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Health Care books and resources

JKP publishes a range of books for health professionals. We focus on primary care, and while some books are practice oriented, others are written to help people who are working with patients with specific conditions (see in particular our page on Autism and Asperger Syndrome).

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Betraying the NHS

Health Abandoned

Michael Mandelstam

Based on his experiences of helping to fight cuts and closures in Suffolk, Michael Mandelstam delivers a damning verdict on the mismanagement of the NHS at national, regional and local level. He charts the widespread cutbacks and closures, both rural and urban, to clinics, A&E services, beds, wards and scores of community hospitals. He outlines how humane care, particularly for older people, is compromised by the ruthless determination of NHS management to increase patient throughput and hit government-set targets.

Hardback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-482-7, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 320pp, 2006, £16.99, $27.95

Categories: Disability, Health Care, Social Work Law

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Art Therapy and Clinical Neuroscience

Edited by Noah Hass-Cohen and Richard Carr

Art Therapy and Clinical Neuroscience offers an authoritative introductory account of the latest developments in neuroscience and its impact on art therapy theory and practice.
Contributors explore the complex relationship between art and creativity and neurological functions such as stress response, immune functioning, child developmental phases, gender difference, the processing of imagery, attachment, and trauma. It deciphers neuroscientific language and theory and provides concrete applications for art therapy practice and interventions.

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-868-9, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 336pp, 2008, £25.00, $49.95

Categories: Art Therapy, Health Care

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Being White in the Helping Professions

Developing Effective Intercultural Awareness

Judy Ryde

In this reflective yet practical book, the author challenges white helping professionals to recognize their own cultural identity and the impact it has when practising in a multicultural environment.

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-936-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp, 2009, £19.99, $39.95

Categories: Counselling, Health Care, Health, Social Work and Social Care, Psychiatry and Psychology, Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, Social Work

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Breath in Action

The Art of Breath in Vocal and Holistic Practice

Edited by Jane Boston and Rena Cook

Breath in Action looks at the significance of breath to human life - not just the simple fact that if we stop breathing, we die, but also the more subtle ways in which our breath interacts with our voice and our being. Written by experts in vocal and holistic practice, the book is divided into four sections: Breath and the Body; Breath and the Mind; Breath and Holistic Practice; Breath and Performance.

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-942-6, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 256pp, 2009, £16.99, $24.95

Categories: Dramatherapy and Psychodrama, Health Care, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy

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Counselling and Reflexive Research in Healthcare

Working Therapeutically with Clients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Gillian Thomas

' …a rare exemplar of counselling practitioner-research in an NHS setting … this work is a readable and engaging resource for anybody who wants to know more about being a counsellor or practitioner-researcher with people with chronic illness, or about the needs of people who have inflammatory bowel disease - whether as a person diagnosed with these conditions, health worker, family member, or service provider.'
- Kim Etherington PhD,Professor of Narrative and Life Story Research, University of Bristol

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-85302-866-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 176pp, 2008, £22.99, $45.00

Categories: Counselling, Health Care, Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis

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Good Practice in Safeguarding Children

Working Effectively in Child Protection

Edited by Liz Hughes and Hilary Owen

Good Practice in Safeguarding Children considers how front-line professionals can keep the best interests of the child at the heart of their work when statutory guidance, the way agencies are integrated and the delivery of services are changing.

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-945-7, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 288pp, 2009, £19.99, $39.95

Categories: Education, Health Care, Social Work, Working with Children and Families, Working with Offenders

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Good Practice in the Law and Safeguarding Adults

Criminal Justice and Adult Protection

Edited by Jacki Pritchard

Good Practice in the Law and Safeguarding Adults provides an up-to-date summary of developments in the legislative framework and best practice relevant to the area of adult protection work.
It explains legislation that can be used in adult protection work, covering criminal and civil law, and crucial national guidance such as Achieving Best Evidence. Issues covered include confidentiality and information-sharing in adult protection work, capacity issues, police investigations, financial abuse, advocacy, witness support and honour-based violence. The book is illustrated throughout with case studies and good practice points.

