Jessica Kingsley Publishers - Social Work with Children & Families Catalogue 2017 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers

SOCIAL WORK CHILDREN & FAMILIES

CATALOGUE 2017

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

CONTENTS ESSENTIAL NEW TITLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

GENDER IDENTITY & FAMILY DIVERSITY . . . . . 30

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . 6

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER . . . . . . . . . . . 32

CHILD & FAMILY ASSESSMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

CHILD PROTECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

AUTISM & SEN (CHILDREN’S BOOKS) . . . . . . . . 36

DOMESTIC & SEXUAL VIOLENCE . . . . . . . . . . 14

PATHOLOGICAL DEMAND AVOIDANCE SYNDROME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

DIRECT WORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 LAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE . . . . . . . . . . 19 ATTACHMENT DIFFICULTIES & TRAUMA . . . . . 20 ADOPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 FOSTERING, KINSHIP & RESIDENTIAL CARE . . . . 24 RECOMMENDED READING FOR ADOPTIVE PARENTS & FOSTER CARERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

EARLY YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 BEREAVEMENT & ILLNESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 BEREAVEMENT & ILLNESS (CHILDREN’S BOOKS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 MENTAL HEALTH (CHILDREN’S BOOKS) . . . . . . 45 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 CAN I TELL YOU ABOUT... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

ADOPTION, FOSTERING, ATTACHMENT & TRAUMA (CHILDREN’S BOOKS) . . . . . . . . . . 28

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Essential new titles Child Sexual Exploitation After Rotherham

Understanding the Consequences and Recommendations for Practice Adele Gladman and Angie Heal Forewords by T, Survivor of organised child sexual abuse in Rotherham and Anne Longfield, OBE, Children’s Commissioner for England APR 2017 • 312pp • £19.99 • $32.95 pb:9781785920271 • ebook:9781784502768

Explores improved safeguarding and criminal investigations in relation to organised child sexual abuse, demonstrating how to avoid repeating the errors of Rotherham The scale of the Rotherham child protection scandal has led professionals responsible for safeguarding children in other regions to recognise the extent of child abuse in their area and consider how to respond efficiently. Drawing on lessons learned from key case reviews and independent practice, this book tells the story of Rotherham and shows the consequences of failing to respond to concerns of child sexual exploitation. Using case examples demonstrating both poor and good practice, from Rotherham and elsewhere, the authors are able to present recommendations for improvements at strategic management and frontline practitioner levels. Adele Gladman and Angie Heal were two of the remarkable individuals who understood what was happening in Rotherham long before the world did, and worked tirelessly to support young people and make others take action ... This book is therefore of great significance as the authors, once again, bring the experiences of children and young people themselves to the fore. Anne Longfield OBE, Children’s Commissioner for England

All Birds Have Anxiety Kathy Hoopmann

8 TO 18 YEARS • MAR 2017 • 72pp • £9.99 • $15.95 hb:9781785921827 • ebook:9781784504540

A bird’s-eye-view introduction to living with anxiety disorder and how to begin to change it Life as a bird can be stressful! From worrying about airplanes, windows, and getting enough worms to eat, it is clear that birds can be anxious beings. Through a light-touch, quizzical depiction of bird behaviour, All Birds Have Anxiety uses colourful images and astute explanations to explore with gentle humour what it means to live with anxiety day-to-day, and how to begin to deal with it. Following the style of the best-selling All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome and All Dogs Have ADHD, wonderful colour photographs express the complex and difficult ideas related to anxiety disorder in an easy-tounderstand way. This simple yet profound book validates the deeper everyday experiences of anxiety, provides an empathic understanding of the many symptoms associated with anxiety, and offers compassionate suggestions for change. The combination of understanding and gentle humour make this the ideal introduction to anxiety disorder for those diagnosed with this condition, their family and friends and those generally interested in understanding anxiety. Kathy Hoopmann creatively communicates in a developmentally appropriate way information about anxiety, how it affects people and most importantly what can be done to manage it. Using beautiful pictures and carefully crafted words, All Birds Have Anxiety is an excellent book that will enable adults to discuss anxiety with children and together develop better strategies to cope with this difficult emotion. Associate Professor James Scott, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at the University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research

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Learning from Baby P

The politics of blame, fear and denial Sharon Shoesmith AUG 2016 • 272pp • £15.99 • $24.95 pb:9781785920035 • ebook:9781784502386

Thought-provoking reading on responses to the tragic death of Peter Connelly by the media, the public, politicians and professionals which explores what happened, why, and what can be learnt from it Sharon Shoesmith was Director of Children’s Services for Haringey in 2007 at the time of the death of Peter Connelly, also known as ‘Baby P’. In Learning from Baby P, she carries out a dispassionate analysis of the events which followed Peter Connelly’s death, documenting the responses of the media, politicians and the public. She explores the psychological and emotional responses we share when faced with such horrifying cases of familial child homicide, and how a climate of fear and blame which follows such tragedies can lead to negative consequences for other children at risk of harm, and for the social workers striving to protect them. Learning from Baby P aims to deepen understanding and shed light on the difficult relationship between politics, the media and child protection. At the heart of this formidable, authoritative book is a forensic account of a modern day political witch hunt. Patrick Butler, Social Policy Editor, The Guardian

Justice for Laughing Boy Connor Sparrowhawk A Death by Indifference Sara Ryan SEP 2017 • 224pp • £12.99 • $19.95 pb:9781785923487 • ebook:#N/A

The life and death of Connor Sparrowhawk due to clinical negligence, and his mother’s subsequent campaign for justice On the 4th of July 2013, Connor Sparrowhawk was found dead in a specialist NHS unit. Connor, who had autism and epilepsy, had a seizure while in the bath and no member of staff was on hand to stop him from drowning. An entirely preventable death. Dr Sara Ryan’s powerful first-hand account gives insight into the remarkable young man Connor was and the grief of losing a child to a preventable death. In an attempt to find out how this could happen to her son, Sara Ryan started the #JusticeforLB campaign, which lead to the discovery of widespread mistreatment of people with learning difficulties in care facilities. An essential read for health and social care students and professionals, to ensure cases like this don’t happen again, and an engaging book for the general reader.

Care Act 2014

An A-Z of Law and Practice Michael Mandelstam MAY 2017 • 304pp • £35.00 • $65.00 pb:9781849055598 • ebook:9780857009913

First book to explain and analyse the Care Act 2014 not only in detail, but also in a concise and accessible format The Care Act 2014 represents a major upheaval in adult social care law: the biggest since 1948. This book sets out and explains the provisions of the Care Act 2014 in simple terms, illustrating its practical implications for both social and health care with many legal cases and local ombudsman investigations. It also includes a substantial section on NHS Continuing Health Care and how it relates to the Care Act. Presented in a handy A - Z format, Michael Mandelstam brings his extensive experience in this field to bear on this new, important piece of legislation. It is essential reading for health and social care managers and practitioners, advocates, lawyers, policy makers and students of social work and social policy.

Essential new titles Tackling Child Neglect

A Short Introduction to Attachment and Attachment Disorder, Second Edition

Research, Policy and EvidenceBased Practice Edited by Ruth Gardner

Colby Pearce

Foreword by David Howe

DEC 2016 • 160pp • £12.99 • $19.95 pb:9781785920585 • ebook:9781784503154

AUG 2016 • 368pp • £22.99 • $37.95 pb:9781849056625 • ebook:9781784501655

A short introduction to what attachment means and how to recognise attachment disorder in children

A compendium of expert insights into the complex and challenging field of child neglect Neglect is the most common form of child abuse, but is hard to identify and address. In this book, expert contributors provide the latest thinking on the theory, research and practice surrounding child neglect. It includes illustrative examples to demonstrate the impact of neglect on families and shows how change can be achieved. Including practical suggestions for combating child neglect, this is an essential guide to best practice for students and practitioners working with children and families. The book also contains useful insights relevant to researchers and policy makers. Tackling child neglect is becoming a prominent political concern as its damaging lifelong effects are better evidenced, so this is a very timely book. It offers a comprehensive look at child neglect so there is something for everyone wanting to learn more about this topic. It covers the latest understanding of the incidence, causes and harmfulness of neglect, and it reports on several promising ways of tackling it. A valuable addition to the literature. Professor Eileen Munro

Inspiring and Creative Ideas for Working with Children How to Build Relationships and Enable Change Deborah M. Plummer

OCT 2016 • 120pp • £13.99 • $22.95 pb:9781849056519 • ebook:9781784501464

Creative tips for engaging children and enabling positive change Packed full of creative ideas, it describes a host of different ways to help children build emotional resilience and cope with challenges they may face. Ideal for all children and young people, especially those struggling with issues such as low self-esteem, anxiety or stress, the techniques can be used by professionals in any setting. Employing a range of innovative and creative ideas, this book is full of tips to engage children and promote their wellbeing. The book offers a host of different approaches that adults can use with children, including image-making, storytelling and puppetry. Chapters are brought to life with the voices of parents and professionals describing how these techniques worked for them. They also include guidance on how the principles can be used by professionals in the home, in schools or in therapeutic settings.

It offers practical advice and strategies which parents and professionals can use with children affected by an attachment disorder. This second edition includes the revised DSM-5 criteria. Although short, this revised edition remains for me a core text in supporting teachers’ understanding of attachment, its importance and what happens when it goes wrong. Pearce makes this complex field highly accessible without losing any rigour; this book will be one of the most enlightening reads of your career. Andy Bloor, Senior Lecturer in SEN and Disability Studies, University of Derby, UK

Adopting

Real Life Stories Ann Morris

Foreword by Hugh Thornbery NOV 2016 • 288pp • £12.99 • $19.95 pb:9781849056601 • ebook:9781784501556

Moving real life stories from people touched by adoption Full of real life stories from adopters and adoptees, this book takes the reader on a journey through every stage of the adoption process. Readers will be inspired, encouraged and comforted by the honest accounts of the highs and lows of the adoption experience. “Who makes adoption a success? We do: the kids and parents in the new family as we change shape to accommodate each other.” With more than 70 real life stories, revealing moments of vulnerability and moments of joy, this book provides an authentic insight into adoption. It includes chapters on adopting children of all ages as well as sibling groups; adopting as a single parent; adopting as a same sex couple; adopting emotionally and physically abused children; the nightmare of adoption breaking down; contact with birth parents; tracing and social media and more. There is nothing that can replace the knowledge and experience of those who have trod the path ahead of others... I thoroughly recommend this book. from the Foreword by Hugh Thornbery CBE, Chief Executive, Adoption UK

By taking completely natural and fun ways of engaging with children and backing them with evidence, structure and ideas for differentiation, Plummer has created an approach that will both enable and enthral. Children and their supporting adults will experience genuine joy and personal growth as they work through these ideas which draw on both modern and traditional ideas from a range of cultures. Dr Pooky Knightsmith, Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Specialist

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Essential new titles Welcome to Fostering

Everyday Parenting with Security and Love

A Guide to Becoming and Being a Foster Carer Edited by Andy Elvin and Martin Barrow

Using PACE to Provide Foundations for Attachment Kim S. Golding

Foreword by Lorraine Pascale.

Foreword by Dan Hughes Illustrated by Alex Barrett

MAY 2017 • 224pp • £10.99 • $19.95 pb:9781785922046 • ebook:9781784504809

JUN 2017 • 240pp • £16.99 • $27.95 pb:9781785921155 • ebook:9781784503840

The comprehensive handbook focused on the everyday practicalities of being a foster carer

An introduction to parenting children from troubled, emotional backgrounds

Foster carers often find themselves lacking support, or facing tough decisions. It can feel like there is no roadmap for this extremely rewarding but challenging experience. Welcome to Fostering is that guide. It covers those first critical steps of the fostering journey: why fostering is necessary, how to become a foster carer and what it takes to thrive as one. Drawing on a wealth of experience from foster children, social workers, current foster carers and their birth children allows this book to offer a wider range of perspectives on fostering. Key issues and situations covered include: • Deciding to foster • Training and assessment • Your first placement • What it’s like to be a foster child • Working with professionals

Children that have experienced trauma, loss or separation early in life need special care and attention; they need to be parented with love and security in a way that allows them to heal and rebuild emotional bonds. This comprehensive book provides parents and carers with crucial advice and guidance on how to strengthen attachment and trust. Based on Dan Hughes’ proven ‘PACE’ model of therapeutic parenting, this book explains how to implement PACE techniques to overcome the challenges faced by children who struggle to connect emotionally. Barriers to stable relationships such as a lack of trust, fear of emotional intimacy, and high levels of shame are all explained. It explores techniques to overcome these barriers by teaching how to support the child’s behaviour at the same time as building empathy and trust.

A guide for dealing with crises and setbacks, as well as how to cope when it is time to say goodbye, this book is invaluable for foster carers at any level.

The Kid’s Guide to Gender Identity Brook Pessin-Whedbee

It’s the book I wish I’d had when I was considering fostering and in my first few years. Maxine Taylor, Foster carer

Who Are You?

Illustrated by Naomi Bardoff

3 TO 8 YEARS • DEC 2016 • 40pp • £12.99 • $18.95 hb:9781785927287 • ebook:9781784505806

A straightforward introduction to gender for children (3+)

Sulky, Rowdy, Rude?

This book introduces children to gender as a spectrum and shows how people can bend and break the gender binary and stereotypes. It includes an interactive wheel, clearly showing the difference between our body, expression and identity, and is an effective tool to help children 3+ understand and celebrate diversity.

JAN 2017 • 192pp • £9.99 • $15.95 pb:9781785922138 • ebook:9781784504922

A much-needed non-fiction children’s book exploring gender. Who Are You? will benefit every child!

Why kids really act out and what to do about it Bo Hejlskov Elven and Tina Wiman A parent’s guide to addressing their children’s horrible behavioural issues Children can go through difficult phases - this is a natural part of growing up. Conflicts and arguments are nothing exceptional, but rather a part of everyday family life. The authors of this practical and imaginative book show how parents can create consistent and effective structures, methods and responses, so that children can learn for themselves how to practise self-control and cooperation in a secure environment where they both belong and have autonomy. Based on years of experience working with children, including those with special needs, the authors structure their methods around the low arousal approach. With many creative suggestions and real-life examples, this book has the potential to change family life for the better forever. Oscar Wilde advised that if we wanted children to be good we first needed to make them happy. In this simply written, yet sophisticated book Bo Hejlskov Elvén and Tina Wiman invite us to understand the child’s perspective through understanding our own part in it. Clear narrative and powerful vignettes combine to illustrate a range of gentle strategies to prevent or deal with conflict and confrontation that will appeal to parents and teachers alike. Richard Mills, Research Autism and University of Bath

Pamela Wool, Director of Family Services, Gender Spectrum

Can I tell you about Gender Diversity?

