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This book explores different ways of carrying out life story work, a method which helps traumatized children question and resolve issues from their past. Using the experience of practitioners based in a range of settings, it provides a useful overview of the latest developments in the field.

An anthology of inspirational, heartfelt letters written by people who have recovered or are recovering from depression and addressed to those who are currently affected by it with additional resources for recovery.

A photocopiable resource to build confidence and self-esteem in children aged 5-11. It includes a collection of stories that each form a lesson plan covering issues such as body image and peer pressure. Each story is designed to be shared with the class, and there are a range of follow-up activities to reiterate the messages being taught.

Children experiencing sexual abuse often feel trapped by it - conflicted between telling and not telling. This book will help those working with children to recognise the signs, ask the right questions and respond to disclosures of child sexual abuse.

Providing two clinically proven manuals for music therapy in forensic and other psychiatric settings, this book offers clear and practical support to music therapists. As the first of its kind, it is a vital resource for music therapists, especially those in forensic and other psychiatric settings.

Thought-provoking and powerful real life stories from survivors and perpetrators of crime and violence around the world are collected here from a diverse range of situations. They raise the possibility of alternatives to resentment, retaliation and revenge, with each story showing the very real impact of forgiveness within a particular context.

Drawing on Classical Chinese Medicine and modern nutritional science, this book explains how to diagnose and heal nutritional deficiencies and improve health with food and herbs. It includes specific advice for working with a wide range of illnesses and conditions and a selection of delicious recipes designed to treat specific organ deficiencies.

Drawing on twenty five years of clinical experience, Juliet Grayson explores both the practical and theoretical aspects of her work as a psychotherapist to offer professional insight into the methodologies which underpin her work. This ground-breaking book will be a valuable tool in healing and improving your clients' most intimate relationships.

Invaluable reference guide for yoga therapists and rehabilitation therapists who wish to use yoga techniques to boost physical and mental wellbeing after stroke. Clear photographic instructions demonstrate simple postures and activities, designed to improve balance, strength and range of movement post-stroke.

Revealing the richness and depth of understanding that chaplaincy brings to direct work with patients, these new in-depth case studies and critical responses from other chaplains and healthcare professionals give insight into key areas that are receiving increasing attention such working with veterans, children, and use of ritual.

This easy to follow illustrated book from a best-selling author presents strategies for 9-13 year olds with anxiety. It teaches them about, and normalizes, their symptoms and provides a set of concrete steps to overcome them. The tried and tested techniques are based on the most up-to-date psychological treatments of anxiety, including CBT and ACT.

These simple and creative activities and lesson plans, created for pupils who are working below national curriculum levels, provide new ideas for teaching science and computing to inclusive classrooms. Encourage every child to achieve their best results through the easily adaptable and fun activities.

These simple and creative activities and lesson plans, created to teach the National Curriculum, gives you new ideas for teaching English to inclusive classrooms. Encourage every child to achieve their best results through the easily adaptable and fun activities.

Why Johnny Doesn't Flap gives readers a unique perspective on neurological difference. Observe the quirks of the non-autistic Johnny through the eyes of someone with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Turning the tables on common perceptions of 'normal' social behaviour, our narrator lets us know that Johnny is 'different', but that's ok.

Written by the students of Limpsfield Grange School for girls with autism, M is for Autism is a truly authentic coming-of-age novel that shows what it's really like to grow up feeling a bit different. Why is being normal so easy for everyone else? Will finally getting a label help M to make sense of it all? What does normal even mean anyway?

Learn and remember the syndromes of Chinese medicine, their causes, symptoms and treatment protocols with these witty cartoons, rich with Daoist in-jokes. Each cartoon tells the story of an animal seeking diagnosis from a wise animal sage and is accompanied by a concise, clear analysis of the associated syndrome.

Full of activity ideas and projects to teach children and teens aged 5+ social skills, anger-control strategies, conflict resolution, positive thinking, and more, this book follows on from The Big Book of Therapeutic Activity Ideas for Children and Teens. It includes over 90 activities that are adaptable for use with individuals and groups.

Introduces the neurobiology of childhood developmental trauma and describes mind-body and brain-based approaches to working with clients affected by it. It focuses in particular on Pesso Boyden System Psychotherapy (PBSP), with client stories and detailed explanations of the underlying neuropsychological concepts.

Full of practical advice to help early years leaders to improve their leadership skills. This highly accessible guide draws on Jennie Johnson's own experience of founding an outstanding childcare service.

Insightful and inspiring presentations by the foremost dementia advocate, compiled here for the first time, provide new ways of understanding dementia and better ways to ensure that the voices of people with dementia are heard.

Practical interventions to reduce stress and anxiety and improve the wellbeing and development of children on the autism spectrum. Focusing on how to regulate the environment, nutrition, emotional self, and energy, the step-by-step approach includes exercises, recipes and a wealth of expert advice.

Drawing on their own clinical and lived experiences of the autism spectrum, the authors of this guide provide readers who are on the autism spectrum and have a mental illness with strategies to overcome difficulties and achieve greater wellbeing. Amongst others, the book covers topics such as medication, stigma, therapy pets and psychotherapy.

Offering evidence-based suggestions for improving the mental health of children in care, this book looks at some of the common problems children encounter, describes effective therapeutic interventions and shows what professional agencies can do to improve outcomes.

This book offers an integrated approach to aromatherapy, massage and relaxation therapies for cancer care and is a complete toolbox of practical resources and techiques to support therapists for all stages of cancer.

With rich and accurate explanations, Dao Yin for General Health presents a sequence of eight movements for maintaining health. Each exercise is presented with step-by-step instructions and illustrations to show each sequence in detail, with accompanying online videos available to help you to master the movements.

Sex is an important part of young people's lives, yet it can be difficult for professionals to know how to give support. Nick Luxmoore's latest offering provides advice on how to deal with the difficult situations faced by these young people and strategies to help reduce their anxieties around this crucial and sensitive part of their lives.

Introducing a specialised approach to the spiritual care of patients, this book explores how you can understand different types of spiritual experience among suffering patients and engage with them creatively as an essential part of good care. Case studies enable you to work confidently with religious and non-religious people in your care.

Multifaith chaplaincies can be an asset to the business community, as they challenge and enable discussion about value, ethics, and culture. Reflecting on the experience of Canary Wharf, the book makes an important contribution to chaplaincy studies.

From dyslexia to ADHD, from poor working memory to slow visual processing, Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs) represent real differences in the way children learn. This book sets out to demystify SpLDs and provide practical strategies to support and motivate children throughout their education.

Losing someone to suicide brings daily tribulations and long-term challenges. These challenges are exacerbated when you have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This book looks at how suicide loss is experienced and processed by people who have ASD, and how they can be supported by those around them.