A Practitioners' Tool for the Assessment of Adults who Sexually Abuse Children

Jeff Fowler

This book is a practical tool for the assessment of adults who sexually abuse children. It examines the impact of sexual abuse on children, enables professionals to evaluate the risk presented by adults who have sexually abused children, and provides a framework for the assessment of parents or carers and their ability to protect their children. more »

Keywords: child protection, child psychology, children, counselling, domestic abuse, offenders, risk assessment, safeguarding children, self esteem, sexual abuse, social care, social work, trauma, violence

Prayer in Counselling and Psychotherapy

Exploring a Hidden Meaningful Dimension

Peter Madsen Gubi

Gubi argues that philosophically, all counselling can be regarded as prayer, particularly when working at relational depth; that prayer plays an important part in maintaining many mainstream counsellors' well-being and, with considered ethical awareness, prayer can be integrated ethically into counselling when working with people of faith. more »

Keywords: counselling, palliative care, practical theology, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, spirituality, theology

Pre-Schoolers with Autism

An Education and Skills Training Programme for Parents - Manual for Clinicians

Avril V. Brereton and Bruce J. Tonge

This training programme has been developed in response to a real need for evidence-based early interventions for very young autistic children. It is designed to reduce the severity of emotional/behavioural difficulties by managing a child's particular problems and encouraging effective collaboration between professionals and parents. more »

Keywords: autism, child psychology, children, early intervention, social skills, special education

Pre-Schoolers with Autism

An Education and Skills Training Programme for Parents - Manual for Parents

Avril V. Brereton and Bruce J. Tonge

This training programme has been developed in response to a real need for evidence-based early interventions for very young autistic children. It is designed to reduce the severity of emotional/behavioural difficulties by managing a child's particular problems and encouraging effective collaboration between professionals and parents. more »

Keywords: autism, child psychology, children, early intervention, social skills, special education

Pretending to be Normal

Living with Asperger's Syndrome

Liane Holliday Willey

This book tells the story of a woman who, after years of self-doubt and self-denial, learned to embrace her Asperger's syndrome traits. Chronicling her life as a university lecturer, writer, wife and mother, Liane Holliday Willey shares, with insight and warmth, the daily struggles and challenges that face many of those who have AS. more »

Keywords: adults, Asperger syndrome, memoirs

Preventing the Emotional Abuse and Neglect of People with Intellectual Disability

Stopping Insult and Injury

Sally Robinson

Preventing the Emotional Abuse and Neglect of People with Intellectual Disability aims to throw light into the traumatic experiences faced by people with intellectual disability living in disability accommodation services, to make changes to policy and practice, and to offer strategies and tools for capacity building for practitioners. more »

Keywords: adult protection, carers, community care, disability, domicilary care, elder abuse, health care, intellectual disabilities, older people, residential care, resilience, social care, social policy, social work, social work law, supported living

Preventing Violence in Relationships

A Programme for Men Who Feel They Have a Problem with their Use of Controlling and Violent Behaviour

Gerry Heery

The Preventing Violence in Relationships programme has been developed by Gerry Heery through his independent work in this area. This book contains detailed outlines of the 26 sessions of the one year programme, offering a practical, structured way of working with controlling and abusive men, and examples of sessions from the programme. more »

Keywords: anger management, challenging behaviour, child protection, children, families, relationships, safeguarding children, social work, trauma, violence

Prevention and Coping in Child and Family Care

Mothers in adversity coping with child care

Michael Sheppard
With Mirka Gröhn

This book considers the important question of mothers' coping strategies when they are in adversity. Drawing upon the women's own accounts, it focuses not only on what they do themselves to deal with their problems, but how they integrate their own problem solving approaches with the use of supports. more »

Keywords: child protection, children, counselling, families, parenting, social care, social work

Primary Care and Dementia

Steve Iliffe and Vari Drennan

This practice and training guide is written with the needs of health and social care professionals working with people with dementia in mind. The book is illustrated with case studies and includes a chapter on understanding and responding to the needs of the carer - such as access to information and support - and the effect on their own health. more »

Keyword: dementia

Principles and Practice of Expressive Arts Therapy

Toward a Therapeutic Aesthetics

Paolo Knill, Ellen G. Levine and Stephen K. Levine

This book lays the foundation for a fresh interpretation of art-making and the therapeutic process by re-examining the concept of poiesis. The authors clarify the methodology and theory of practice with a focus on intermodal therapy, crystallization theory and polyaesthetics, and give guidance on the didactics of acquiring practical skills. more »

Keywords: arts therapies, expressive therapies, interdisciplinary arts therapies, psychology

Principles of Bach Flower Remedies

What it is, how it works, and what it can do for you

Stefan Ball

Bach flower remedies are natural medicines that have the power to bring balance back into our lives. This concise introduction covers the nature and history of Dr Bach's famous system, a complete list of remedies, instructions on how to select and take them and guidance on finding a practitioner. more »

Keywords: alternative therapies, anger management, anxiety, complementary therapies, emotions, flower remedies, health care, mental health

Principles of Chinese Herbal Medicine

What it is, how it works, and what it can do for you

John Hicks

This book presents an authoritative introduction to Chinese herbal medicine. Covering everything from important Chinese herbs and their properties to which ailments they can treat most successfully to what to expect from a consultation, the book provides readers with all the key information about the theory and practice of this medical system. more »

Keywords: Chinese herbs, Chinese medicine, herbal treatment

Principles of Chinese Medicine

What it is, how it works, and what it can do for you
2nd edition

Angela Hicks

Covering everything from the basic theory to diagnosis to how to find a practitioner, the book presents a definitive introductory guide to Chinese medicine. With patients' accounts and advice on choosing the right treatment, it provides everything readers need to know about Chinese medicine at an introductory level. more »

Keywords: acupuncture, diet, herbal treatment, massage, qigong, tuina

Principles of Hypnotherapy

What it is, how it works, and what it can do for you

Vera Peiffer

This is an authoritative introduction to hypnotherapy explaining what it is, how it works, what its origins are, what to expect when being treated and how to find a reputable hypnotherapist. It also clarifies how hypnotherapy can help with mental and emotional trauma, anxiety, depression, phobias, confidence problems and unwanted habits. more »

Keywords: addiction, alternative therapies, anxiety, complementary therapies, hypnotherapy, psychology

Principles of Kinesiology

What it is, how it works, and what it can do for you

Maggie La Tourelle
With Anthea Courtenay

Kinesiology is a system of natural health care that combines muscle testing with the principles of Chinese medicine to assess energy and body function. This introductory guide explains how kinesiology works, how to find a practitioner and how it is usefully applied with other therapies, as well as how self-help techniques can be applied. more »

Keywords: alternative therapies, bodywork, Chinese medicine, complementary therapies, energy work, health care, kinesiology, meridians

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