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-937-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 256pp, 2008, £19.99, $39.95

Categories: Abuse of Older People, Dementia, Health Care, Social Work, Social Work Law, Working with Offenders, Working with Older People

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The Nearest Relative Handbook

2nd edition

David Hewitt

Praise for the first edition:
'An excellent, comprehensive and thoughtful guide to the rights, powers, and duties of nearest relatives under the Mental Health Act. This is the definitive work on the subject.'
- Phil Fennell, Professor of Law, Cardiff Law School

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-971-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 192pp, 2009, £17.99, $34.95

Categories: Disability Law, Health Care, Mental Health, Social Work Law

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Public Services Inspection in the UK

Edited by Howard Davis and Steve Martin

Public Services Inspection in the UK provides a detailed account of the changing role of inspection in public services management. It outlines the continuing debates about providing inspection that encourages not only accountability but also effective service provision and best practice.

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-527-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 160pp, 2008, £18.99, $37.95

Categories: Education, Health Care, Social Policy, Social Work, Working with Offenders

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Quality Matters in Children's Services

Messages from Research

Mike Stein

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. Subjects covered include reunification, stability and wellbeing, kinship care, educating vulnerable young people, child protection, domestic violence and parental substance misuse, the participation of disabled young people and advocacy services.

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-926-6, 297mm x 210mm / 11in x 8.5in, 160pp, 2009, £19.99, $36.95

Categories: Adoption and Fostering, Education, Health Care, Social Policy, Working with Children and Families

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Recovery from Depression Using the Narrative Approach

A Guide for Doctors, Complementary Therapists and Mental Health Professionals

Damien Ridge

Recovery from Depression Using the Narrative Approach explores people's experiences of depression, recovery and available treatments. The author explains how, by selecting a variety of 'narrative tools', such as talking therapies, yoga and complementary therapies, as well as conventional medical approaches, people can take control of their condition. By choosing more helpful narratives, they can gain a greater insight into depression, self-management and long-term recovery.

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-575-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 208pp, 2008, £18.99, $37.95

Categories: Health Care, Mental Health, Practical Theology, Psychiatry and Psychology

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Safeguarding Children in Primary Health Care

Edited by Julie Taylor and Markus Themessl-Huber

Safeguarding children from harm has, until recently, been driven primarily by social work practitioners. With current shifts in child care and protection practice and policy, combined with an overwhelming message of 'working together', primary health care professionals have an increasingly central part to play. There is a strong argument that cases of suspected child abuse and neglect should warrant the same level of urgent response as any potentially fatal childhood illness.

This book provides an overview of the challenges primary health care professionals now face in recognising and responding to concerns about a child's safety from abuse and neglect. It provides practical accounts and perspectives from a range of frontline practitioners working with children, parents and carers, backed up by theoretical insights from leading academics in the field. Issues explored include: media coverage of child abuse and neglect cases, inter-professional collaboration, competing professional priorities and resources, practical workload decisions and personal experiences and anxieties.

Safeguarding Children in Primary Health Care is a useful training and development resource for all primary health care practitioners, such as paediatricians, community nurses and midwives, community psychiatric nurses, health visitors, dentists, general practitioners and allied health professionals.

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-652-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 272pp, 2009, £19.99, $36.95

Categories: Health Care, Social Policy, Social Work, Working with Children and Families

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Speaking of Dying

A Practical Guide to Using Counselling Skills in Palliative Care

Louis Heyse-Moore

Good counselling skills are often not taught to the professionals who need them most. Compassionate and tactful communication skills can make the difference between an awkward encounter with a dying patient, and an engaging, empathic bond between two people.

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-678-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 192pp, 2008, £17.99, $34.95

Categories: Bereavement and Palliative Care, Dementia, Health Care, Spirituality, Working with Older People

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The Child's World

The Comprehensive Guide to Assessing Children in Need
2nd edition

Edited by Jan Horwath

This new and updated edition of the best-selling book on assessing children in need and their families integrates practice, policy and theory to produce a comprehensive and multidisciplinary guide to all aspects of assessment.