A guide for friends, family and professionals CJ Atkinson Illustrated by Olly Pike

11 TO 16 YEARS • DEC 2016 • 64pp • £8.99 • $14.95 pb:9781785921056 • ebook:9781784503673

What is gender diversity? Kit explains all in this illustrated guide for children aged 11+ Kit, a 12 year old who identifies as a boy, explains all about gender variance, the experience of medical transition and how his family, friends and school can support him. This illustrated introduction to gender diversity will be a helpful guide and discussion starter for children 11+, as well as for older readers. A much needed piece of work! The pedagogies outlined in this book have made a positive, significant difference to the lives of young trans people in our schools. By following the practical strategies we can together begin the journey to inclusion. This guide will help you take the first steps to educate and then support you to create an environment that actively celebrates gender diversity! A definite goto-guide for all schools. Dr Elly Barnes MBE, CEO of Educate & Celebrate

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Professional development Doing Relationship-Based Social Work

Observation in Health and Social Care

A Practical Guide to Building Relationships and Enabling Change Edited by Mary McColgan and Cheryl McMullin

Applications for Learning, Research and Practice with Children and Adults Edited by Helen Hingley-Jones, Clare Parkinson and Lucille Allain Foreword by Gillian Ruch

MAR 2017 • 208pp • £18.99 • $32.95 pb:9781785920141 • ebook:9781784502560

A four-step model for carrying out relationship-based social work

JUL 2017 • 208pp • £24.99 • $42.95 pb:9781849056755 • ebook:9781784501815

NEW

Relationships and communication are the foundation of good social work practice. This book offers a new model, drawn from research and practical experience, which describes how to carry out effective relationship-based social work. The model itself is built around four stages: engagement, negotiation, enabling change and valuing endings. Underpinned by motivational interviewing techniques, strengths focused practice, emotional intelligence and empowerment, the approach is supported by case examples and explanations of the importance of relationships at each stage. Informative and practical, this book is for undergraduate and postgraduate social work students as well as all social work and allied professionals committed to enabling positive change. It is always enriching to see theory and practice in close conversation which this timely book offers - and does so well. The wealth of knowledge and practice experience covered in its pages highlights the central place that relationships hold within social work, and how relationship-based practice can lead to more in-depth understanding and new possibilities to be explored. The multi-disciplinary perspectives offered, and the real-life experiences that it describes make this book unique, memorable - and a pleasure to read. Pamela Trevithick - Visiting Professor in Social Work, Buckinghamshire New University.

The Moral Heart of Public Service Edited by Claire Foster-Gilbert

Foreword by The Dean of Westminster Afterword by Stephen Lamport JUN 2017 • 272pp • £15.99 • $25.00 hb:9781785922558 • ebook:9781784505400

A timely challenge to revitalise the search for moral goodness in public life today Now more than ever, public servants must consider and reassess how to keep moral courage in public life alive. With ethical expectations, needs changing and government NEW policies under increasing moral scrutiny, Claire Foster-Gilbert of Westminster Abbey Institute gathers a series of essays and lectures by herself and others, exploring the meaning of ‘moral code’ in today’s public service, and how it can be rekindled in practice. The book is founded on traditional values of honesty, moral rigour and neighbourliness, and discusses how to champion stability, peace, community and virtue in contemporary public life. The authors, including eminent figures such as the former President of Ireland Mary McAleese, historian Peter Hennessy, former First Secretary of State William Hague and former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, explain how realistic compromises can be balanced with clear goalsetting for ideal results. This book will be a precious resource to anyone seeking to boost the circulation of vital goodness throughout all aspects of public life.

A multidisciplinary guide to therapeutic observation in health and social care: NEW new discoveries for learning, practice and research Developing good observation skills is paramount to sustaining relationships in the challenging settings that health and social care professionals find themselves in. This guide shows how observation is taught, applied in practice, and how it will be returned to throughout professionals’ careers. Drawing on psychoanalytic ideas and theories of human development as a base for professional learning, the experienced editors and authors offer theoretically informed models to teach observation skills in professional programmes, helping their readers prepare for successful intervention in any setting.

The Forgiveness Project Stories for a Vengeful Age Marina Cantacuzino

Foreword by Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu,Alexander McCall Smith JAN 2016 • 240pp • £8.99 • $15.95 pb:9781785920004 • ebook:9781784500061

Inspiring, moving, and challenging real life stories about forgiveness Powerful stories from survivors and perpetrators of crime and violence reveal the true impact of forgiveness on ordinary BESTSELLER people worldwide. Exploring forgiveness as an alternative to resentment or retaliation, the storytellers give an honest, moving account of their experiences and what part forgiveness has played in their lives. Despite extreme circumstances, their stories open the door to a society without revenge. All royalties from the sale of this book go to The Forgiveness Project charity. This reassuring and uplifting book testifies to the truth of forgiveness - freestanding, not dependent upon faith, but upon humanity. It is both provocative and full of hope. Jon Snow, journalist and presenter

Whistleblowing and Ethics in Health and Social Care Angie Ash MAY 2016 • 184pp • £17.99 • $29.95 pb:9781849056328 • ebook:9781784501082

Explores the challenges around whistleblowing and how to respond ethically Exploring the moral impetus for people to speak out and the fear that stops them from doing so, this book looks at the ethics of whistleblowing and shows how we can go about creating a supportive workplace culture for those raising concerns about unethical practice in health and social care. Whistleblowing and Ethics in Health and Social Care is more than timely. In-depth and well researched, its themes hit the mark - including organisational culture, paradoxes, corrupt practices, silence, by-standing and blind spots - as do the many disturbing examples given. Ethical leadership may be a solution as good as any, as the book suggests, but ethical leadership seems, in reality, scarce on the ground, thus making the book all the more important to remind us of the magnitude of the problem.” Michael Mandelstam, Author of How We Treat the Sick: Neglect and Abuse in Our Health Services and Betraying the NHS: Health Abandoned

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Professional development Handbook for Practice Learning in Social Work and Social Care, Third Edition

Assessing and Communicating the Spiritual Needs of Children in Hospital A new guide for healthcare professionals and chaplains

Knowledge and Theory Edited by Joyce Lishman

Alister Bull NOV 2016 • 144pp • £16.99 • $27.95 pb:9781849056373 • ebook:9781784501167

2015 • 496pp • £24.99 • $49.95 pb:9781849055710 • ebook:9781784500108

Presents a new and effective way of assessing and communicating a child’s emotional and spiritual needs in hospital

The definitive guide for practice learning in social work and social care Comprehensive and fully updated, this is the classic companion to practice learning in social work and social care summarising theory, knowledge, research and evidence.

BESTSELLER

This book, as with the previous edition, represents excellent value for students from the beginning of their social work education through to their assessed year in employment. It will equip students to engage in critically reflective learning and evidence informed practice. The writing style is consistently accessible and strikes a balance between clarity of explanation and depth of analysis. By signposting students to the most relevant further reading it manages to achieve both breadth and depth in one accessible volume, combining brevity with thorough coverage of the topics. Mandi MacDonald, Lecturer in Social Work, School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work, Queens University Belfast

Mastering Communication in Social Work From Understanding to Doing

Linda Gast and Martin Bailey Foreword by Jane Wonnacott

2014 • 176pp • £17.99 • $29.95 pb:9781849054447 • ebook:9780857008190

An accessible guide to developing and improving vital communication skills needed for effective social work practice.

Mastering Social Work Values and Ethics Farrukh Akhtar

Foreword by Hilary Tompsett

Improving communication between medical practitioners and support services, this book proposes that we use a language of ‘connectedness’, which can fully describe a child’s experience and needs while in hospital, as an alternative to religious or medical language. It also outlines an effective assessment tool which uses play and storytelling.

Relationship-Based Research in Social Work Understanding Practice Research

Edited by Gillian Ruch and Ilse Julkunen Foreword by Irwin Epstein

MAR 2016 • 240pp • £29.99 • $60.00 pb:9781849054577 • ebook:9781784501129

Explains a dynamic approach to social work research which is embedded in practice and has relationshipbased working at its core A key reference for understanding relationship-based practice research in social work settings, this book explains the defining features of this approach. It presents detailed case studies of research projects carried out in Finland, where the concept originated, and offers advice for the application of this approach across the social work sector.

Innovations in Social Work Research Using Methods Creatively

Edited by Louise Hardwick, Roger Smith and Aidan Worsley 2015 • 376pp • £27.99 • $45.00 pb:9781849055857 • ebook:9781784501457

How new and innovative social work research works in reality Full of innovative techniques for carrying out social work research, this book will help students, practitioners and academics engaged in research to understand and apply creative methods.

Cultural Perspectives on Mental Wellbeing

2012 • 168pp • £17.99 • $29.95 pb:9781849052740 • ebook:9780857005946

Spiritual Interpretations of Symptoms in Medical Practice

Authoritative, concise guidance and tools for dealing with ethical dilemmas in social work settings.

Natalie Tobert

Foreword by Michael Cornwall SEP 2016 • 264pp • £19.99 • $29.95 pb:9781785920844 • ebook:9781784503451

Mastering Approaches to Diversity in Social Work Linda Gast and Anne Patmore 2012 • 176pp • £18.99 • $29.95 pb:9781849052245 • ebook:9780857004581

Accessible guide to the essentials of diversity and antidiscriminatory practice.

Essential resource explaining different cultural attitudes towards mental and physical health Providing much needed understandings of cultural differences in attitudes and beliefs towards issues such as illness, death and mental health, this book is a remedy against the cultural dissonance occurring at present between Western medical systems and their increasingly diverse patients, in order to facilitate integrated and suitable care.

Video Interaction Guidance

A Relationship-Based Intervention to Promote Attunement, Empathy and Wellbeing Edited by Hilary Kennedy, Miriam Landor and Liz Todd 2011 • 336pp • £29.99 • $49.95 pb:9781849051804 • ebook:9780857004147

A definitive introduction to Video Interaction Guidance, covering a range of theoretical perspectives and within the contexts of narrative therapy, infant and attachment interventions, positive psychology and mindfulness Bringing together contributions from researchers and practitioners, this book provides a definitive introduction to Video Interaction Guidance. The approach is discussed from a range of theoretical perspectives and within the contexts of narrative therapy, infant and attachment interventions, positive psychology and mindfulness.

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Professional development Video Enhanced Reflective Practice Professional Development through Attuned Interactions Edited by Hilary Kennedy, Miriam Landor and Liz Todd 2015 • 336pp • £24.99 • $49.95 pb:9781849054102 • ebook:9780857007872

The Emotional Compass

How to Think Better about Your Feelings Ilse Sand SEP 2016 • 136pp • £8.99 • $15.95 pb:9781785921278 • ebook:9781784503925

Mindfulness for Carers

Explores the psychology of emotions, especially in relation to other people, introducing ways to improve your understanding of your own feelings and those of others Emotions are not always what they seem to NEW be. Whether you’re trying to comprehend your own feelings or someone else’s, this book will give you the tools to better understand yourself and others on an emotional level. The author unpicks emotions such as anxiety, jealousy, anger, and happiness, and offers methods to cope when feelings get too strong.

Dr Cheryl Rezek

In exemplarily clear and easy-to-read language, without therapeutic clichés, Ilse Sand takes readers through a cleansing bath for emotional mental hygiene. The book is highly recommended.

The first book on Video Enhanced Reflective Practice This edited book presents the applications, theory and research behind Video Enhanced Reflection Practice, a professional development tool which enables professionals and trainees to analyse their own practice to make more informed decisions about how to improve their communication, therapeutic or teaching skills in more problematic situations.

How to Manage the Demands of Caregiving While Finding a Place for Yourself 2015 • 96pp • £6.99 • $11.95 pb:9781849056540 • ebook:9781784501471

Simple mindfulness practices to help carers manage stress, anxiety, depression and burnout Discover how simple mindfulness techniques can be used to combat the stress, anxiety and burnout that often accompanies caring for people with physical, psychological or emotional needs. The easy-to-follow exercises will help caregivers to regain control and maintain a positive outlook.

Bent Falk, psychotherapist MPF, M.Th.

Highly Sensitive People in an Insensitive World How to Create a Happy Life Ilse Sand

JUN 2016 • 160pp • £9.99 • $15.95 pb:9781785920660 • ebook:9781784503246

The Survival Guide for Newly Qualified Social Workers, Second Edition Hitting the Ground Running

Helen Donnellan and Gordon Jack 2014 • 248pp • £18.99 • $34.95 pb:9781849055338 • ebook:9780857009555

A wealth of suggestions and strategies to help you to hit the ground running in the early stages of your new social work career This book gives social workers everything they need to know to succeed in the workplace as they move from student to newly qualified worker. Easy to read and practical it tackles the key challenges they are likely to face.

Relationship-Based Social Work Getting to the Heart of Practice

Edited by Gillian Ruch, Danielle Turney and Adrian Ward 2010 • 272pp • £19.99 • $32.95 pb:9781849050036 • ebook:9780857003836

A thorough guide to relationship-based practice in social work, communicating the theory using illustrative case studies and offering a model for practice This book provides a thorough guide to relationship-based practice in social work, communicating the theory using illustrative case studies and offering a model for practice. This book will be an invaluable textbook for undergraduate and post-graduate social work students, practitioners on postqualifying courses and all social work professionals.

What it means to be a highly sensitive person, including the characteristics, challenges and benefits of being highly sensitive In today’s fast-paced, increasingly public BESTSELLER society, we are expected to be resilient, to have the energy to manage a packed work schedule, social calendar, and a large network of friends, both online and offline, day and night. If you find yourself struggling to live up to, or even enjoy, these non-stop social expectations, then this book is for you. Written for highly sensitive people, the book explains the characteristics of being highly sensitive and how to overcome common difficulties, such as low self-esteem and the exhausting effects of socialising. Ilse Sand also encourages you to explore and appreciate the advantages of high sensitivity, including your aptitude for depth, intensity and presence, and suggests activities to calm and inspire. This book will be a go-to resource that I will be recommending to all the HSPs I work with; whether they are just discovering what it means or if they’ve been aware for a while. It provides a perfect balance of inspiration, research, and encouragement for those of us wanting to better understand our trait so that we can be more effective and positively impactful in our own lives and the lives of those around us. Andy Mort, Songwriter and founder of SheepDressedLikeWolves.com, a website dedicated to inspiring and encouraging creative introverts and HSPs

Tools for Helpful Souls

Especially for highly sensitive people who provide help either on a professional or private level Ilse Sand APR 2017 • 128pp • £8.99 • $14.95 pb:9781785922961 • ebook:9781784505998

A practical guide for highly sensitive people to develop their abilities to help and support others NEW Highly sensitive people spend a lot of time trying to balance their surroundings, including the emotions and wellbeing of those around them, which lends to a supportive and caring nature. While highly sensitive people are well-suited for the role of ‘helper’, this practice can be particularly exhausting if not regulated. This book contains a variety of tools geared towards self-development and optimising a helpful and supportive conversation in professional therapeutic settings or personal relationships.

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Professional development Practical Supervision for Counsellors Who Work with Young People Nick Luxmoore APR 2017 • 192pp • £15.99 • $24.95 pb:9781785922855 • ebook:9781784505899

A collection of supervision stories exploring common issues faced by counsellors working with young people Counsellors working with young people often find it can feel like messy, complex NEW work. What helps when counsellors are stuck? This book recalls those moments when supervision sessions have been crucial to puzzling out the complexities of counselling young people. Each story is a snapshot from a counsellor’s career. They address questions such as ‘What gets talked about?’, ‘What issues recur with young people and how are they addressed in supervision?’ and ‘What helps counsellors to move on when they’re stuck?’ As a veteran counsellor and supervisor with 40 years’ experience, Nick Luxmoore vividly recounts moments of highs and lows, of uncertainties and of breakthroughs, and of the unique dilemmas experienced by counsellors and supervisors working with young people. Nick Luxmoore’s latest book is as smart, sharp and accessible as ever. In Practical Supervision, he takes us to the heart of those frequently complex, sometimes painful, dilemmas that arise in supervision, bringing them alive through compelling stories and well-placed, light-touch theoretical insights. Invaluable. Jonathan Wyatt, Senior Lecturer, The University of Edinburgh

Leading Good Care

The Task, Heart and Art of Managing Social Care John Burton

Foreword by Debbie Sorkin 2015 • 208pp • £25.00 • $45.00 pb:9781849055512 • ebook:9780857009852

A must-have for social care managers to inspire and establish better practice Written for the hard-pressed manager of social care, Leading Good Care cuts through the obstructions of red tape and procedures to focus on task, role and practice. Managers will discover in this book understanding, inspiration, confidence and the authority to lead their service.

