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People receiving care in residential services or their own homes can become very isolated. This workbook will equip social care staff with the knowledge and skills to understand what friendships and relationships mean to service users' health and well being. more »
June 2010, Paperback: £14.99/ $24.95
ISBN: 978-1-84905-072-2, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 112pp
Keywords: adult protection, adults, advocacy, Alzheimer's disease, carers, communication, community care, dementia, disability, elder abuse, emotions, health care, intellectual disabilities, nonverbal learning disabilities, nursing, older people, person-centred, relationships, residential care, risk assessment, social care, social work, supported living
How do you spot the signs that a young person has been victimised? What do you do if you are approached by a young person who has been affected by crime or bullying? What is the impact of crime and how can you best aid the young person's recovery? more »
May 2010, Paperback: £14.99/ $24.95
ISBN: 978-1-84905-098-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 208pp
Keywords: adolescence, advocacy, bullying, child protection, child psychology, children, children's rights, communication, counselling, domestic abuse, education, educational training, emotions, families, grief, joint working, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, law, mainstream education, offenders, pastoral care, probation, PSHE, psychotherapy, race, relationships, residential care, resilience, restorative justice, risk assessment, safeguarding children, school phobia, SEAL, self esteem, self harm, sexual abuse, social care, social policy, social work, social work law, special education, supervision, teenagers, therapeutic communities, trauma, violence, youthwork
School really should be the best time in a young person's life - full of discovery, enjoyment and friendship. In reality, school can be a negative experience where young people feel powerless, bored and disinterested. Count Me In! shows how, by involving young people in their own learning, they not only improve their education but also feel empowered and have fun along the way. more »
April 2010, Paperback: £19.99/ $34.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-955-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 144pp
Keywords: ADD, ADHD, adolescence, advocacy, autism, challenging behaviour, children, children's rights, developmental coordination disorder, disability, Down's syndrome, dyslexia, dyspraxia, education, educational psychology, educational training, emotions, epilepsy, high functioning autism, inclusive classroom, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, mainstream education, nonverbal learning disabilities, pastoral care, pervasive developmental disorder, PSHE, resilience, SEAL, self esteem, sensory issues, special education, teenagers, tourettes, transitions
'Combining poignant personal honesty with an extraordinarily wide range of theological and philosophical learning, John Gillibrand has written a book that takes us well beyond the usual boundaries of studies in autism to raise questions about our human identity, suggesting that we jeopardize human dignity most when we try to bind it to the characteristics we can recognize and value and... more »
2010, Paperback: £22.50/ $36.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-968-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 208pp
Keywords: advocacy, autism, disability, disability law, families, intellectual disabilities, practical theology, psychology, social care, social policy, spirituality, supported living, theology
Disability law can be complex and intimidating, so how can concerned parents use it to ensure their child with a disability receives the appropriate education they are legally entitled to?
A Guide to Special Education Advocacy gives strategies for advocating for better provision of special education in schools. Despite the many services and accommodations that have been made for students... more »
2009, Paperback: £17.99/ $24.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-893-1, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 304pp
Keywords: advocacy, children, disability, disability law, families, parenting, special education
'A book such as this both demonstrates the progress that has been made over recent years, and will also serve to enhance respect for the human rights of persons with intellectual disabilities in the years to come'
- From the Foreword by Orville Endicott more »
2008, Paperback: £27.99/ $45.00
ISBN: 978-1-84310-590-9, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 288pp
Keywords: advocacy, disability, disability law, intellectual disabilities, law, social policy, social work, social work law
'The role of an advocate for children is one that I perform myself which is why I have found much of the research presented in this book so interesting... We are all on the same side battling to improve life for children who have, through no fault of their own, been handed a very bad set of cards.'
- from the Foreword by Cherie Booth QC more »
2008, Paperback: £19.99/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-596-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp
Keywords: advocacy, children, disability, health care, social work law
Autism, Discrimination and the Law outlines how the legal requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 might be met for students and employees with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). more »
2008, Paperback: £14.99/ $27.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-627-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 144pp
Keywords: adults, advocacy, Asperger syndrome, autism, disability law, education, employment, higher education policy, occupational therapy, social work, special education
Advocacy for people with disabilities is widely practised, but what about self-advocacy? How often do parents or carers speak 'for' you and prevent you being heard? Do you know your rights within advocacy law? The four books in the Speaking Up set were conceived and written specifically to promote self-advocacy to disabled individuals who want to learn how to speak up for themselves. more »
2007, Paperback: £14.99/ $24.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-478-0, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 72pp
Keywords: advocacy, counselling, disability, social work, special education
Advocacy for people with disabilities is widely practised, but what about self-advocacy? How often do parents or carers speak 'for' you and prevent you being heard? Do you know your rights within advocacy law? The four books in the Speaking Up set were conceived and written specifically to promote self-advocacy to disabled individuals who want to learn how to speak up for themselves. more »
2007, Paperback: £14.99/ $24.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-475-9, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 96pp
Keywords: advocacy, counselling, disability, social work, special education
Advocacy for people with disabilities is widely practised, but what about self-advocacy? How often do parents or carers speak 'for' you and prevent you being heard? Do you know your rights within advocacy law? The four books in the Speaking Up set were conceived and written specifically to promote self-advocacy to disabled individuals who want to learn how to speak up for themselves. more »
2007, Paperback: £13.99/ $22.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-476-6, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 48pp
Keywords: advocacy, counselling, disability, social work, special education
Advocacy for people with disabilities is about empowering people - gaining rights for individuals, access to services, inclusion in society and their own voice. Speaking Up is a set of four guide books designed to give people with a disability the knowledge and advice needed to approach self-advocacy with confidence. more »
2007, Set: £45.00/ $70.00
ISBN: 978-1-84310-474-2, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 4pp
Keywords: advocacy, counselling, disability, social work, special education
Exploring Experiences of Advocacy by People with Learning Disabilities charts the course through which people with learning disabilities have become increasingly able to direct their own lives as fully active members of their communities. more »
2006, Paperback: £17.99/ $31.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-359-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp
Keywords: advocacy, intellectual disabilities
Praise for the hardback edition:
Valerie Paradiž has written a moving and eloquent chronicle of the diagnosis of her son, Elijah, with Asperger's syndrome and their journey together into the world of high-functioning autism. Her book is an important addition to the literature of autism, full of beautifully observed moments.
- Oliver Sacks, author of The Man Who Mistook His... more »
2005, Paperback: £13.99/ $16.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-802-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp
Keywords: advocacy, Asperger syndrome, children, families, high functioning autism, memoirs, parenting
Advocacy is a critically important element in the development of effective services for people with a learning disability. It is seen by many as the critical link between theory and practice in creating a truly inclusive society. This book presents an in-depth examination of the historical, legal and philosophical contexts within which advocacy services have developed. The kind of... more »
2001, Paperback: £19.99/ $38.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-942-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 256pp
Keywords: advocacy, intellectual disabilities
