music and collage, song-lyric discussion, vibroacoustic applications,...
by Loraine Gelsthorpe, Margaret Malloch
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2004
Presenting research that will underpin effective practice with women who offend, this unique and thought-provoking text aims to help professionals meet the needs of this group as well as providing a theoretical resource for policy makers and academics. The authors, coming from a variety of professional...
He's Always Been My Son
A Mother’s Story about Raising Her Transgender Son
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2017
This inspiring and moving story, told from the heart of an extraordinary family, recounts the emotional and uplifting journey of raising a transgender son.
Janna Barkin's family has come a long way since their child, Amaya, first told them he was a boy and not a girl and this captivating memoir...
Grief Unseen
Healing Pregnancy Loss through the Arts
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2006
At least one in five pregnancies ends in miscarriage, yet pregnancy loss remains a taboo topic and effective aftercare is rarely available for those who have experienced it. Grief Unseen explains the different kinds of childbearing losses, such as failed fertility treatment, ectopic pregnancy, and...
Great Answers to Difficult Questions about Death
What Children Need to Know
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2009
Death is never an easy subject for discussion and adults often struggle to find the right words when talking about it with children. This book explores children's thoughts and feelings on the subject of death and provides parents and other caring adults with guidance on how to respond to difficult...