Challenging Stress, Burnout and Rust-Out Finding Balance in Busy Lives

Critical Supervision for the Human Services

A Social Model to Promote Learning and Value-Based Practice Carolyn Noble, Mel Gray and Lou Johnston APR 2016 • 288pp • £22.99 • $37.95 pb:9781849055895 • ebook:9781784500436

A key text introducing critical supervision as a new model for the helping professions, covering theory and practice.

Best Practice in Professional Supervision A Guide for the Helping Professions Allyson Davys and Liz Beddoe 2010 • 256pp • £19.99 • $34.95 pb:9781843109952 • ebook:9780857003843

An authoritative guide to being an excellent supervisor, covering the role, functions and dispositions involved Best Practice in Professional Supervision is an authoritative guide to being an excellent supervisor, covering the role, functions and dispositions involved. The authors consider basic skills, the practicalities of forming and maintaining the supervision relationship, and the organisational context and culture of supervision.

Challenges in Professional Supervision Current Themes and Models for Practice Liz Beddoe and Allyson Davys MAY 2016 • 248pp • £24.99 • $45.00 pb:9781849054652 • ebook:9780857008435

An overview of new and challenging areas of supervision practice This is the authoritative guide to the issues, trends and developments taking place in professional supervision practice. Drawing on the latest research and theory it also explores new and innovative modes, models and skills being employed to best carry out supervision across professions such as health, social care and counselling.

Practical Supervision

How to Become a Supervisor for the Helping Professions Penny Henderson, Jim Holloway and Anthea Millar Foreword by F M Inskipp,Brigid Proctor 2014 • 160pp • £15.99 • $25.00 pb:9781849054423 • ebook:9780857009180

An easy to read introduction for helping professionals on how to be an effective supervisor.

Teena J. Clouston 2015 • 208pp • £16.99 • $27.95 pb:9781849054065 • ebook:9780857007865

Practical tools and techniques to find life balance and wellbeing at individual, family and community levels The author discusses the meaning of whole life balance and explains how it can be achieved in reality with some simple, straightforward strategies.

Social Work Under Pressure How to Overcome Stress, Fatigue and Burnout in the Workplace

Mastering Social Work Supervision Jane Wonnacott 2011 • 192pp • £17.99 • $32.95 pb:9781849051774 • ebook:9780857004031

An accessible guide to the essential skills of social work supervision This book is an accessible guide to the essential skills of social work supervision. It covers the development of the supervisor–supervisee relationship, the assessment and management of risk, understanding and managing poor performance, and support for the supervisors themselves.

Kate van Heugten 2011 • 224pp • £19.99 • $32.95 pb:9781849051163 • ebook:9780857002235

How to overcome workplace distress, fatigue and burnout by understanding the causes and implementing practical strategies.

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Child & Family Assessment Putting Analysis Into Child and Family Assessment, Third Edition Undertaking Assessments of Need Ruth Dalzell and Emma Sawyer

Foreword by Donald Forrester, Sheryl Burton MAR 2016 • 240pp • £22.99 • $39.95 pb:9781909391239 • ebook:9781909391277

The essential guide to improving assessment practice in child and family social work Packed with tools and ideas to enhance analytical thinking when making child and family assessments, this book covers every stage of the assessment process. It addresses planning, hypothesising, involving children, and making, recording and reviewing decisions. This third edition has been updated to reflect policy changes and new research findings.

Assessment and Intervention with Mothers and Partners Following Child Sexual Abuse Empowering to Protect Jenny Still MAR 2016 • 240pp • £22.99 • $37.95 pb:9781785920202 • ebook:9781784502669

Assessment and intervention guidance for professionals working with families of sexually abused children Assessment and Intervention with Mothers and Partners Following Child Sexual Abuse provides valuable and readily accessible information on child sex offenders and explains how to successfully apply that information in everyday assessment and intervention practice.

Adult Drug and Alcohol Problems, Children’s Needs, Second Edition An Interdisciplinary Training Resource for Professionals - with Practice and Assessment Tools, Exercises and Pro Formas Joy Barlow MBE, Di Hart and Jane Powell JUL 2016 • 200pp • £29.99 • $50.00 pb:9781909391253 • ebook:9781909391291

A training resource to help practitioners support families affected by drug and alcohol misuse With practice tools and examples, professionals will find a wealth of information to help them to assess the impact of parental drug and alcohol misuse and make informed decisions about a child’s welfare.

A Practical Guide to Early Intervention and Family Support Assessing Needs and Building Resilience in Families Affected by Parental Mental Health Problems or Substance Misuse Emma Sawyer and Sheryl Burton Foreword by Allison O’Sullivan

JAN 2016 • 288pp • £22.99 • $39.95 pb:9781909391215 • ebook:9781909391307

Essential reading for professionals who support families affected by parental mental illness and substance misuse A handbook for practitioners on early intervention and effective ways to support vulnerable families, this book looks at a number of the challenges practitioners face and presents strategies for overcoming the common obstacles. This third edition has been updated to reflect current policy and practice.

Children and Young People Whose Behaviour is Sexually Concerning or Harmful

Promoting Child and Parent Wellbeing

Assessing Risk and Developing Safety Plans

How to Use Evidence- and StrengthsBased Strategies in Practice

Jackie Bateman and Judith Milner

Carole Sutton

2014 • 168pp • £22.99 • $36.95 pb:9781849053617 • ebook:9780857007148

FEB 2016 • 232pp • £22.99 • $39.95 pb:9781849055727 • ebook:9781784500153

Gives professionals clear and effective advice, safe care plans and strengths based methods on how to deal with children and young people who display inappropriate signs of sexual behaviour

A strengths-based approach to promoting the wellbeing of children and parents

This practical guide will be an essential tool for social workers, counsellors, teachers, nurses and any professional with responsibility for child protection.

A Practitioners’ Tool for Child Protection and the Assessment of Parents Jeff Fowler

Taking a strengths-based approach, this book looks at ways practitioners can enhance children’s wellbeing by identifying protective factors and positive ways of working with children and their families. Grounded in research yet accessible, the strategies presented will help to encourage positive behaviour and promote emotional and mental wellbeing.

Assessing Disorganized Attachment Behaviour in Children

2002 • 256pp • £22.99 • $36.95 pb:9781843100508 • ebook:9781846422096

An Evidence-Based Model for Understanding and Supporting Families

A practical tool for the assessment of children and their families, helping professionals make informed decisions about child protection issues.

Edited by David Shemmings and Yvonne Shemmings 2014 • 240pp • £22.99 • $36.95 pb:9781849053228 • ebook:9780857006639

Safeguarding Children Living with Trauma and Family Violence

An evidence-based model for working with and assessing children with disorganized attachment and their adult carers.

Evidence-Based Assessment, Analysis and Planning Interventions

Arnon Bentovim, Antony Cox, Liza Bingley Miller and Stephen Pizzey Foreword by Brigid Daniel

2009 • 352pp • £24.99 • $44.95 pb:9781843109389 • ebook:9781846429385

Provides proven evidence-based guidance by seasoned experts on assessing and planning for children living with violence.

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CHILD & FAMILY ASSESSMENT The Child’s World

The Comprehensive Guide to Assessing Children in Need Second Edition Edited by Jan Horwath 2009 • 416pp • £22.99 • $39.95 pb:9781843105688 • ebook:9780857001832

The bestselling classic on assessing children in need, fully updated in this second edition; a comprehensive and multidisciplinary guide to all aspects of assessment.

Social Work with Troubled Families A Critical Introduction

Edited by Keith Davies 2015 • 192pp • £22.99 • $39.95 pb:9781849055499 • ebook:9780857009746

Essential reading on the Troubled Families Programme (TFP) and similar approaches in social work.

Mastering Whole Family Assessment in Social Work Balancing the Needs of Children, Adults and Their Families Fiona Mainstone Foreword by Jane Wonnacott

Child Protection Child Sexual Exploitation After Rotherham

Learning from Baby P

The politics of blame, fear and denial Sharon Shoesmith AUG 2016 • 272pp • £15.99 • $24.95 pb:9781785920035 • ebook:9781784502386

Thought-provoking reading on responses to the tragic death of Peter Connelly by the media, the public, politicians and professionals which explores what happened, why, and what can be learnt from it.

BESTSELLER

2014 • 280pp • £19.99 • $32.95 pb:9781849052405 • ebook:9780857004840

Brings together what social workers need to know about assessment across the services.

Improving Child and Family Assessments Turning Research into Practice

Danielle Turney, Dendy Platt, Julie Selwyn and Elaine Farmer 2011 • 256pp • £25.99 • $42.95 pb:9781849052566 • ebook:9780857005533

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Explores improved safeguarding and criminal investigations in relation to organised child sexual abuse, demonstrating how to avoid repeating the errors of Rotherham.

Justice for Laughing Boy Connor Sparrowhawk A Death by Indifference Sara Ryan SEP 2017 • 224pp • £12.99 • $19.95 pb:9781785923487 • ebook:#N/A

The life and death of Connor Sparrowhawk due to clinical negligence, and his mother’s subsequent campaign for justice.

NEW

Bringing together findings from 10 years of UK research that shed light on different aspects of child and family assessment, and examining the evidence for what works in promoting the best outcomes for children.

Contemporary Family Justice Policy and Practice in Complex Child Protection Decisions Kim Holt

Foreword by Sir James Munby MAY 2016 • 168pp • £17.99 • $32.95 pb:9781849056267 • ebook:9781784502492

An engaging critique of the current family justice system By showing how the policy looks in practice, it describes how we can ensure the best outcome for children and families under the pressure of timescales and targets.

Tackling Child Neglect

Research, Policy and Evidence-Based Practice Edited by Ruth Gardner Foreword by David Howe

AUG 2016 • 368pp • £22.99 • $37.95 pb:9781849056625 • ebook:9781784501655

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Child Protection Secret, Secret

Shattered Lives

Children Who Live with Courage and Dignity

Daisy Law

Camila Batmanghelidjh

3 TO 7 YEARS • JUN 2016 • 40pp • £9.99 • $15.95 hb:9781785920424 • ebook:9781784502942

A magical picture book about secrets for children aged 3-7 covering big secrets, small secrets and everything in-between This picture book subtly explores the different types of secrets children may have, and encourages them to feel confident to share their secrets.

Helping Children to Tell About Sexual Abuse

Chapters take the form of letters to a child capturing their life experiences, hugely impacted by sexual abuse, parental substance misuse and loss, leading to feelings of shame, and worthlessness.

Safeguarding Black Children Good Practice in Child Protection

Guidance for Helpers

Edited by Claudia Bernard and Perlita Harris Foreword by June Thoburn

Rosaleen McElvaney

MAY 2016 • 288pp • £25.00 • $45.00 pb:9781849055697 • ebook:9781784500115

JUL 2016 • 160pp • £14.99 • $24.95 pb:9781849057127 • ebook:9781784502355

Accessible guidance on how to help children to disclose experiences of sexual abuse Children need to be able to disclose their experiences of sexual abuse in order to stop the abuse and get help. Practical and accessible, this book offers guidance on how professionals can identify potential abuse cases and create safe opportunities for children to talk about sexual abuse. The book explores challenges in facilitating and responding to disclosures of abuse, such as: how to recognise the signs, ask the right questions and react to a disclosure. It also draws on research carried out with children who have experienced sexual abuse, to convey how experiences of disclosure feel to those making them and what informs a decision to tell or not tell. Helping Children to Tell About Sexual Abuse will be suitable for any professional working with a child or young person, including social workers, psychologists, child/ family therapists, health care workers, school nurses, school counsellors, health visitors, police and youth workers.

Hidden Cameras

Everything You Need to Know About Covert Recording, Undercover Cameras and Secret Filming Joe Plomin

An exploration of the key issues surrounding child protection relating to black children, with tips for practice Provides guidance on the ways child protection services need to improve provision for black children and young people in need. With chapters dedicated to key issues, it shows how social workers can provide better support for these children and their families.

Practical Guide to Child Protection

The Challenges, Pitfalls and Practical Solutions Joanna Nicolas 2015 • 176pp • £18.99 • $34.95 pb:9781849055864 • ebook:9781784500320

A practical guide to the most common challenges of child protection practice This book offers advice for the known difficulties in practice such as home visiting, communicating with children and working with resistant clients.

Challenging Child Protection

FEB 2016 • 224pp • £12.99 • $19.95 pb:9781849056434 • ebook:9781784501365

New Directions in Safeguarding Children

A complete guide to the practical, moral and logistical considerations of covert filming. No one understands secret filming like Joe Plomin. This book is essential reading for all those trying to hold power to account in the digital age. Paul Mason, journalist and broadcaster

Risk in Child Protection Assessment Challenges and Frameworks for Practice

Martin C. Calder with Julie Archer 2015 • 336pp • £22.99 • $39.95 pb:9781849054799 • ebook:9780857008589

A clear and accessible guide to understanding and assessing risk in child protection work In this accessible guide to assessing risk in child protection, Martin C. Calder outlines the relevant policy, introduces debates about what risk means, identifies the key challenges for practice, summarises the evidence base for effective assessment and provides a helpful framework for frontline workers.

Child Protection and Parents with a Learning Disability

Good Practice for Assessing and Working with Adults - including Autism Spectrum Disorders and Borderline Learning Disability Penny Morgan SEP 2016 • 176pp • £22.99 • $39.95 pb:9781849056793 • ebook:9781784501860

Essential guide to assessing parenting capacity when working with adults with learning disabilities Provides the knowledge that child protection workers need in order to fully understand the impact of learning disabilities on parenting capability and make informed assessments and interventions.

2007 • 176pp • £11.99 • $22.95 pb:9781843106036 • ebook:9781846422546

Edited by Lorraine Waterhouse and Janice McGhee 2015 • 184pp • £24.99 • $42.95 pb:9781849053952 • ebook:9780857007605

A fundamental reappraisal of current approaches to child neglect, abuse and protection This book challenges our conceptions of child protection and encourages readers to think critically about why children are harmed by adults, how society views child abuse and how this informs practice.

Eradicating Child Maltreatment

Evidence-Based Approaches to Prevention and Intervention Across Services Edited by Arnon Bentovim and Jenny Gray Foreword by Harriet Ward

2014 • 240pp • £25.00 • $45.00 pb:9781849054492 • ebook:9780857008237

Is it possible to overcome the enduring problem of child maltreatment? Leading international figures in the field address this enduring and thorny question, setting out a public health approach to prevention.

Social Work Reclaimed

Innovative Frameworks for Child and Family Social Work Practice Edited by Steve Goodman and Isabelle Trowler 2011 • 176pp • £22.99 • $36.95 pb:9781849052023 • ebook:9780857004611

Presents the theory and practice of the unique and innovative Reclaim Social Work (RSW) model pioneered by the London Borough of Hackney which has gained national recognition.

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Child Protection Understanding Family Support Policy, Practice and Theory

John Canavan, John Pinkerton and Pat Dolan APR 2016 • 160pp • £17.99 • $32.95 pb:9781849050661 • ebook:9780857002587

Provides an overview of the role that family support has in promoting the welfare of children and their families Offering an overview and fully integrated account of family support, this book is ideal for anyone involved in preparing or delivering family support, as well as for students and lecturers on the subject.