The Child's World not only provides an explanation of...

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-568-8, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 400pp, September 2009, £22.99, $39.95

Categories: Child Psychiatry and Psychology, Counselling, Education, Health Care, Social Work, Social Work Law, Working with Children and Families

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Learning Through Child Observation

2nd edition

Mary Fawcett

This fully-updated second edition of Learning Through Child Observation is a handbook for professionals working in, or students preparing to work in, children's services.
This accessible text examines the value of observation, it's use in assessment and the practical aspects and methods of...

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-676-0, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 176pp, July 2009, £14.99, $26.95

Categories: Child Psychiatry and Psychology, Education, Health Care, Mental Health, Working with Children and Families

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Living with Learning Disabilities, Dying with Cancer

Thirteen Personal Stories

Irene Tuffrey-Wijne

This book is a powerful and moving account of the experiences of 13 people with learning disabilities who were living with cancer. The author followed their lives as part of a 3-year research study, during which 10 people died. She spent extensive periods of time with them at their homes and...

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84905-027-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 272pp, October 2009, £19.99, $34.95

Categories: Bereavement and Palliative Care, Counselling, Disability, Health Care, Health, Social Work and Social Care, Intellectual Disabilities

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Mental Health, Service User Involvement and Recovery

Edited by Jenny Weinstein

As the momentum for personalisation and recovery approaches grows, service users are increasingly participating as partners in all aspects of health and social care delivery, policy-making and professional training. This book provides an overview of service user involvement in mental health,...

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-688-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp, November 2009, £19.99, $35.95

Categories: Health Care, Mental Health, Psychiatry and Psychology, Social Policy

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Telling Tales About Dementia

Experiences of Caring

Edited by Lucy Whitman

How does it feel when someone you love develops dementia? How do you cope with the shock, the stress and the grief? Can you be sure that you and your family will receive the support you need?
In Telling Tales About Dementia, thirty carers from different backgrounds and in different...

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-941-9, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp, September 2009, £12.99, $19.95

Categories: Dementia, Health Care, Working with Older People

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Advance Directives in Mental Health

Theory, Practice and Ethics

Jacqueline Atkinson

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-483-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 216pp, 2007, £19.99, $39.95

Categories: Dementia, Disability Law, Health Care, Health, Social Work and Social Care, Mental Health, Psychiatry, Social Work Law

Advocacy Skills for Health and Social Care Professionals

Neil Bateman

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-85302-865-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 192pp, 2000, £18.99, $34.95

Categories: Health Care, Social Work

The AiA Gluten and Dairy Free Cookbook

Compiled by Marilyn Le Breton

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-067-6, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 416pp, 2002, £25.00, $49.95

Categories: Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Health Care

An Introduction to Medical Dance/Movement Therapy

Health Care in Motion

Sharon W. Goodill

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-785-9, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp, 2005, £18.99, $32.95

Categories: Dance and Movement Therapy, Health Care

Appraising and Using Social Research in the Human Services

An Introduction for Social Work and Health Professionals

Michael Sheppard

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-289-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 256pp, 2004, £19.95, $39.95

Categories: Health Care, Social Work

Art Therapy and Clinical Neuroscience

Edited by Noah Hass-Cohen and Richard Carr

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-868-9, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 336pp, 2008, £25.00, $49.95

Categories: Art Therapy, Health Care

The Arts in Health Care

A Palette of Possibilities

Edited by Charles Kaye and Tony Blee

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-85302-360-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 260pp, 1996, £22.99, $44.95

Categories: Health Care, Interdisciplinary Arts Therapies

Being White in the Helping Professions

Developing Effective Intercultural Awareness

Judy Ryde

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-936-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp, 2009, £19.99, $39.95

Categories: Counselling, Health Care, Health, Social Work and Social Care, Psychiatry and Psychology, Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, Social Work