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This is a handbook for teachers and facilitators working with people with learning disabilities who are interested in creative expression through drama. Based on their considerable experience working with the Strathcona Theatre Company, Ian McCurrach and Barbara Darnley have created a step-by-step guide to running a drama group. more »
1999, Paperback: £19.99/ $39.95Keywords: creative therapies, dramatherapy, intellectual disabilities
This comprehensive guide is bursting with achievable teaching strategies for those involved with ASD students in the school environment. Hewitt shows that providing specialist support in schools enables students with ASDs and associated behavioural difficulties to become more included in pre-school, primary and secondary mainstream classes. more »
2004, Paperback: £14.99/ $25.95Keywords: Asperger syndrome, autism, children, education, educational psychology, inclusive classroom, mainstream education, special education
Over a period of fourteen years the author interviewed ten families of children on the autism spectrum. This book records their answers: how they felt, how they coped, and what gave them strength and solace. Each family discusses how they reacted when they found out their child had autism, and their feelings leading up to diagnosis. more »
2009, Paperback: £16.99/ $24.95Keywords: Asperger syndrome, autism, memoirs, parenting
Speech in Action is an innovative approach to learning that combines simple techniques from speech and language pathology with physical exercises that have been designed to meet the individual child's particular needs and abilities. This practical workbook describes the approach, and contains 90 fully-photocopiable lesson plans. more »
2011, Paperback: £21.99/ $36.95Keywords: Asperger syndrome, autism, children, communication, dance and movement therapy, disability, education, nonverbal learning disabilities, occupational therapy, parenting, pastoral care, social skills, special education, speech and language pathology, speech and language therapy
This book explores the expanding literature on spirituality as an important dimension of psychology, and explains the relationship between psychological treatment and spiritual healing. The author examines ideas from religious traditions, and considers their implications for psychotherapy and personal growth. more »
2002, Paperback: £24.99/ $39.95Keywords: psychoanalysis, psychology, psychotherapy
David Hay argues for the inclusion of spiritual awareness as a cross-curricular element in the school syllabus to promote the development of morality and social cohesion. This stimulating book will encourage educators, parents and others involved in teaching children to consider new approaches to foster children's natural spiritual development. more »
2006, Paperback: £15.99/ $26.95Keywords: child psychology, education, fostering, parenting, practical theology, social care, spirituality, theology
This pioneering text is the first comprehensive account of the philosophy, practical applications and wider relevance of Spiritist therapies to be published in English. Providing important new insights into this rich tradition, this text will be of interest to mental health professionals and alternative and complementary health practitioners. more »
2011, Hardback: £69.99/ $105.00Keywords: alternative therapies, complementary therapies, counselling, depression, emotions, health care, integrative medicine, mental health, nursing, pastoral care, psychotherapy, spirituality
This book examines the services that chaplains provide to dying patients and the unique relationship that palliative care staff construct with people at the end of life. It explores the nature of hope when faced with the inevitable and develops a theory of spiritual care rooted in relationship that has implications for all healthcare professionals. more »
2011, Paperback: £18.99/ $29.95Keywords: grief, mental health, palliative care, pastoral care, practical theology, spirituality, theology
The author explores spirituality in the context of the individual and of society, and discusses how those practicing pastoral or health care can deal with the issues raised outside of any religious ideas or practice. Anderson shows how professionals can help people move towards a more positive state in the face of pain, distress and illness. more »
2003, Paperback: £18.99/ $29.95Keywords: health care, practical theology, spirituality, theology
What gives a frail and isolated older person their sense of wholeness and self? What makes later life meaningful? This practical text presents much-needed guidance for health and social care practitioners, as well as for religious professionals, seeking to identify and meet the spiritual needs of older people in their caring role. more »
2001, Paperback: £19.99/ $39.95Keywords: counselling, older people, palliative care, practical theology, social care, spirituality, theology
The authors outline exactly what is understood by contemporary spirituality, and discuss the importance of context in a consideration of spirituality. They explore key issues in understanding children's spirituality under three broad headings: children's voices, children's worlds and children's lives. more »
2008, Paperback: £18.00/ $29.95Keywords: child psychology, counselling, education, parenting, practical theology, spirituality, theology
Written by significant researchers and practitioners within the field, this unique collection of key texts introduces the reader to practical theology. It critically explores the way in which the spiritual dimension of pastoral care has entered into constructive dialogue with other disciplines and ways of thinking. more »
2001, Paperback: £19.99/ $36.95Keywords: practical theology, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, spirituality, theology
This book explores the spiritual dimension of ageing and investigates the role of pastoral and spiritual care in helping the frail elderly cope with end-of-life issues. Focusing on the experience of nursing home residents and anecdotes gathered in interviews, MacKinlay sensitively presents the struggles facing older people in need of care. more »
2006, Paperback: £19.99/ $32.95Keywords: health care, older people, palliative care, practical theology, psychoanalysis, spirituality, theology
This book gives a fascinating account of individual healing sessions with children with complex special needs and moderate to severe learning difficulties. Drawing on his extensive experience, Bob Woodward shows how spiritual healing can help children with special needs to achieve peace and relaxation. more »
2007, Paperback: £18.99/ $29.95Keywords: challenging behaviour, child protection, child psychiatry, counselling, disability, special education, spirituality
Spirituality and Ageing presents the experience of ageing as an opportunity for spiritual reflection and affirmation of life. The contributors are religious and spiritual leaders and ethical thinkers from a range of different backgrounds. They define 'spirituality' as the fulfilment of the universal human need for purpose, values and relationships. more »
1998, Paperback: £25.00/ $39.95Keywords: older people, palliative care, practical theology, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, spirituality, theology
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