Helping Children Affected by Parental Substance Abuse

Activities and Photocopiable Worksheets Tonia Caselman 2015 • 176pp • £19.99 • $34.95 pb:9781849057608 • ebook:9781784500870

Activities and worksheets to use with children affected by parental substance misuse Designed to protect children from common negative outcomes such as feelings of shame, depression and anxiety, low self-esteem and behavioural problems.

Understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder A Guide to FASD for Parents, Carers and Professionals

Maria Catterick and Liam Curran Foreword by Ed Riley

2014 • 168pp • £13.99 • $23.95 pb:9781849053945 • ebook:9780857007582

This essential guide to FASD explains how it affects individuals at different stages of their lives, how it can be identified, and advises on how best to support both children and adults with FASD.

Good Practice in Safeguarding Children Working Effectively in Child Protection

Edited by Liz Hughes and Hilary Owen 2009 • 288pp • £19.99 • $39.95 pb:9781843109457 • ebook:9781846428944

Guidance on good practice in safeguarding children, covering a broad range of issues such as neglect, trafficked children, parents with learning difficulties and child protection supervision.

Recognizing and Helping the Neglected Child Evidence-Based Practice for Assessment and Intervention

Brigid Daniel, Julie Taylor and Jane Scott with David Derbyshire and Deanna Neilson 2011 • 192pp • £18.99 • $29.95 pb:9781849050937 • ebook:9780857002747

Outlines how neglect can be recognized and shows how practitioners should respond, including assessment, planning, and appropriate interventions.

Safeguarding Children Across Services Messages from Research

Carolyn Davies and Harriet Ward 2011 • 224pp • £19.99 • $34.95 pb:9781849051248 • ebook:9780857002907

Based on the latest research, this book provides today’s practitioners and policy makers with an accessible summary of what we currently know about child protection.

Safeguarding Children from Abroad Refugee, Asylum Seeking and Trafficked Children in the UK

Edited by Emma Kelly and Farhat Bokhari 2011 • 176pp • £21.99 • $34.95 pb:9781849051576 • ebook:9780857005595

Identifies the gaps in services for refugee, asylum and trafficked children in the UK and makes recommendations for how they can be improved.

Reading and Expressive Writing with Traumatised Children, Young Refugees and Asylum Seekers Unpack My Heart with Words Marion Baraitser

Foreword by Sheila Melzak 2014 • 288pp • £22.99 • $39.95 pb:9781849053846 • ebook:9780857007476

Using literature to help young victims cope with their experiences of trauma.

Adolescent Neglect

Research, Policy and Practice

Safeguarding Children from Emotional Maltreatment What Works

Jane Barlow and Anita Schrader McMillan 2010 • 176pp • £18.99 • $32.95 pb:9781849050531 • ebook:9780857003645

Shows what works in safeguarding children from emotional maltreatment and its harmful effects on a child’s development.

Safeguarding Babies and Very Young Children from Abuse and Neglect Harriet Ward, Rebecca Brown and David Westlake 2012 • 240pp • £23.99 • $39.95 pb:9781849052375 • ebook:9780857004819

Summarising research in an accessible way, it provides practical recommendations for improving the safeguarding of babies and young children from abuse and neglect.

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Gwyther Rees, Mike Stein, Leslie Hicks and Sarah Gorin 2011 • 144pp • £18.99 • $32.95 pb:9781849051040 • ebook:9780857002808

Outlines how adolescent neglect differs from child neglect, the context of why it is overlooked, how it is defined, the causes and consequences of neglect, young people’s views, and what professionals can do.

Effective Working with Neglected Children and their Families

Linking Interventions to Long-term Outcomes Elaine Farmer and Eleanor Lutman 2012 • 240pp • £25.00 • $42.50 pb:9781849052887 • ebook:9780857006097

Highlights the complex and enduring needs of the children most likely to drop out of range of social care systems, and offers practical guidelines for reengaging children and services.

Child Protection

DOMESTIC & SEXUAL VIOLENCE Helping Babies and Children Aged 0-6 to Heal After Family Violence

Understanding Disorganized Attachment Theory and Practice for Working with Children and Adults

A Practical Guide to Infantand Child-Led Work Dr. Wendy Bunston

David Shemmings and Yvonne Shemmings 2011 • 240pp • £19.99 • $32.95 pb:9781849050449 • ebook:9780857002419

Foreword by Dr. Julie Stone

JUN 2017 • 208pp • £18.99 • $29.95 pb:9781849056441 • ebook:9781784501389

A comprehensive and accessible text on disorganized attachment, outlining what it is, how it can be identified and the key causes.

A practical guide to providing child-led therapy for children aged 0-6 who have been affected by domestic violence

Caring for Abused and Neglected Children

Making the Right Decisions for Reunification or Long-Term Care Jim Wade, Nina Biehal, Nicola Farrelly and Ian Sinclair 2011 • 224pp • £25.99 • $42.50 pb:9781849052078 • ebook:9780857004413

Examines the long term consequences of the decision whether or not to reunify a child in care with their birth family.

DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE Working with Violence and Confrontation Using Solution Focused Approaches

After family violence, very young children and babies benefit from childled therapy, but how do you achieve this? Dr. Wendy Bunston’s guide is here to help you to meet the emotional needs of children who are experiencing trauma, and to enable them to form healthy attachments, both within their families and beyond. As well as clearly explaining the consequences of domestic violence on young developing brains, this book demystifies the practicalities of working effectively with children in their earliest years. Examining real-life cases, it notes the distress that arises when a child is separated from his or her family, advises on the importance and complexities of children’s attachments, and shows how to support playfulness as an essential part of children’s healthy personal development. Instruction is provided on how to include all family members in the healing process, including the perpetrators of family violence, in a positive way to improve children’s chances of recovery. Dr. Wendy Bunston’s unique approach to therapy and care, based on over 25 years’ professional experience, promotes the viewing of cases from a ‘child-led’ perspective. Pragmatic, empathic and accessible, this book will be essential reading for anyone working with those affected by domestic violence.

Engaging with Perpetrators of Domestic Violence

Creative Practice with Children, Young People and Adults Judith Milner and Steve Myers

Practical Techniques for Early Intervention Kate Iwi and Chris Newman

Foreword by Andrew Turnell

OCT 2016 • 168pp • £19.99 • $29.95 pb:9781785920554 • ebook:9781784503123

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NEW TITLE

2015 • 176pp • £17.99 • $29.95 pb:9781849053808 • ebook:9780857007384

Outlines how solution focused practice is effective in addressing violent behaviour in clients and service users

Provides practical techniques for child protection workers for the early stages of intervention in domestic violence cases

Solution focused approaches have been used successfully with a range of violent behaviours from school-based bullying to severe domestic violence, as well as with victims of violence. Solution focused approaches hold people accountable for building solutions to their violent behaviour. The book shows how to engage clients in solution talk as opposed to problem talk, set useful goals and help clients to develop new behaviours. It outlines the practice principles and working techniques that make up solution focused practice with physical, emotional and sexual violence. Illustrative case studies and practice activities are provided.

When someone is suspected of being violent towards their family, the onus often falls on the victim to keep the children safe. This practical handbook turns the attention back to the cause of the problem, by helping practitioners to engage with perpetrators, to make safety-focussed interventions and motivate them towards seeking more in depth help.

Take It as a Compliment Maria Stoian 2015 • 100pp • £15.99 • $24.95 hb:9781849056977 • ebook:9780857012425

A collective graphic memoir telling real life stories of sexual abuse, violence and harassment and a call to action for change

Working with the Trauma of Rape and Sexual Violence A Guide for Professionals Sue J. Daniels Foreword by Ivan Tyrrell

Gold medal winner in the ‘Independent Spirit’ category of the Independent Publishers Outstanding Book of the Year Awards 2016 “I was fifteen.” “I never saw him again.” “They chanted after me, ‘Oscar the Grouch, Oscar the Grouch.”

NOV 2016 • 232pp • £19.99 • $34.95 pb:9781785921117 • ebook:9781784503758

Bringing together the voices of males and females of all ages, the stories in this collective graphic memoir reflect real life experiences of sexual abuse, violence and harassment. Each experience is brought to life by Maria Stoian’s exceptional artwork. Her unique and varied styles powerfully reflect the tone and mood of the different stories and in just a few pages express the complex emotions felt by victims of sexual abuse. Covering acts such as sexual violence, public sexual harassment, domestic abuse and child abuse, this is a reminder for survivors that they are not alone and a call for all of us to take action. The stories clearly show that assault of any type is not an honour bestowed on anyone. It is not a compliment.

Complete resource on the effects of rape and sexual violence and how to work positively with victims

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This authoritative resource draws together advice for all people in the helping professions on how to work with victims of rape and sexual violence. The wide-ranging topics cover the effects of rape, male rape, childhood sexual abuse, sex trafficking and prostitution, and sexually transmitted infections, giving best practice advice on how to offer effective and compassionate support to help survivors.

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Domestic & Sexual Violence Domestic Violence and Protecting Children

New Thinking and Approaches Edited by Nicky Stanley and Cathy Humphreys 2015 • 272pp • £22.99 • $39.95 pb:9781849054850 • ebook:9780857008756

Summarises the very latest developments in the fields of domestic violence and child protection Describing some of the innovative work taking place in domestic violence and child protection work, this book looks at how interventions for children exposed to domestic violence are being developed, how services for abusive fathers have evolved and discusses a number of new initiatives in the field of interagency risk assessment.

Violence Against Women

Current Theory and Practice in Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence and Exploitation Edited by Nancy Lombard and Lesley McMillan 2012 • 256pp • £22.99 • $37.95 pb:9781849051323 • ebook:9780857003300

Overview of current issues relating to the field of violence against women which synthesises the latest research findings and ideas for good practice in the field.

Intimate Partner Sexual Violence

A Multidisciplinary Guide to Improving Services and Support for Survivors of Rape and Abuse Edited by Louise McOrmond-Plummer, Patricia Easteal AM and Jennifer Y. Levy-Peck Foreword by Raquel Kennedy Bergen 2013 • 338pp • £29.99 • $45.00 pb:9781849059121 • ebook:9780857006554

Responding to Domestic Violence Emerging Challenges for Policy, Practice and Research in Europe Edited by Stephanie Holt, Carolina Øverlien and John Devaney OCT 2017 • 288pp • £27,99 • $39.95 pb:9781785922619 • ebook:9781784505493

How can countries overcome the social, health and legal challenges presented by domestic violence?

NEW Founded upon interviews with 42,000 women across the EU who provided testimonies of their experiences of physical, sexual and psychological violence, this book mines its findings and explores the implications for domestic violence policy, research and practice. DIRECT WORK Creative Ideas for Solution Focused Practice

Inspiring Guidance, Ideas and Activities Judith Milner and Steve Myers FEB 2017 • 176pp • £14.99 • $23.95 pb:9781785922176 • ebook:9781784504977

Creative ideas for using solution focused practice in social care, health and education settings

Susan Collis

Exploring creative ways to implement solution NEW focused practice, this book is packed full of ideas to inspire ways of working with clients which focus on their strengths as a means to finding solutions. Outlining how and why strengths-based interviewing for solutions is effective, the book provides a wealth of different ways to apply key solution focused techniques. With exercises, sample questions and top tips for tricky situations, the authors show how to apply creative methods in a variety of different settings and with different service user groups. Suitable for use with children and adults, this accessible book will offer exciting ideas for those new to solution focused working as well as more experienced practitioners looking for inspiration.

2012 • 160pp • £19.99 • $32.95 pb:9781849053785 • ebook:9780857007353

I would recommend this book to anyone developing skills for solutionfocused work in any aspect of client work.

A complete guide to Intimate Partner Sexual Violence (IPSV) that covers key issues salient to all professionals who work with IPSV victims.

Hearing Young People Talk About Witnessing Domestic Violence Exploring Feelings, Coping Strategies and Pathways to Recovery Foreword by Gill Hague

Studies domestic violence from the viewpoint of young people, exploring its effects and new, successful methods to facilitate the healing process.

Narrative Therapy for Women Experiencing Domestic Violence

Dr. Alasdair J. Macdonald, retired consultant psychiatrist and family therapist; chair of a Dorset counselling charity

Direct Work with Family Groups

Supporting Women’s Transitions from Abuse to Safety

Simple, Fun Ideas to Aid Engagement and Assessment and Enable Positive Change Audrey Tait and Helen Wosu

Mary Allen

2015 • 216pp • £16.99 • $29.95 pb:9781849055543 • ebook:9780857009869

2011 • 144pp • £18.99 • $29.95 pb:9781849051903 • ebook:9780857004208

Drawing on the narratives of women who have experienced domestic violence, it shows how narrative therapy can help women to gain self-confidence, resist violence and make the transition from abuse to safety.

Picking up the Pieces After Domestic Violence

A Practical Resource for Supporting Parenting Skills Kate Iwi and Chris Newman 2011 • 144pp • £21.99 • $36.95 pb:9781849050210 • ebook:9780857005335

Techniques and exercises to help practitioners work in a structured and focused way with parents after domestic violence has occurred.

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Fun, creative and effective ideas to aid direct work with families Direct Work with Family Groups is full of great ideas to aid engagement, assessment and enable positive change through direct work BESTSELLER with family groups. Working with families can be a challenging experience. This book looks at the personal skills needed to engage families, both at home and in the community. It provides guidance on how to assess and manage the needs of individual family members, whilst also being mindful of potential risk factors. With easy to use activities and resources, this book will inspire you to think about creative new ways to plan and carry out your work. This is a must-have for social workers and social work students, as well as child protection workers, therapists, counsellors and child and family centre workers. It is the perfect complement to Direct Work with Vulnerable Children, also by the same authors.

Direct Work Direct Work with Vulnerable Children

Inspiring and Creative Ideas for Working with Children

2012 • 224pp • £16.99 • $29.95 pb:9781849053198 • ebook:9780857006615

OCT 2016 • 120pp • £13.99 • $22.95 pb:9781849056519 • ebook:9781784501464

Packed with activities and advice on how to use playfulness to open up lines of communication with vulnerable children

Creative tips for engaging children and enabling positive change.

Playful Activities and Strategies for Communication Audrey Tait and Helen Wosu

For many vulnerable children, the idea of BESTSELLER talking to an adult about their experiences and feelings can be a daunting prospect. This book demonstrates how the introduction of playfulness when working with neglected or abused children helps to build a trusting relationship by openly engaging with the child’s world.

Helping Vulnerable Children and Adolescents to Stay Safe Creative Ideas and Activities for Building Protective Behaviours Katie Wrench

Foreword by Ginger Kadlec AUG 2016 • 184pp • £14.99 • $24.95 pb:9781849056762 • ebook:9781784501839

Creative ideas and activities for professionals working with vulnerable children to help them to develop the skills they need to keep safe Full of ideas and activities to help vulnerable children and young people to develop the key skills needed to stay safe. These tried and tested concepts are easy to use and will help children to better understand and respond to the potential dangers around them. Topics include work around: problem solving skills, safe/unsafe touch and cyber safety.

Kids Need...

Parenting Cards for Families and the People who Work With Them Mark Hamer 2007 • 0pp • £25.99 • $39.95 • 9781843105244

Simple, easy-to-use card set designed to help professionals explore children’s needs and wants with families and carers.

Cards for Life

Promoting Emotional & Social Development Simon Blake 2005 • 0pp • £22.99 • $37.95 • 9781904787594

Cards for Life is a colourful, fun card game designed to help young people aged 11+ to develop their emotional well-being and resilience.

