May 24th, 2012 saw the book launch of the Play Therapy Dimensions Model: A Decision-Making Guide for Integrative Play Therapists  by Lorri Yasenik and Ken Gardner, held at Giuseppie’s restaurant in Alberta, Canada. “It was a well-attended event with wonderful Italian food, wine and a great Jazz band! The focus of the evening was one of celebration…

This article written by Mary Hopkins-Best, adapted from her book Toddler Adoption: The Weaver’s Craft (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Jan. 2012), originally published by Perspectives Press, first appeared in the Autumn, 1997 issue of The Post, the newsletter of the Parent Network for the Post Institutionalized Child: More and more adopted children are arriving home between…

The London 2012 Olympic Games have officially kicked off, and many JKP London staff have tickets for events and some have even been involved in the opening ceremonies and proceedings! Caroline Walton, JKP’s commissioning editor in bereavement, youthwork and allied areas of social care participated as one of the NHS nurses in Friday’s spectacular opening ceremony.…

By Dr. Anne Aiyegbusi and Gillian Kelly, editors of the new volume in the Forensic Focus Series, Professional and Therapeutic Boundaries in Forensic Mental Health Practice. The word ‘boundaries’ is used a lot in forensic mental health practice. This is not surprising given that by definition the offender populations who constitute the client groups in…

Roger Newman, MBE shares his experiences of caring for a partner with dementia, and how this led him to set up the first LGBT Dementia Support Group. This extract is taken from Chapter 20, ‘Meeting the Needs of LGBT People Affected by Dementia’ in new book Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Ageing: Biographical Approaches for Inclusive…

JKP author Eileen Riley-Hall (Parenting Girls on the Autism Spectrum) discusses growing as a parent along with your special needs child in her new article for the New York Times blog Motherlode- Adventures in Parenting: “My 15 year-old daughter Lizzie is very angry with me right now. Over breakfast this morning, she sputtered through tears:…

By Veronica Smith and Stephanie Patterson, authors of Getting into the Game: Sports Programs for Kids with Autism. Research into the activity patterns of children with ASD indicate that many of these children are not participating in a sufficient level of physical activity to encourage healthy development. But parents have several very real fears and…

Adapted from What Men with Asperger Syndrome Want to Know About Women, Dating and Relationships, the new book by counsellor Maxine Aston which provides the answers to Asperger men’s most frequently asked relationship questions, helping them to understand the way relationships work and increasing their confidence and ability to have successful relationships. Question #40: Do you have…

JKP author Eileen Riley-Hall (Parenting Girls on the Autism Spectrum: Overcoming the Challenges and Celebrating the Gifts) has written a helpful article for the Special-ism website about how to structure summer free time for kids with special needs, specifically making use of summer camps. Here is a brief summary of the pointers she offers: My first…

Beautiful Savannah, Georgia was the site of the 43rd annual conference of the American Art Therapy Association (July 9-12, 2012) and though the weather was unbelievably hot and humid, folks didn’t let the extreme conditions slow them down. Our stand was busy throughout the conference with attendees stopping by to browse our selection of new…