Education
Our books on education focus on pastoral care (also look at our child psychiatry and psychology page). We also publish on particular issues, and are proud to have published Growing up with Science for the Academia Europaea, which looks at science education and how to get it right.
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Adopted Like Me
My Book of Adopted Heroes
Adopted Like Me is a children's picture book that tells the stories of famous and inspirational people, all of whom were adopted. Read about great musicians like Bo Diddley, politicians like Nelson Mandela, stars like Marilyn Monroe as well as inventors, athletes, a princess skilled in judo and fencing, and many more. more »
September 2013, Hardback: £11.99/ $16.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-935-0, 246 x 189mm , 48pp
Keywords: adoption, children, counselling, education, fostering, looked after children, parenting, pastoral care, social care, social work
Observing Children with Attachment Difficulties in School
A Tool for Identifying and Supporting Emotional and Social Difficulties in Children Aged 5-11
An observational tool designed to help structure observations of children aged 5 – 11 with attachment issues in school. Simple checklists and diagrams help to identify emotional and behavioural problems, and hand-outs with activities are provided to provide emotional support and identify appropriate interventions. more »
2012, Paperback: £19.99/ $29.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-336-5, 279.4mm x 216mm / 11in x 8.5in, 160pp
Keywords: adoption, attachment, challenging behaviour, child development, child psychology, early intervention, education, educational psychology, fostering, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, looked after children, pastoral care, trauma
Communication Skills for Working with Children and Young People
Introducing Social Pedagogy
3rd edition
This practical guide identifies the child and their relationship with the adult as the basis upon which real communication can be made. Topics covered include non-verbal communication, attentive listening, empathy, the part played by questions, working constructively with conflict and criticism, and communicating in groups. more »
2011, Paperback: £15.99/ $24.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-137-8, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 176pp
Keywords: adolescence, adoption, attachment, carers, challenging behaviour, child development, children, communication, counselling, Early Years Foundation Stage, education, educational psychology, educational training, emotions, expressive therapies, families, fostering, looked after children, play therapy, relationships, residential care, safeguarding children, social care, social policy, social skills, social work, teenagers, youthwork
Supporting Traumatized Children and Teenagers
A Guide to Providing Understanding and Help
Trauma can result from a range of experiences from bullying to witnessing violence to living through war. This book explores the different reactions children may experience, and the impact trauma can have. Appropriate and effective ways of helping children after a traumatic event are outlined, and different types of therapy are discussed. more »
2010, Paperback: £19.99/ $32.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-034-0, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp
Keywords: adolescence, adoption, attachment, bereavement, bullying, challenging behaviour, child development, child psychiatry, child psychology, children, cognitive behavioural therapy, counselling, creative therapies, creative writing as therapy, death, depression, domestic abuse, education, educational psychology, emotions, expressive therapies, families, fostering, grief, looked after children, mainstream education, pastoral care, play therapy, probation, relationships, resilience, risk assessment, safeguarding children, school phobia, self esteem, self harm, social care, social work, teenagers, trauma, youthwork
A Short Introduction to Attachment and Attachment Disorder
This book presents a short introduction to what 'attachment' means and how to recognise attachment disorders in children. The author explains how complex problems in childhood may stem from the parent-child relationship during a child's early formative years, and later from the child's engagement with the broader social world. more »
2009, Paperback: £12.99/ $20.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-957-0, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 112pp
Keywords: adoption, attachment, child psychiatry, child psychology, children, counselling, education, educational psychology, fostering, mental health, parenting, psychiatry, psychology, social work
Quality Matters in Children's Services
Messages from Research
Quality Matters in Children's Services brings together authoritative research to explore critical concerns for those working with vulnerable children, young people and their families. Mike Stein discusses key issues for policy and practice in the development of quality services. more »
2009, Paperback: £19.99/ $42.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-926-6, 297mm x 210mm / 11in x 8.5in, 160pp
Keywords: adoption, child protection, children, education, families, fostering, health care, social policy, social work
Educating Difficult Adolescents
Effective Education for Children in Public Care or with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
Educational achievements for children in care are significantly poorer than for the general school population. This book explores why this is and how to enable children in care to succeed in the classroom. The authors adopt a multidisciplinary approach to suggest how best to support children in care in educational settings. more »
2008, Paperback: £25.00/ $49.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-681-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp
Keywords: adoption, child protection, education, fostering, social policy, special education
Great Answers to Difficult Questions about Adoption
What Children Need to Know
The author covers all the common questions that children ask about adoption and provides sensitive, candid answers in a way that children will be able to understand and relate to. Each chapter is devoted to a particular issue, such as why a child is adopted, who chose the child's first name and what happens when the child grows up. more »
2008, Paperback: £9.99/ $15.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-671-5, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 112pp
Keywords: adoption, child protection, child psychology, children, counselling, education, emotions, families, fostering, parenting, social work
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- ADD,
- addiction,
- ADHD,
- adolescence,
- adults,
- advocacy,
- alcohol,
- alternative therapies,
- anger management,
- anorexia,
- anxiety,
- applied behaviour analysis,
- art therapy,
- arts therapies,
- Asperger syndrome,
- attachment,
- augmentative communication,
- autism,
- bereavement,
- bible stories,
- biomedical intervention,
- bipolar disorder,
- bulimia,
- bullying,
- careers,
- carers,
- cerebral palsy,
- challenging behaviour,
- chi kung,
- child development,
- child protection,
- child psychiatry,
- child psychology,
- children,
- children's rights,
- cognitive behavioural therapy,
- colour therapy,
- communication,
- community care,
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- counselling,
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- creativity,
- dance and movement therapy,
- death,
- dementia,
- depression,
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- diet,
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- disability law,
- divorce,
- domestic abuse,
- Down's syndrome,
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- early intervention,
- Early Years Foundation Stage,
- eating disorders,
- educational psychology,
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- emotions,
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- literacy,
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- massage,
- mental health,
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- messy play,
- mindfulness,
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- music therapy,
- nonverbal learning disabilities,
- nursing,
- obsessive compulsive disorder,
- occupational therapy,
- offenders,
- older people,
- palliative care,
- parenting,
- pastoral care,
- person-centred,
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- play,
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- tai chi,
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- teenagers,
- theatre,
- theology,
- therapeutic communities,
- tics,
- tourettes,
- transitions,
- trauma,
- violence,
- yoga,
- youthwork