The Big Book of EVEN MORE Therapeutic Activity Ideas for Children and Teens Inspiring Arts-Based Activities and Character Education Curricula Lindsey Joiner 2015 • 264pp • £19.99 • $29.95 pb:9781849057493 • ebook:9781784501969

A resource bursting with creative and fun activities to teach social skills, selfexpression, conflict resolution and more to challenging children and teens aged 5+

The Big Book of Therapeutic Activity Ideas for Children and Teens Inspiring Arts-Based Activities and Character Education Curricula Lindsey Joiner 2011 • 256pp • £19.99 • $29.95 pb:9781849058650 • ebook:9780857004475

Over 100 creative activities to have fun with challenging children and teenagers in school and therapeutic settings.

How to Build Relationships and Enable Change Deborah M. Plummer

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101 Mindful Arts-Based Activities to Get Children and Adolescents Talking Working with Severe Trauma, Abuse and Neglect Using Found and Everyday Objects Dawn D’Amico, LCSW, PhD DEC 2016 • 224pp • £15.99 • $24.95 pb:9781785927317 • ebook:9781784504229

101 mindfulness-based therapeutic activities to do with children aged 5-17 who have NEW experienced extreme trauma and abuse Offering 101 creative, mindfulness-based activities, this book is a highly useful resource for engaging therapeutically with children aged 5-17 who have experienced severe trauma. With minimal preparation and only everyday objects required, the activities can be used in a number of settings. Case studies throughout show the many positive outcomes.

The Art Activity Book for Relational Work

100 illustrated therapeutic worksheets to use with individuals, couples and families Jennifer Guest FEB 2017 • 128pp • £17.99 • $29.95 pb:9781785921605 • ebook:9781784504281

100 illustrated worksheets for NEW professionals to use with individuals, couples and families to promote healthy, happy relationships Explore and promote positive relationships with these 100 ready-to-use illustrated worksheets and activities. Based on systemic theory, psychodynamic theory and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) principles, the activities are a creative approach to starting therapeutic conversations and engaging clients in their search for solutions. The photocopiable worksheets encourage clients to express their feelings through drawing, painting and writing. They are structured around four key areas: sense of self; partner relationships; family dynamics; and improving communication and conflict resolution. Activities include explanations of how and why they help to address specific relational issues.

The CBT Art Activity Book 100 illustrated handouts for creative therapeutic work Jennifer Guest

2015 • 136pp • £17.99 • $29.95 pb:9781849056656 • ebook:9781784501686

Photocopiable therapeutic worksheets based on CBT principles to aid clients exploring thoughts and feelings

BESTSELLER

Explore complex emotions and enhance selfawareness with these 100 ready-to-use creative activities. The intricate, attractive designs are illustrated in the popular zentangle style and are suitable for adults and young people, in individual or group work. The worksheets use cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and art as therapy to address outcomes including improved self-esteem, emotional wellbeing, anger management, coping with change and loss, problem solving and future planning. The colouring pages are designed for relaxing stress management and feature a complete illustrated alphabet and series of striking mandala designs.

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Direct Work BESTSELLING CBT WORKBOOK SERIES Starving the Anger Gremlin for Children Aged 5-9 A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook on Anger Management Kate Collins-Donnelly 5 TO 9 YEARS • 2014 • 176pp • £12.99 • $19.95 pb:9781849054935 • ebook:9780857008855

The Anger Gremlin is a naughty creature and his favourite food is your anger! The more anger you feed him, the bigger and bigger he gets and the angrier and angrier you feel! How can you stop this? Starve the Anger Gremlin of angry thoughts, feelings and behaviours, and watch him disappear! Based on cognitive behavioural principles, this workbook uses fun and engaging activities to teach children how to manage their anger by changing how they think and act – getting rid of their Anger Gremlins for good! Packed full of stories, puzzles, quizzes, and colouring, drawing and writing games, this is an excellent resource for parents or practitioners to use with children aged 5 to 9 years.

Starving the Anxiety Gremlin for Children Aged 5-9 A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook on Anxiety Management Kate Collins-Donnelly 5 TO 9 YEARS • 2014 • 192pp • £12.99 • $19.95 pb:9781849054928 • ebook:9780857009029

CHILDREN’S CHOICE WINNER AT THE SCHOOL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION’S INFORMATION BOOK AWARDS 2014 The Anxiety Gremlin is a mischievous creature who loves to gobble up your anxious feelings! The more anxiety you feed him, the bigger and bigger he gets and the more and more anxious you feel! How can you stop this? Starve your Anxiety Gremlin of anxious thoughts, feelings and behaviours, and watch him shrink! Based on cognitive behavioural principles, this workbook uses fun and imaginative activities to teach children how to manage their anxiety by changing how they think and act – getting rid of their Anxiety Gremlins for good! Bursting with stories, puzzles, quizzes, and colouring, drawing and writing games, this is a unique tool for parents or practitioners to use with children aged 5 to 9 years.

Starving the Stress Gremlin

A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook on Stress Management for Young People Kate Collins-Donnelly 10 TO 18 YEARS • 2013 • 136pp • £12.99 • $19.95 pb:9781849053402 • ebook:9780857006721

Watch out for the Stress Gremlin -- he loves to feed on your stress, and as he gets bigger and bolder, you get more and more stressed! How can he be stopped? Don’t give him any more stress to eat, and watch him and your stress disappear! Starving the Stress Gremlin shows young people how they can manage their stress levels through a range of effective techniques based on cognitive behavioural principles. Engaging and fun activities as well as real life stories from other young people show how our thoughts are related to our behaviour and emotions, allowing young people to understand why they get stressed, the effects of stress and how to ‘starve’ their Stress Gremlin! This informative workbook is for a young person aged 10+ to complete either on their own or with the help of a parent or practitioner. It is also a valuable stress management resource for those working with young people, including mental health practitioners, youth workers, social workers and education sector staff.

Starving the Anger Gremlin

A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook on Anger Management for Young People Kate Collins-Donnelly 10 TO 18 YEARS • 2012 • 88pp • £12.99 • $19.95 pb:9781849052863 • ebook:9780857006219

Meet the anger gremlin: a troublesome pest whose favourite meal is your anger, and the more he eats the angrier you get! There’s only one way to stop him: starve him of angry feelings and behaviours, and make him disappear. This imaginative workbook shows young people how to starve their anger gremlin and control their anger effectively. Made up of engaging and fun activities, it helps them to understand why they get angry and how their anger affects themselves and others, and teaches them how to manage angry thoughts and behaviours. The triedand-tested programme, based on effective cognitive behavioural therapy principles, can be worked through by a young person on their own or with a practitioner or parent, and is suitable for children and young people aged 10+. Starving the Anger Gremlin is an ideal anger management resource for those working with young people including counsellors, therapists, social workers and school counsellors, as well as parents.

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Starving the Anxiety Gremlin

A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook on Anxiety Management for Young People Kate Collins-Donnelly 10 TO 18 YEARS • 2013 • 168pp • £12.99 • $19.95 pb:9781849053419 • ebook:9780857006738

Children’s Choice Winner at the School Library Association’s Information Book Awards 2014.The Anxiety Gremlin loves one thing - to feed on your anxiety! But watch out, as the fuller he gets, the more anxious you get! How can you stop him? Starve him of his favourite food - your anxiety - and he’ll shrink and shrivel away. Starving the Anxiety Gremlin is a unique and award-winning resource to help young people understand different types of anxiety and how to manage them, including panic attacks, phobias, social anxiety, generalised anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder. Based on cognitive behavioural principles that link thoughts, feelings and behaviours, the techniques described help young people to understand why they get anxious and how they can ‘starve’ their anxiety gremlin in order to manage their anxiety. This engaging workbook uses fun activities and real life stories, and can be used by young people aged 10+ on their own or with a parent or practitioner. It is also an ideal anxiety management resource for those working with young people, including mental health practitioners, social workers, education sector staff and youth workers.

Banish Your Self-Esteem Thief

A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook on Building Positive Self-Esteem for Young People Kate Collins-Donnelly 10 TO 18 YEARS • 2014 • 240pp • £14.99 • $24.95 pb:9781849054621 • ebook:9780857008411

Part of the Reading Well scheme. 35 books selected by young people and health professionals to provide 13 to 18 year olds with high-quality support, information and advice about common mental health issues and related conditions. Look out - the Self-Esteem Thief is on the prowl! He’s the crafty character who keeps stealing your positive self-esteem from your Self-Esteem Vault, leaving only negative thoughts and feelings about you behind. But the good news is you can banish him for good and this workbook will show you how. Packed with activities and real-life stories, this imaginative workbook will show you what self-esteem is, how it develops, the impact it can have and how all this applies to your own self-esteem. Using cognitive behavioural and mindfulness principles and techniques, this workbook will help you change how you think and act in order to build positive self-esteem, protect your Self-Esteem Vault and banish your SelfEsteem Thief for good! This is an excellent workbook for young people aged 10+ to work through on their own or with the help of a parent or practitioner.

Banish Your Body Image Thief

A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook on Building Positive Body Image for Young People Kate Collins-Donnelly 10 TO 18 YEARS • 2014 • 240pp • £14.99 • $24.95 pb:9781849054638 • ebook:9780857008428

Part of the Reading Well scheme. Watch out - the Body Image Thief is about! He’s the sneaky character who keeps stealing your positive body image from your Body Image Vault, leaving only negative thoughts and feelings about your body behind. But don’t worry - you can banish him for good and this workbook will show you how! Using a host of activities and real-life stories, this imaginative workbook will look at what body image means, how it develops, the impact it can have and how all this applies to your own body image. Based on cognitive behavioural and mindfulness principles and techniques, it is packed with strategies that will help you change how you think and act in order to build a positive body image, protect your Body Image Vault and banish your Body Image Thief for good! This unique workbook is suitable for young people aged 10+ to work through on their own or with the help of a parent or practitioner.

Direct Work More Creative Coping Skills for Children Activities, Games, Stories, and Handouts to Help Children Self-regulate Bonnie Thomas AUG 2016 • 256pp • £19.99 • $29.95 pb:9781785920219 • ebook:9781784502676

Fun, effective activities for use with children needing support with a range of emotional challenges This collection of fun and adaptable activities, games, stories and handouts is a complete resource for supporting children coping with stress and difficult emotions. From engaging arts and crafts, to interactive stories and relaxing meditations, all the interventions and activities are thematically structured so that each chapter contains the means for building specific skills or overcoming behavioral issues. Each chapter contains suggested goals, positive affirmations and photocopiable handouts to enable a child to continue practising and learning new life skills outside of sessions with parents or professionals. The activities in this book are ideal for use with children aged 3-12 to help them rebalance and gain a strong grasp on their emotions.

Cartooning Teen Stories Using comics to explore key life issues with young people Jenny Drew 12+ • JAN 2016 • 184pp • £22.99 • $35.00 pb:9781849056311 • ebook:9781784501068

Engage young people aged 12+ with comics designed to open up discussion about issues including identity, bullying, sexuality and mental health.

Helping Adolescents and Adults to Build Self-Esteem A Photocopiable Resource Book Deborah M. Plummer 2014 • 280pp • £25.00 • $39.95 pb:9781849054256 • ebook:9780857007940

Activities and advice to break the cycle of low self-esteem in adolescents and adults.

LAW Special Needs and Legal Entitlement, Second Edition The Essential Guide to Getting out of the Maze Melinda Nettleton and John Friel AUG 2017 • 400pp • £14.99 • $35.00 pb:9781849057066 • ebook:9781784502300

The updated definitive guide to the legal rights of children and young people with special educational needs

NEW Fully updated to include the most recent developments in law and practice, the second edition of this comprehensive and straightforward guide to the legal rights of children and young people with special educational needs clearly explains the key issues in a complex system. Helping parents to understand the legal entitlements of their child, Nettleton and Friel explain the new Education, Health and Care Plans which have replaced the Statements of Special Educational Needs. They explain what an Education, Health and Care Plan is, how assessments are carried out, and how annual reviews, amendments, rights of appeal and tribunals work in practice. They also include help with 42 of the most common problems encountered, a discussion of relevant cases, extracts from the official published guidance issued, and a draft Reasons for Appeal. This essential handbook for parents of children with special educational needs will also be a key reference for teachers, charities, Local Authority officers, and lawyers in other fields. Care Act 2014

An A-Z of Law and Practice Michael Mandelstam MAY 2017 • 304pp • £35.00 • $65.00 pb:9781849055598 • ebook:9780857009913

First book to explain and analyse the Care Act 2014 not only in detail, but also in a concise and accessible format.

Working Therapeutically with Families

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Creative Activities for Diverse Family Structures Tonia Caselman and Kimberly Hill 2014 • 216pp • £19.99 • $32.95 pb:9781849059626 • ebook:9780857008220

A wealth of activities to use in therapeutic work with families, tailored to meet the particular needs of different types of family.

See You in Court, Second Edition A Social Worker’s Guide to Presenting Evidence in Care Proceedings Lynn Davis 2015 • 224pp • £18.99 • $37.95 pb:9781849055079 • ebook:9780857009258

Essential guide for social workers on being a witness in care proceedings Fully updated to cover the latest developments in the law and procedure, See You in Court provides accessible guidance for social workers on how to serve children’s best interests throughout the court process.

The Social Worker’s Guide to Children and Families Law Second Edition Lynn Davis 2014 • 320pp • £19.99 • $32.95 pb:9781849054409 • ebook:9780857008145

Now fully updated and with up-to-the-minute guidance, this is the only book you will need to make sense of the key elements of law involved in social work with children and families in England and Wales.

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Working with Young People The Healthy Coping Colouring Book and Journal

What Have I Done?

A Victim Empathy Programme For Young People

Creative Activities to Help Manage Stress, Anxiety and Other Big Feelings Pooky Knightsmith

Pete Wallis with Clair Aldington and Marian Liebmann Illustrated by Emily Wallis

Illustrated by Emily Hamilton

2009 • 208pp • £35.00 • $49.95 pb:9781843109792 • ebook:9780857002112

8 TO 14 YEARS • DEC 2016 • 208pp • £9.99 • $16.95 pb:9781785921391 • ebook:9781784504052

A programme to encourage empathy in young people who commit crimes or hurt others through their actions.

Learn how to manage difficult feelings with this creative journal for ages 8-14

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Packed full of creative activities and coping strategies, this journal and colouring book is the perfect companion when faced with difficult thoughts and feelings. Whether you are stressed out at home or school, feeling anxious or simply in need of some relaxation, this workbook provides a place for you to express your emotions. Put your own personal stamp on colouring, journaling and drawing activities and explore healthy ways of coping with difficult feelings such as anger and anxiety through inspirational quotes, poems and practical advice. With a range of activities that introduce mindfulness and encourage relaxation, this workbook will help young people aged 8-14 to develop the tools needed to prepare for and respond to future difficult situations. It is also an invaluable resource for parents and carers, teachers, counsellors and psychologists to use with young people in their care.

Working with Children and Teenagers Using Solution Focused Approaches Enabling Children to Overcome Challenges and Achieve their Potential Judith Milner and Jackie Bateman 2011 • 176pp • £19.99 • $34.95 pb:9781849050821 • ebook:9780857002617

Solution focused communication skills and playful techniques for working with all children and young people.

