Arts therapies is one of the areas in which we are publishing most actively, internationally. The books described below cover both theory and practice, and are intended for the professional therapist as well as students and researchers.

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Early Childhood Music Therapy and Autism Spectrum Disorders

Developing Potential in Young Children and their Families

Edited by Petra Kern and Marcia Humpal

This edited book brings together renowned experts in music therapy and related fields to present current research, practical strategies, and policies useful for everyone interested in music as a tool to aid children on the autism spectrum. Case scenarios, examples and tip sheets further support the application of the knowledge-based content. more »

2012, Paperback: £24.99/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-84905-241-2, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 304pp

Keywords: applied behaviour analysis, Asperger syndrome, augmentative communication, autism, child development, child psychology, children, communication, early intervention, educational psychology, families, music therapy, play, social skills, social stories, special education, speech and language pathology, speech and language therapy

The Social Play Record

A Toolkit for Assessing and Developing Social Play from Infancy to Adolescence

Chris White

This is a practical resource for assessing and developing social play in children with autistic spectrum disorders or difficulties with social interaction. It is suitable for assessing children of all learning abilities and stages of development, from early infancy to adolescence, and includes photocopiable assessment and intervention materials. more »

2006, Paperback: £29.99/ $52.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-400-1, 297mm x 210mm / 11in x 8.5in, 144pp

Keywords: adolescence, Asperger syndrome, autism, child psychology, children, inclusive classroom, occupational therapy, play therapy, social skills, special education

Creative Expressive Activities and Asperger's Syndrome

Social and Emotional Skills and Positive Life Goals for Adolescents and Young Adults

Judith Martinovich

Martinovich combines activities such as art making, drama, music, puppetry, yoga and photography with conventional cognitive behavioural interventions to support individuals with AS. The different activities complement and reinforce each other and are designed to address specific traits of the autism spectrum to aid skills development. more »

2005, Paperback: £15.99/ $24.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-812-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 288pp

Keywords: adolescence, arts therapies, Asperger syndrome, autism, child psychology, creative therapies, expressive therapies, inclusive classroom, interdisciplinary arts therapies, occupational therapy, social skills, special education

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• ADD,
• addiction,
• ADHD,
• adolescence,
• adoption,
• adult protection,
• adults,
• aesthetics,
• alcohol,
• alternative therapies,
• Alzheimer's disease,
• anger management,
• anorexia,
• anthropology,
• anxiety,
• applied behaviour analysis,
• art therapy,
• arts therapies,
• Asperger syndrome,
• attachment,
• augmentative communication,
• autism,
• bereavement,
• bible stories,
• bipolar disorder,
• bodywork,
• brain injury,
• bulimia,
• cancer,
• careers,
• carers,
• cerebral palsy,
• challenging behaviour,
• child development,
• child protection,
• child psychiatry,
• children,
• children's rights,
• Chinese culture,
• Chinese philosophy,
• cognitive behavioural therapy,
• colour therapy,
• communication,
• community care,
• complementary medicine,
• complementary therapies,
• counselling,
• creative therapies,
• creative writing as therapy,
• creativity,
• dance,
• dance and movement therapy,
• Daoism,
• death,
• dementia,
• depression,
• developmental coordination disorder,
• disability,
• divorce,
• domestic abuse,
• Down's syndrome,
• dramatherapy,
• dyspraxia,
• early intervention,
• eating disorders,
• education,
• educational psychology,
• elder abuse,
• emotions,
• employment,
• energy work,
• expressive therapies,
• families,
• fiction,
• five elements,
• folklore and myth,
• forensic psychotherapy,
• fostering,
• giftedness,
• grief,
• group psychotherapy,
• health care,
• high functioning autism,
• inclusive classroom,
• intellectual disabilities,
• interdisciplinary arts therapies,
• joint working,
• mainstream education,
• meditation,
• memoirs,
• mental health,
• mental illness,
• messy play,
• mindfulness,
• movement,
• music therapy,
• nonverbal learning disabilities,
• nursing,
• occupational therapy,
• offenders,
• older people,
• pain management,
• palliative care,
• parenting,
• pastoral care,
• person-centred,
• pervasive developmental disorder,
• play,
• play therapy,
• poetry,
• practical theology,
• PSHE,
• psychiatry,
• psychoanalysis,
• psychodrama,
• psychology,
• psychosis,
• psychotherapy,
• race,
• reference,
• relationships,
• residential care,
• resilience,
• restorative justice,
• safeguarding children,
• school phobia,
• SEAL,
• self esteem,
• self harm,
• sensory issues,
• sensory stimulation,
• sexual abuse,
• sexuality,
• social care,
• social stories,
• social work,
• social work law,
• speech and language pathology,
• speech and language therapy,
• spirituality,
• storymaking,
• supervision,
• supported living,
• Taoism,
• teenagers,
• theatre,
• theology,
• therapeutic communities,
• traditional Chinese medicine,
• trauma,
• violence,
• yoga,
• youthwork