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Featured books
Kids Need...
Parenting Cards for Families and the People who Work With Them
What is the difference between children's 'needs' and 'wants'? How should parents respond to the demands of their children? Do all children need the same things?
Kids Need… cards present a creative approach to exploring children's needs and parents' knowledge. Each card... more »
Card Game, ISBN: 978-1-84310-524-4, 52pp, 2007, £19.99 + VAT = £23.49, $34.95
Categories: Child Psychiatry and Psychology, Counselling, Parenting, Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, Self Esteem, Working with Children and Families
Psychological Processes in Deaf Children with Complex Needs
An Evidence-Based Practical Guide
'This volume offers a broad perspective on psychological processes in children with complex needs. Armed with this valuable tool, professionals, parents, and educators will be much better prepared to offer deaf and hard of hearing children the support and opportunities they deserve.'
-... more »
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-414-8, 208pp, 2007, £18.99, $34.95
Categories: Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Child Psychiatry and Psychology, Counselling, Disability, Educational Psychology, Speech Therapy, Working with Children and Families
Supporting Children and Families
Lessons from Sure Start for Evidence-Based Practice in Health, Social Care and Education
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... more »
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-506-0, 288pp, 2007, £25.00, $49.95
Categories: Education, Health Care, Social Policy, Working with Children and Families
The Pocket Guide to Restorative Justice
'Restorative justice… puts the emphasis on repairing the harm caused, holding offenders to account before their victims… It is not a soft option. It is tough for an offender to continue denying the consequences of their actions when they sit across the table from their victim.... more »
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-629-6, 96pp, 2007, £10.99, $19.95
Categories: Counselling, Social Work Law, Working with Offenders
Nurturing Attachments
Supporting Children who are Fostered or Adopted
Nurturing Attachments combines the experience and wisdom of parents and carers with that of professionals to provide support and practical guidance for foster and adoptive parents looking after children with insecure attachment relationships.
It gives an overview of... more »
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-614-2, 240pp, 2007, £17.99, $34.95
Categories: Adoption and Fostering, Child Psychiatry and Psychology, Social Work, Working with Children and Families
Parental Learning Disability and Children's Needs
Family Experiences and Effective Practice
Parents with a learning disability face a high risk of losing their children, and current support for them is inadequate. This book, based on original research, looks into current social care practice and the support systems available to parents with learning disabilities, evaluating their... more »
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-632-6, 144pp, 2007, £19.99, $39.95
Categories: Intellectual Disabilities, Parenting, Working with Children and Families
Inside Anorexia
The Experiences of Girls and their Families
Inside Anorexia describes the different experiences and challenges faced by teenage girls with anorexia and their families. It demonstrates that the starting point for understanding anorexia must be the unique stories of individuals and their families.
Structured around... more »
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-597-8, 208pp, 2007, £13.99, $19.95
Categories: Child Psychiatry and Psychology, Eating Disorders
Can't Play Won't Play
Simply Sizzling Ideas to get the Ball Rolling for Children with Dyspraxia
Learning to roller skate or ride a bike should be an enjoyable experience, but for a child with developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD, also known as dyspraxia), these activities can lead to frustration and failure. Can't Play Won't Play is full of practical information, tips and... more »
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-601-2, 176pp, 2008, £13.99, $19.95
Categories: Dance and Movement Therapy, Dyspraxia, Parenting
Understanding Controversial Therapies for Children with Autism, Attention Deficit Disorder, and Other Learning Disabilities
A Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Offering a balanced overview of complementary and alternative therapies, this book will be useful for parents of children with autism, ADD or other learning disabilities.
The book covers a wide variety of mind-body interventions and manipulative techniques, as well as energy therapies,... more »
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-864-1, 208pp, 2008, £12.99, $19.95
Categories: Arts Therapies, Asperger Syndrome, Autism and other Syndromes, Reference
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