A Treatment Manual for Adolescents Displaying Harmful Sexual Behaviour Change for Good

Eamon McCrory Illustrated by Paula Walker-Rhymes

We’re All Mad Here

The No-Nonsense Guide to Living with Social Anxiety Claire Eastham. Foreword by Natasha Devon MBE

2010 • 160pp • £49.99 • $95.00 pb:9781849051460 • ebook:9780857003126

A comprehensive set of clinical materials to guide individual work with young people displaying harmful sexual behaviour, including case examples and practical exercises.

Foreword by Natasha Devon

Working with Young Women

TEENS • NOV 2016 • 200pp • £12.99 • $19.95 pb:9781785920820 • ebook:9781784503437

No-nonsense guide to surviving social anxiety from award-winning blogger, Claire Eastham

Activities for Exploring Personal, Social and Emotional Issues Second Edition Vanessa Rogers

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Anxiety is a crafty shapeshifter that can take on many forms: the tiger that sinks its claws in with physical symptoms and distressing thoughts, the cruel and belittling bully creating insecurity and self-doubt and, worst of all, the frenemy rewarding avoidance of social situations with no physical symptoms, no cruel thoughts... and no life beyond your sofa! This no-nonsense guide to beating social anxiety covers everything from surviving university and the workplace, through to social media and making it through parties and dates (whilst actually enjoying them!) With honest insights about her own social anxiety and a healthy dose of humour, award-winning blogger Claire Eastham describes what social anxiety is, why it happens, and how you can lessen its effects with lifestyle choices, talking therapies or even a hug from your favourite canine friend! Claire Eastham’s personality leaps from the pages of We’re All Mad Here and gives you an enthusiastic cuddle. If you haven’t fallen in love with her by the time you’re finished then we probably wouldn’t get on. from the foreword by Natasha Devon, MBE

What are you staring at?

A Comic About Restorative Justice in Schools Pete Wallis and Joseph Wilkins 8 TO 13 YEARS •MAY 2016 • 36pp • £12.99 • $19.95 hb:9781785920165 • ebook:9781784502607

A comic to introduce children aged 8-13 to the principles of restorative justice for conflict resolution Created for use in schools, this comic follows the story of Jake and Ryan’s playground conflict and its eventual resolution through a restorative meeting with their teacher. Jake and Ryan’s story teaches children aged 8-13 the principles and benefits of restorative justice. A resource section for teachers is also included.

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2010 • 176pp • £17.99 • $29.95 pb:9781849050951 • ebook:9780857003720

An activity-based resource for building self-esteem in women aged 13 to 19.

Working with Young Men

Activities for Exploring Personal, Social and Emotional Issues Second Edition Vanessa Rogers 2010 • 176pp • £17.99 • $29.95 pb:9781849051019 • ebook:9780857002822

A valuable resource for improving the emotional health of young men.

101 Things to Do on the Street

Games and Resources for Detached, Outreach and Street-Based Youth Work Second Edition Vanessa Rogers 2011 • 160pp • £18.99 • $32.95 pb:9781849051873 • ebook:9780857004192

Creative and innovative ideas for street games and activities to help young people aged 11-19 explore personal, social and emotional issues.

Working with Gangs and Young People A Toolkit for Resolving Group Conflict

Jessie Feinstein and Nia Imani Kuumba 2006 • 140pp • £29.99 • $56.95 • pb:9781849855204

This photocopiable toolkit gives practitioners the materials, support and inspiration needed to engage young people who are involved in gangs.

Working with Young People A Short Introduction to Understanding and Supporting Children with Eating Disorders Lucy Watson and Bryan Lask APR 2016 • 112pp • £9.99 • $17.95 pb:9781849056274 • ebook:9781784501020

A short and informative guide for teachers and parents on eating disorders This accessible and clear guide presents the essential information on a range of eating disorders. The experienced authors explain the differences between eating disorders, what symptoms to look out for, with practical advice for teachers and parents on recognising problems and offering support to young people.

A Short Introduction to Helping Young People Manage Anxiety Carol Fitzpatrick 2015 • 112pp • £12.99 • $23.95 pb:9781849055574 • ebook:9780857009890

Understand common types of anxiety and how to support the young people who experience them

The KidsKope Peer Mentoring Programme A Therapeutic Approach to Help Children and Young People Build Resilience and Deal with Conflict

Nina Wroe and Penny McFarlane Foreword by Andrea Ayres

2014 • 192pp • £19.99 • $32.95 pb:9781849055000 • ebook:9780857009036

A great programme for peer mentoring, helping young people help each other Workshops cover issues such as bullying, conflict with parents, change and transitions, and photocopiable activities, such as games, role play and relaxation techniques, are provided.

Mixed Experiences

Growing up mixed race – mental health and well-being Dinah Morley and Cathy Street 2014 • 96pp • £17.99 • $32.95 pb:9781909391154 • ebook:9781909391161

This book tells you everything you need to know about anxiety, its many causes and types, and associated disorders such as depression and self-harm. Case-studies help to show the effect of anxiety in real-life situations, and also provide useful tips and advice to help young people manage their symptoms.

This guide offers practitioners an insight into the experiences of racism, discrimination and identity confusion that mixed race children and young people encounter.

A Short Introduction to Understanding and Supporting Children and Young People Who Self-Harm

ATTACHMENT DIFFICULTIES AND TRAUMA

Carol Fitzpatrick 2012 • 112pp • £12.99 • $21.95 pb:9781849052818 • ebook:9780857005847

How to recognise and best respond to children and young people who self harm.

Goal Setting and Motivation in Therapy Engaging Children and Parents

Edited by Anne A. Poulsen, Jenny Ziviani and Monica Cuskelly

Foreword by Richard Ryan,Richard M. Ryan

A Short Introduction to Attachment and Attachment Disorder, Second Edition Colby Pearce DEC 2016 • 160pp • £12.99 • $19.95 pb:9781785920585 • ebook:9781784503154

A short introduction to what attachment means and how to recognise attachment disorder in children.

2015 • 272pp • £17.99 • $29.95 pb:9781849054485 • ebook:9780857008282

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Using motivation and goal setting to engage children and their families in the therapeutic process The combination of theory, research and practical advice makes this book an essential resource for professionals working therapeutically with children.

Teen Anxiety

A CBT and ACT Activity Resource Book for Helping Anxious Adolescents Raychelle Cassada Lohmann 2014 • 240pp • £22.99 • $36.95 pb:9781849059695 • ebook:9780857008596

A CBT manual for teenagers to help them understand and manage their anxieties.

A Multidisciplinary Handbook of Child and Adolescent Mental Health for Front-line Professionals Second Edition

Nisha Dogra, Andrew Parkin, Fiona Gale and Clay Frake

Inclusion, Play and Empathy Neuroaffective Development in Children’s Groups Edited by Susan Hart Foreword by Phyllis Booth

SEP 2016 • 352pp • £22.99 • $39.95 pb:9781785920066 • ebook:9781784502430

Use play and interactions within children’s groups to encourage the development of their social and emotional skills, including the capacity for compassion and empathy

NEW Early interactions play a crucial role in the development of children’s emotional, personal and social skills, and set the precedent for establishing a secure attachment relationship as they mature into adulthood. This book introduces the latest research into ways for professionals to encourage the development of these skills in children’s groups.

2008 • 295pp • £19.99 • $37.95 pb:9781843106449 • ebook:9781846428463

Fully updated edition of this professional introduction to child mental health.

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Attachment Difficulties & Trauma Everyday Parenting with Security and Love

Foundations for Attachment Training Resource

Foreword by Dan Hughes Illustrated by Alex Barrett

Foreword by Dan Hughes

Using PACE to Provide Foundations for Attachment Kim S. Golding.

The Six-Session Programme for Parents of Traumatized Children Kim S. Golding APR 2017 • 320pp • £45.00 • $65.00 pb:9781785921186 • ebook:9781784506001

JUN 2017 • 240pp • £16.99 • $27.95 pb:9781785921155 • ebook:9781784503840

An introduction to parenting children from troubled emotional backgrounds

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A group work programme for trainers containing everything you need to help adoptive, foster and kinship carers to learn how to nurture attachments with their child

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Foundations for Attachment Training Resource is a six-session programme to help parents and carers to nurture attachments with their child. It is designed specifically for those caring for children whose capacity to emotionally connect has been compromised as a result of attachment problems, trauma, and loss or separation. Informed by attachment theory and Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP), it consists of three core modules: • Understanding Challenges of Parenting • Therapeutic Parenting • Looking After Self It includes relevant theory and process notes for trainers, and a range of activities supported by electronic resources with downloadable activity sheets and handouts. This is a complete resource containing everything you need to run the sessions, and is perfect for any professionals involved in training foster carers, adoptive parents and kinship carers. Use as a companion to Everyday Parenting with Security and Love

Creative Therapies for Complex Trauma

Caleb’s Healing Story

An interactive story with activities to help children to overcome challenges arising from trauma, attachment issues, adoption or fostering

Helping Children and Families in Foster Care, Kinship Care or Adoption Edited by Anthea Hendry and Joy Hasler

Kathleen A. Chara and Tasha A. Lehner Illustrated by Samantha Aburime

5 TO 14 YEARS • JUN 2016 • 144pp • £12.99 • $19.95 pb:9781785927027 • ebook:9781784502454

Foreword by Colwyn Trevarthen.

Caleb shares his story of overcoming his attachment issues, and invites children to share their own in order to embark on a healing process.

MAR 2017 • 256pp • £19.99 • $29.95 pb:9781785920059 • ebook:9781784502423

Explores the potential of creative therapies to help children to recover from trauma

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Written by contributors working at the cutting edge of delivering effective therapeutic interventions, this innovative book describes models for working with children in foster care, kinship care or adoption. Covering how to assess needs and contextual considerations for working with children and families, this book presents a range of creative therapeutic approaches spanning art psychotherapy, music therapy and dance therapy. It emphasizes the necessity of working with caregivers and other significant adults, as well as the child, to facilitate recovery. The theoretical foundations of attachment, developmental psychology and neurobiology are embedded in each chapter showing how they underpin each of the recommended creative therapies. This book will be suitable for professionals directly employing creative approaches in their practice, such as arts therapists and play therapists, as well as those working with children who are interested in creative alternate approaches, such as psychologists, counsellors, therapists and social workers. In their excellent book, Anthea Hendry and Joy Hasler bring together a range of talented practitioners who explain and explore the dysregulating effects that developmental trauma can have on mind, body and brain, and what might be done to support developmentally traumatised children and their carers. Supported by vivid case examples, we see how the creative arts are themselves creatively used to great therapeutic effect to regulate bodies in distress, feelings in turmoil, and minds that are frightened and sad.

The Simple Guide to Child Trauma

What It Is and How to Help Betsy de Thierry

Foreword by David Shemmings Illustrated by Emma Reeves SEP 2016 • 80pp • £8.99 • $14.95 pb:9781785921360 • ebook:9781784504014

A simple guide to the essential knowledge adults need to support children affected by trauma

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Providing straightforward answers to these complex questions, The Simple Guide to Child Trauma is the perfect starting point for any adult caring for or working with a child who has experienced trauma. It will help them to understand more about a child’s emotional and behavioural responses following trauma and provides welcome strategies to aid recovery. Reassuring advice will also rejuvenate adults’ abilities to face the challenges of supporting children.

David Howe, Emeritus Professor of Social Work, UEA, Norwich

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Attachment Difficulties & Trauma Healing the Hidden Hurts

Transforming Attachment and Trauma Theory into Effective Practice with Families, Children and Adults Edited by Caroline Archer, Charlotte Drury and Jude Hills Foreword by David Howe

2015 • 264pp • £19.99 • $32.95 pb:9781849055482 • ebook:9780857009722

An authoritative guide to best practice in helping children and families with attachment difficulties This book explores its implications on physical, emotional, social and intellectual development and provides recommendations for best practice across a broad range of professional settings.

Attachment in Common Sense and Doodles A Practical Guide Miriam Silver 2013 • 208pp • £13.99 • $19.95 pb:9781849053143 • ebook:9780857006240

Easy to understand practical guide to attachment, and how to apply the information in real life.

A Short Introduction to Promoting Resilience in Children Colby Pearce

Observing Children with Attachment Difficulties in Preschool Settings A Tool for Identifying and Supporting Emotional and Social Difficulties

Kim S. Golding, Jane Fain, Ann Frost, Sian Templeton and Eleanor Durrant 2012 • 160pp • £19.99 • $29.95 pb:9781849053372 • ebook:9780857006769

An essential tool to help professionals identify attachment difficulties in preschool children aged 2-5, and to help them provide appropriate support.

Observing Adolescents with Attachment Difficulties in Educational Settings A Tool for Identifying and Supporting Emotional and Social Difficulties in Young People Aged 11-16

Kim S. Golding, Mary T. Turner, Helen Worrall, Jennifer Roberts and Ann E. Cadman Foreword by Louise Bombèr

2015 • 240pp • £24.99 • $39.95 pb:9781849056175 • ebook:9781784501747

An essential tool to help school staff to identify attachment difficulties in children 11+ and provide the appropriate support.

Attachment, Trauma, and Healing Understanding and Treating Attachment Disorder in Children, Families and Adults

2011 • 112pp • £13.99 • $19.95 pb:9781849051187 • ebook:9780857002310

Terry M. Levy and Michael Orlans

A succinct, accessible and clear guide on how to promote resilience in children and achieve positive developmental outcomes for them.

2014 • 480pp • £25.00 • $39.95 pb:9781849058889 • ebook:9780857005977

Attachment and Interaction

From Bowlby to Current Clinical Theory and Practice Second Edition Mario Marrone 2014 • 320pp • £25.00 • $40.00 pb:9781849052092 • ebook:9780857004444

An accessible introduction to the history and evolution of attachment theory and the key thinkers in the field.

Observing Children with Attachment Difficulties in School A Tool for Identifying and Supporting Emotional and Social Difficulties in Children Aged 5-11

Foreword by Sumiko Hennessy

A comprehensive overview of attachment theory, how attachment issues manifest, and how they can be treated Clear, authoritative and skills-oriented, this is the essential guide to attachment for psychologists, social workers, clinicians, as well as foster and adoptive parents.

Empathic Care for Children with Disorganized Attachments A Model for Mentalizing, Attachment and Trauma-Informed Care Chris Taylor 2012 • 208pp • £18.99 • $29.95 pb:9781849051828 • ebook:9780857003980

A practical guide to caring for children and young people with disorganized attachment and related emotional and psychological difficulties.

Kim S. Golding, Jane Fain, Ann Frost, Cathy Mills, Helen Worrall, Netty Roberts, Eleanor Durrant and Sian Templeton 2012 • 160pp • £19.99 • $29.95 pb:9781849053365 • ebook:9780857006752

An observation resource for identifying behavioural patterns in children with social and emotional difficulties, analysing what underpins these behaviours and establishing what kind of support the children need Emotional difficulties in children aged 5-11 can display themselves in a range of different behaviours, and it is important for staff in schools to be able to identify and address these problems, and to provide appropriate help. This easy-to-use tool is an invaluable resource for teachers, teaching assistants, learning support staff, school counsellors and educational psychologists.

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Adoption Becoming an Adoption-Friendly School

Using Stories to Build Bridges with Traumatized Children Creative Ideas for Therapy, Life Story Work, Direct Work and Parenting

A Whole-School Resource for Supporting Children Who Have Experienced Trauma or Loss - With Complementary Downloadable Material Dr. Emma Gore Langton and Katherine Boy

Kim S. Golding

Foreword by Steve Killick,Dan Hughes 2014 • 208pp • £16.99 • $27.95 pb:9781849055406 • ebook:9780857009616

Creative ideas for how you can use stories therapeutically with children in counselling, life story work or direct work.

Foreword by Claire Eastwood

APR 2017 • 208pp • £22.99 • $34.95 pb:9781785922503 • ebook:9781784505363

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Essential resource for schools on how to improve support for adopted children, with photocopiable and downloadable material Adopted children who have experienced loss, abuse or neglect need additional support for their emotional development, and are more likely to have special educational needs. This useful resource provides a complete plan for creating adoption-friendly environments in primary, secondary and specialist schools. The book is grounded on new research which gathered together testimonies from over 400 school staff members, adoptive parents and adoption specialists. With realistic consideration of pressures and limitations currently faced by schools, it gives advice on eight key areas for school development, including communicating with parents, training staff, using resources wisely and recognising children’s individual needs. Completing the toolkit is a broad selection of photocopiable and downloadable plans for establishing adoption-friendly frameworks, and for demonstrating good practice to staff, pupils, families and school inspectors.

Creating Loving Attachments

Parenting with PACE to Nurture Confidence and Security in the Troubled Child Kim S. Golding and Daniel A. Hughes 2012 • 240pp • £16.99 • $24.95 pb:9781849052276 • ebook:9780857004703

How to parent children from troubled backgrounds with playfulness, acceptance, curiosity and empathy (PACE) This positive book will help parents and carers understand how parenting with love and PACE is invaluable to a child’s development, and will guide them through using this parenting attitude to help their child feel happy, confident and secure.

Facilitating Meaningful Contact in Adoption and Fostering

A Trauma-Informed Approach to Planning, Assessing and Good Practice Louis Sydney, Elsie Price and Adoptionplus

Assessing Adoptive and Foster Parents Improving Analysis and Understanding of Parenting Capacity

Edited by Joanne Alper and David Howe Foreword by Dr John Simmonds

2015 • 192pp • £22.99 • $32.95 pb:9781849055062 • ebook:9780857009159

Improve your assessments of foster and adoptive parents and reduce the risk of placement breakdown Combining theory and practice guidance for professionals, this is the authoritative guide to assessing foster or adoptive parents.

Nurturing Attachments

Foreword by Kim Golding

2014 • 216pp • £19.99 • $34.95 pb:9781849055086 • ebook:9780857009241

Brimming with practical advice and creative solutions, this is an indispensable tool for social workers and other professionals supporting contact for children in care.

Healing for Adults Who Grew Up in Adoption or Foster Care Positive Strategies for Overcoming Emotional Challenges Renée Wolfs

Foreword by Marlene van Steensel

Supporting Children who are Fostered or Adopted

2015 • 160pp • £14.99 • $24.95 pb:9781849055550 • ebook:9780857009883

Kim S. Golding

Overcoming feelings of grief or loss after adoption or foster care

2007 • 240pp • £18.99 • $34.95 pb:9781843106142 • ebook:9781846427503

This book is essential reading for older teens and adults who need help in addressing feelings of grief and loss, as well as those who support them including adoptive and foster parents, social workers, counsellors and therapists.

The wisdom of parents and professionals for foster and adoptive parents looking after children with insecure attachment relationships.

Nurturing Attachments Training Resource

Running Parenting Groups for Adoptive Parents and Foster or Kinship Carers - With Downloadable Materials Kim S. Golding 2013 • 340pp • £80.00 • $125.00 pb:9781849053280 • ebook:9780857006653

A complete group-work programme containing everything you need to run training and support sessions for adoptive parents and foster or kinship carers.

Nurturing Adoptions

Creating Resilience after Neglect and Trauma Deborah D. Gray 2012 • 512pp • £16.99 • $24.95 pb:9781849058919 • ebook:9780857006073

Providing professionals with the knowledge and advice needed to help adoptive families build positive relationships and help children heal; particularly after experiencing neglect, trauma or abuse.

20 Life-Transforming Choices Adoptees Need to Make, Second Edition Sherrie Eldridge 2015 • 296pp • £12.99 • $19.95 pb:9781849057745 • ebook:9781784500177

Transformative choices to empower those who have been adopted Adoption authority Sherrie Eldridge offers personal, lifeaffirming advice to adoptees who have mixed emotions about adoption.

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Adoption

FOSTERING, KINSHIP & RESIDENTIAL CARE

Life Story Books for Adopted and Fostered Children, Second Edition A Family Friendly Approach Joy Rees Foreword by Alan Burnell

Feb 2017 • 152pp • £15.99 • $24.95 pb:9781785921674 • ebook 9781784504366

Guide to drafting a life story book work which aims to reinforce the child’s sense of belonging and security This concise book shows a family-friendly way NEW to compile a Life Story Book which promotes a sense of permanency for the child, and encourages attachments. Joy Rees’ innovative model works chronologically backwards rather than forwards to reinforce the child’s sense of security within adoption, fostering, kinship care and special guardianship.

Life Story Work with Children Who are Fostered or Adopted Creative Ideas and Activities

Katie Wrench and Lesley Naylor 2013 • 112pp • £14.99 • $23.95 pb:9781849053433 • ebook:9780857006745

Tried and tested activities and creative ideas for professionals, parents and carers who may have little time and few resources, but who need to carry out life story work that works for the children in their care Life story work is one of the key therapeutic approaches to working with adopted or fostered children. While it sounds simple, there is much more to this work than producing photo albums or memory boxes for children. This book will be a vital tool for social workers, foster carers, adopters, students and any frontline practitioners involved in working with traumatised children.

Innovative Therapeutic Life Story Work Developing Trauma-Informed Practice for Working with Children, Adolescents and Young Adults

Creating Compassionate Foster Care Lessons of Hope from Children and Families in Crisis Janet C. Mann and Molly Kretchmar-Hendricks, Ph.D. Foreword by Glen Cooper

JUN 2017 • 256pp • £13.99 • $19.95 pb:9781785927270 • ebook:9781784503819

Personal stories of working with children and their parents in foster care with reflections on improved interventions and innovative models

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“Every child’s way of being can open doors to wisdom, compassion, and human connection. We need only to listen.” This is among the conclusions that the authors, one of whom is an experienced foster parent and the other a professor of developmental psychology, draw as a result of working with a diverse range of children and families. Inspired by their relationships with families in crisis, the authors began to rethink the traditional foster care models and developed an innovative practice that afforded birth parents the opportunity to reside, under supervision, with their children during evaluation and treatment. Drawing on over 20 years of work in foster care, along with current attachment research and theory, this book conveys the foster care experience with recommendations for improved models of care and intervention strategies. Engaging case studies depict the challenging nature of determining the best outcome for a child and of supporting the adult’s journey as a parent. Written in a narrative style and supported by in-depth research, this book will aid social workers and foster care professionals to better understand families in crisis and to further develop their practice.

Healing Child Trauma Through Restorative Parenting

A Model for Supporting Children and Young People Dr Chris Robinson and Terry Philpot

Foreword by Andrew Constable, Karen Mitchell-Mellor JUN 2016 • 136pp • £16.99 • $29.95 pb:9781849056991 • ebook:9781784502157

Edited by Richard Rose

A pioneering therapeutic parenting model to help children recover from abuse or neglect

2012 • 192pp • £19.99 • $32.95 pb:9781849052726 • ebook:9780857005748

A pioneering model of child care, Restorative Parenting is specifically tailored to help children to recover from abuse or neglect. The concepts are clinically informed and can be implemented in a range of children’s services, including residential care, foster care and health care.

Foreword by Deborah D. Gray

Find out how life story work is being applied in different settings 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.

FOSTERING, KINSHIP & RESIDENTIAL CARE

Supporting the Mental Health of Children in Care Evidence-Based Practice

Edited by Jeune Guishard-Pine OBE, Gail Coleman-Oluwabusola and Suzanne McCall Foreword by Jenny Pearce

SEP 2016 • 248pp • £25.00 • $42.95 pb:9781849056687 • ebook:9781784501723

A Guide to Therapeutic Child Care

Research-based initiatives for improving the mental health of children in care

Ruth Emond, Laura Steckley and Autumn Roesch-Marsh

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.

What You Need to Know to Create a Healing Home

JAN 2016 • 240pp • £15.99 • $24.95 pb:9781849054010 • ebook:9780857007698

Accessible, comprehensive guide to the knowledge and skills you need to parent children who are adopted, fostered or in care

The Looked After Kid, Revised Edition

Explains everything you need to know about how to parent or support children who have experienced early trauma. It focuses on the key challenges children face, such as settling in and making friends, and offers suggestions for creating a more nurturing and healing environment.

Paolo Hewitt

This is a little gem. Honest and engaging, optimistic and realistic, respectful and challenging this accessible and invaluable book thoughtfully explores the everyday experiences and practices that arise in caring for children with traumatic and distressing histories. Adopters, foster carers and practitioners will find the experience of reading it simultaneously intellectually informative and emotionally nurturing.

My Life in a Children’s Home

2014 • 256pp • £12.99 • $19.95 pb:9781849055888 • ebook:9781784500429

Placed in care at an early age, Paolo Hewitt vividly describes his early life spent with an abusive foster family before he is moved to Burbank children’s home aged 10.

Gillian Ruch, Professor of Social Work, University of Sussex

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Fostering, Kinship & Residential Care But We All Shine On

Inside Kinship Care

Paolo Hewitt

Edited by David Pitcher

The Remarkable Orphans of Burbank Children’s Home 2014 • 176pp • £8.99 • $14.95 pb:9781849055833 • ebook:9781784500337

After a childhood spent in care at Burbank Children’s Home, Paolo Hewitt embarks upon a personal journey as an adult to discover whatever happened to his close childhood friends.

Creating Stable Foster Placements Learning from Foster Children and the Families Who Care For Them Andy Pithouse and Alyson Rees Foreword by Freda Lewis

2014 • 240pp • £22.99 • $39.95 pb:9781849054812 • ebook:9780857008657

Original research to identify key ingredients needed to create successful foster placements and prevent placement breakdown.

Understanding Family Dynamics and Providing Effective Support Foreword by Bob Broad

2013 • 264pp • £22.99 • $39.95 pb:9781849053464 • ebook:9780857006820

An in-depth look at what goes on ‘inside’ kinship care, exploring the dynamics and relationships between family members that are involved in kinship care.

Therapeutic Residential Care For Children and Youth

Developing Evidence-Based International Practice Edited by James K. Whittaker, Jorge F. del Valle and Lisa Holmes Foreword by Robbie Gilligan

2014 • 392pp • £27.99 • $45.00 pb:9781849057929 • ebook:9780857008336

A fresh look at therapeutic residential care as a powerful intervention in working with the most troubled children who need intensive support.

Young People Leaving Care

Supporting Pathways to Adulthood Mike Stein 2012 • 200pp • £25.00 • $42.50 pb:9781849052443 • ebook:9780857005052

Exploring the journey from care to adulthood this book provides a comprehensive review of relevant research and looks at how young people leaving care might be best supported.

Therapeutic Residential Care for Children and Young People An Attachment and TraumaInformed Model for Practice

Susan Barton, Rudy Gonzalez and Patrick Tomlinson 2011 • 288pp • £22.99 • $39.95 pb:9781849052559 • ebook:9780857005380

Educating Children and Young People in Care

A therapeutic model of care for traumatized children and young people, based on theory and practice experience pioneered at the Lighthouse Foundation, Australia.

Claire Cameron, Graham Connelly and Sonia Jackson

Social Pedagogy and Working with Children and Young People

Learning Placements and Caring Schools

2015 • 256pp • £25.00 • $45.00 pb:9781849053655 • ebook:9780857007193

Evidence-informed, practical guide to improving the educational attainment of children in care Bringing together research and practice on the theme of the educational well-being of children in care, this book aims to help professionals to improve these children’s potential for educational attainment.

Improving Access to Further and Higher Education for Young People in Public Care European Policy and Practice

Sonia Jackson and Claire Cameron 2015 • 288pp • £25.00 • $42.95 pb:9781849056397 • ebook:9780857007414

Reveals why young people in care are five times less likely to attend tertiary education and what can be done about it.

Where Care and Education Meet

Edited by Claire Cameron and Peter Moss 2011 • 224pp • £25.99 • $42.95 pb:9781849051194 • ebook:9780857002327

A comprehensive overview of the theory, principles and practice of social pedagogy and the profession of social pedagogue.

Communication Skills for Working with Children and Young People Introducing Social Pedagogy Pat Petrie 2011 • 176pp • £15.99 • $24.95 pb:9781849051378 • ebook:9780857003317

Drawing on the innovative ideas found in social pedagogy, this accessible guide explains how to practice according to social pedagogic principles.

Putting Corporate Parenting into Practice, Second Edition A handbook for councillors

Di Hart and Alison Williams 2013 • 104pp • £19.99 • $34.95 pb:9781907969966 • ebook:9781909391130

This book explores local government’s collective responsibility to ensure the success of those in their care, who are typically at a disadvantage.

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Recommended Reading for Adoptive Parents & Foster Carers Adopting

The Unofficial Guide to Adoptive Parenting

Real Life Stories Ann Morris

The Small Stuff, The Big Stuff and The Stuff In Between

Foreword by Hugh Thornbery

Sally Donovan

NOV 2016 • 288pp • £12.99 • $19.95 pb:9781849056601 • ebook:9781784501556

Foreword by Dr. Vivien Norris, Jim Clifford and Sue Clifford

Moving real life stories from people touched by adoption.

2014 • 232pp • £12.99 • $19.95 pb:9781849055369 • ebook:9780857009593

NEW Welcome to Fostering

This is not just another book about adoptive parenting. This is the real stuff: dynamic, messy, baffling adoptive parenting, rooted in domestic life.

The Simple Guide to Child Trauma

A Guide to Becoming and Being a Foster Carer Edited by Andy Elvin and Martin Barrow

What It Is and How to Help Betsy de Thierry

Foreword by David Shemmings Illustrated by Emma Reeves

Foreword by Lorraine Pascale

SEP 2016 • 80pp • £8.99 • $14.95 pb:9781785921360 • ebook:9781784504014

MAY 2017 • 224pp • £10.99 • $19.95 pb:9781785922046 • ebook:9781784504809

A simple guide to the essential knowledge adults need to support children affected by trauma.

The comprehensive handbook focused on the everyday practicalities of being a foster carer.

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NEW Parenting with Theraplay®

Improving Sensory Processing in Traumatized Children

Understanding Attachment and How to Nurture a Closer Relationship with Your Child Vivien Norris and Helen Rodwell

Practical Ideas to Help Your Child’s Movement, Coordination and Body Awareness Sarah Lloyd

Foreword by Phyllis Booth and Dafna Lender Illustrated by Miranda Smith

JAN 2016 • 120pp • £9.99 • $16.95 pb:9781785920042 • ebook:9781784502393

An accessible guide to improving the sensory processing of children who have experienced early trauma or neglect

JUL 2017 • 160pp • £10.99 • $17.95 pb:9781785922091 • ebook:9781784504892

An introduction to Theraplay®, an attachment-focused approach to strengthening the parent-child relationship

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Theraplay® is an attachment-focused model of parenting that helps parents to understand and relate to their child. Based on a sequence of play activities that are rooted in neuroscience, Theraplay offers a fun and easy way for parents and children to connect. Theraplay is particularly effective with looked after and adopted children. By providing an overview of Theraplay and the psychological principles that it is based on, parents and carers will gain an understanding of the basic theory of the model along with practical ideas for applying Theraplay to everyday family life. Through everyday case studies and easy language, parents will gain confidence and learn new skills for emotional bonding, empathy, and acceptance in the relationship with their child.

Does your child struggle to know how their body is feeling? Do they find it hard to balance or feel uneasy when their feet leave the ground? Highly accessible with lots of practical tips and examples, this book is written for adoptive and foster parents, and will also be useful for social workers, fostering and adoption workers and those working in primary and early years educational settings.

Sulky, Rowdy, Rude?

Why kids really act out and what to do about it Bo Hejlskov Elven and Tina Wiman JAN 2017 • 192pp • £9.99 • $15.95 pb:9781785922138 • ebook:9781784504922

A parent’s guide to addressing their children’s horrible behavioural issues.

No Matter What

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An Adoptive Family’s Story of Hope, Love and Healing Sally Donovan

Why Can’t My Child Behave?

2013 • 352pp • £9.99 • $16.95 pb:9781849054317 • ebook:9780857007810

Empathic Parenting Strategies that Work for Adoptive and Foster Families Dr Amber Elliott

With over a hundred five star customer reviews, find out why this adoption memoir is winning hearts and minds.

2013 • 248pp • £12.99 • $19.95 pb:9781849053396 • ebook:9780857006714

BESTSELLER

Friendly, expert advice on how to respond to difficult behaviours and emotions for parents of children with developmental trauma.

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Recommended Reading for Adoptive Parents & Foster Carers The Secrets of Successful Adoptive Parenting

Practical Advice and Strategies to Help with Emotional and Behavioural Challenges

Building Self-Esteem in Children and Teens Who Are Adopted or Fostered Dr. Sue Cornbluth

Foreword by Nyleen Shaw

Sophie Ashton

2014 • 160pp • £12.99 • $19.95 pb:9781849054669 • ebook:9780857008442

JUL 2016 • 336pp • £12.99 • $19.95 pb:9781785920783 • ebook:9781784503406

Psychologist and trauma expert Dr Sue offers simple advice to those supporting adoptive or foster children aged 7+ to help them develop healthy self-esteem.

Foreword by Bryan Post

Packed with honest, hands-on parenting advice for adoptive parents written by an adoptive parent.

Caring with Vitality - Yoga and Wellbeing for Foster Carers, Adopters and Their Families

Everyday Ideas to Help You Cope and Thrive! Andrea Warman and Liz Lark MAR 2016 • 176pp • £13.99 • $24.95 pb:9781849056649 • ebook:9781784501679

Games and Activities for Attaching With Your Child Deborah D. Gray and Megan Clarke 2015 • 168pp • £12.99 • $19.95 pb:9781849057950 • ebook:9781784501525

Games and activities to help parents and carers to build positive attachments with their child

Strategies for adoptive and foster families to stay healthy in mind and body.

The authors present strategies for engaging children in fun activities to aid positive attachment between a parent or carer and their child.

Reparenting the Child Who Hurts

Attaching in Adoption

A Guide to Healing Developmental Trauma and Attachments

Caroline Archer and Christine Gordon 2012 • 288pp • £15.99 • $24.95 pb:9781849052634 • ebook:9780857005687

Demystifying the latest thinking on neurobiology, physiology and trauma and explaining what the research means for the everyday life of parents of children who hurt.

Preparing for Adoption

Everything Adopting Parents Need to Know About Preparations, Introductions and the First Few Weeks Julia Davis

Foreword by Hugh Thornbery 2014 • 208pp • £12.99 • $22.95 pb:9781849054560 • ebook:9780857008312

Clear advice on how to prepare for your adoptive child and create a strong foundation for a healthy and loving relationship Primarily for adopters, foster carers and professionals supporting adopters, this book offers ideas and strategies to help parents prepare a happy and settled home for children before their arrival and ways to parent them in the early days of becoming a family that addresses their attachment needs.

Toddler Adoption

The Weaver’s Craft Revised Edition Mary Hopkins-Best 2012 • 272pp • £13.99 • $19.95 pb:9781849058940 • ebook:9780857006134

Exploring the unique joys and challenges of adopting and parenting a toddler.

Practical Tools for Today’s Parents Deborah D. Gray 2012 • 400pp • £16.99 • $24.95 pb:9781849058902 • ebook:9780857006066

A comprehensive guide for prospective and actual adoptive parents on how to understand and care for their adopted child and promote healthy attachment.

How to Parent Your Anxious Toddler Natasha Daniels 2015 • 224pp • £11.99 • $18.95 pb:9781849057387 • ebook:9781784501488

Understand your toddler’s anxious behaviors, and help them to develop lifelong coping mechanisms Bath time, bedtime, mealtime and playtime are all covered in detailed chapters which explain common misunderstandings.

Keeping Your Adoptive Family Strong Strategies for Success

Gregory C. Keck and L. Gianforte Foreword by Rita L. Soronen

2015 • 208pp • £12.99 • $19.95 pb:9781849057844 • ebook:9781784500283

A lifeline to help adoptive families cope Essential reading for any family struggling with the reality of adopting a traumatized child.

Welcoming a New Brother or Sister Through Adoption Arleta James

Parenting Adopted Teenagers Advice for the Adolescent Years Rachel Staff

Foreword by Hugh Thornbery

2013 • 338pp • £14.99 • $24.95 pb:9781849059039 • ebook:9780857006530

A comprehensive yet accessible guide that describes the adoption process and the impact of adoption on every member of the family, including the adopted child.

2015 • 256pp • £13.99 • $19.95 pb:9781849056045 • ebook:9781784500696

A must-have guide to parenting your adopted teenager Providing an explanation of the developmental changes which occur during adolescence, and the impact of early trauma on development, this book offers practical advice on how to handle the common challenges of parenting an adopted teenager.

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Adoption, fostering, attachment & Trauma (children's books) Charley Chatty and the Disappearing Pennies

Charley Chatty and the Wiggly Worry Worm

Sarah Naish and Rosie Jefferies

3 TO 10 YEARS • SEP 2017 • 32pp • £8.99 • $14.95 pb:9781785923036 • ebook:9781784506117

3 TO 10 YEARS • OCT 2016 • 32pp • £8.99 • $14.95 pb:9781785921490 • ebook:9781784504106

Therapeutic children’s book for ages 3-10 about Charley Chatty, who helps herself to other people’s pennies.

Therapeutic children’s book about Charley Chatty who talks and talks and talks - just to make sure everyone knows she’s still there!

A story about lying and stealing

A story about insecurity and attention-seeking

Illustrated by Megan Evans

Illustrated by Amy Farrell

NEW Rosie Rudey and the Enormous Chocolate Mountain

A story about when feelings become too big Sarah Naish and Rosie Jefferies Illustrated by Amy Farrell

A story about hunger, overeating and using food for comfort

3 TO 10 YEARS • OCT 2016 • 32pp • £8.99 • $14.95 pb:9781785921513 • ebook:9781784504113

Sarah Naish and Rosie Jefferies

Therapeutic children’s book about William Wobbly whose feelings become so big they burst out of him in ways he can’t control.

Illustrated by Megan Evans

3 TO 10 YEARS • SEP 2017 • 32pp • £8.99 • $14.95 pb:9781785923029 • ebook:9781784506124

Therapeutic children’s story for ages 3-10 about Rosie Rudey, who tries to fill her empty feelings with chocolate.

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Rosie Rudey and the Very Annoying Parent

A story about a prickly child who is scared of getting close

William Wobbly and the Mysterious Holey Jumper

Sarah Naish and Rosie Jefferies Illustrated by Amy Farrell

A story about fear and coping

3 TO 10 YEARS • OCT 2016 • 32pp • £8.99 • $14.95 pb:9781785921506 • ebook:9781784504120

Sarah Naish and Rosie Jefferies Illustrated by Megan Evans

Therapeutic children’s book about Rosie Rudey who uses a prickly façade to stop herself from getting close to those around her.

3 TO 10 YEARS • JUL 2017 • 32pp • £8.99 • $14.95 pb:9781785922817 • ebook:9781784505868

Therapeutic children’s book for ages 3-10 about William Wobbly, who turns to problematic coping habits when nervous.

William Wobbly and the Very Bad Day

Sophie Spikey Has a Very Big Problem

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A story about refusing help and needing to be in control

Sarah Naish and Rosie Jefferies Illustrated by Amy Farrell

Callum Kindly and the Very Weird Child

3 TO 10 YEARS • OCT 2016 • 32pp • £8.99 • $14.95 pb:9781785921414 • ebook:9781784504151

A story about sharing your home with a new child

Therapeutic children’s book about Sophie Spikey who loses her shoes but refuses to ask her mum for help (even though she really needs it!).

Sarah Naish and Rosie Jefferies Illustrated by Megan Evans

3 TO 10 YEARS • JUL 2017 • 32pp • £8.99 • $14.95 pb:9781785923005 • ebook:9781784506094

Therapeutic children’s book for ages 3-10 about Callum Kindly, who has to learn to live alongside a child who has attachment issues.

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Katie Careful and the Very Sad Smile A story about anxious and clingy behaviour Sarah Naish and Rosie Jefferies Illustrated by Megan Evans

3 TO 10 YEARS • SEP 2017 • 32pp • £8.99 • $14.95 pb:9781785923043 • ebook:9781784506100

Therapeutic children’s book for ages 3-10 about Katie Careful, who hides her negative feelings behind a smile.

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Meet Sophie Spikey, Rosie Rudey, William Wobbly and Charley Chatty who are each having a very bad day. None of them had an easy start in life but luckily their mum is here to help them save the day. Written by a mum who understands, and her daughter (who also liked to tell tales), this set of therapeutic storybooks for children functioning at ages 3 to 10 deals with common emotional and behavioural difficulties of adopted and fostered children.

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Adoption, fostering, attachment & Trauma (children's books) Little Meerkat’s Big Panic

Secret, Secret

A Story About Learning New Ways to Feel Calm Jane Evans

Daisy Law 3 TO 7 YEARS • JUN 2016 • 40pp • £9.99 • $15.95 hb:9781785920424 • ebook:9781784502942

A magical picture book about secrets for children aged 3-7 covering big secrets, small secrets and everything in-between.

Illustrated by Izzy Bean

2 TO 6 YEARS • MAR 2016 • 48pp • £9.99 • $16.95 hb:9781785927034 • ebook:9781784502461

Billy Bramble and The Great Big Cook Off

BESTSELLER An illustrated storybook for children aged 2-6 to help them manage feelings of stress, anxiety and panic

Sally Donovan

Illustrated by Kara McHale 8 TO 12 YEARS • MAR 2016 • 192pp • £8.99 • $13.95 pb:9781849056632 • ebook:9781784501648

Meet Billy Bramble, the Bad Luck Champion of the World! Billy Bramble is the King, the President and the Emperor of Bad Lucksville. His life is full of problems, all caused by his invisible angry dog Gobber who gives him brain mash and breaks things. Billy wants to do well, but can he escape the slobbering jaws of Gobber and triumph in his school’s Great Big Cook Off? Let’s find out...

The Boy Who Built a Wall Around Himself

Once upon a time there was a Little Meerkat with a very important job to do. Today was the day when Little Meerkat finally took a turn at being the lookout meerkat - watching for dangers to protect the meerkat gang. It was all going well until Little Meerkat fell asleep and woke up to find everyone had disappeared! This sent Little Meerkat into one very big panic. With help from Small Elephant and Mini Monkey, can Little Meerkat calm down and find the missing meerkats? This playful full-colour storybook shows children aged 2-6 easy ways for them to calm their body and brain when feeling anxious. It also includes guidance for parents or professionals on the neuroscience behind the strategies, and how they can use the book to help children.

Cyril Squirrel Finds Out About Love

Ali Redford

Jane Evans

Illustrated by Kara Simpson

Illustrated by Izzy Bean

4 TO 9 YEARS • 2015 • 32pp • £9.99 • $15.95 hb:9781849056830 • ebook:9781784502003

2 TO 6 YEARS • JUL 2016 • 32pp • £9.99 • $15.95 hb:9781785920806 • ebook:9781784503413

A therapeutic colour picture book about a boy who builds a protective wall around himself Written for children aged 4 to 9, this gentle full-colour picture book uses a simple metaphor to explain how children who have had painful or traumatic experiences can build barriers between themselves and other people. It will help children explore their feelings and encourage communication.

Alex and the Scary Things

A picture book for children aged 2-6 to help them to understand and identify love, friendship and kindness On a quest to find out what it’s all about, Cyril discovers the many different shapes and sizes love can take.

How Are You Feeling Today Baby Bear?

Exploring Big Feelings After Living in a Stormy Home

A Story to Help Children Who Have Experienced Something Scary

Jane Evans 2 TO 6 YEARS • 2014 • 32pp • £9.99 • $15.95 hb:9781849054249 • ebook:9780857007933

Melissa Moses

Illustrated by Alison MacEachern

A gentle story to help children aged 2 to 6 years who have lived with violence in their home

4 TO 8 YEARS • 2015 • 40pp • £9.99 • $17.95 hb:9781849057936 • ebook:9781784500665

A storybook to help children who have experienced trauma to deal with their emotions and learn coping strategies.

Billy Says... Series

Six therapeutic storybooks to help children on their journey through fostering or adoption Joanne Alper 3 TO 8 YEARS • 2015 • 120pp • £39.00 • $64.95 pb:9781849056670 • ebook:9781784501716

A set of six full colour picture books to explain the fostering and adoption process to children aged 3-8. ...they are very moving and sensitively written.” Jacqueline Wilson

A Place in My Heart Mary Grossnickle

Illustrated by Alison Relyea-Parr 2 TO 5 YEARS • 2014 • 36pp • £9.99 • $15.95 hb:9781849057714 • ebook:9781784500221

This classic illustrated picture book for adopted children aged 2-5 will help adoptive families talk about adoption, birthparents, and sharing feelings.

Baby Bear lives in a home with the Big Bears, and loves to chase butterflies and make mud pies - they make Baby Bear’s tummy fill with sunshine. Then, one night, Baby Bear hears a big storm downstairs in the house and in the morning, Baby Bear’s tummy starts to feel grey and rainy. How will such a small bear cope with these big new feelings? This sensitive, charming storybook is written to help children who have lived with violence at home to begin to explore and name their feelings. Accompanied by notes for adults on how to use each page of the story to start conversations, it also features fun games and activities to help to understand and express difficult emotions. It will be a useful book for social workers, counsellors, domestic violence workers and all grown-ups working with children.

Kit Kitten and the Topsy-Turvy Feelings A Story About Parents Who Aren’t Always Able to Care Jane Evans

Illustrated by Izzy Bean 2 TO 6 YEARS • 2015 • 32pp • £9.99 • $16.95 hb:9781849056021 • ebook:9781784500641

A storybook for children aged 2 to 6 whose parents and carers find it difficult to care for them Kit Kitten and the Topsy-Turvy Feelings is a therapeutic storybook for children aged 2 to 6 about a kitten called Kit whose parent isn’t always able to care for them. To help support Kit Kitten, Kindly Cat comes to their house and helps Kit to identify the feelings that are mixed up inside.

Forever Fingerprints

An Amazing Discovery for Adopted Children Sherrie Eldridge

Illustrated by Rob Williams 5 TO 11 YEARS • 2014 • 32pp • £9.99 • $15.95 hb:9781849057783 • ebook:9781784500214

Uplifting picture book about an adopted child who realises that her fingerprints give her a special connection to her birth parents.

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Adoption, fostering, attachment & Trauma (children's books) The Mulberry Bird

Adopted Like Me

Anne Braff Brodzinsky

Ann Angel

5 TO 10 YEARS • 2012 • 48pp • £9.99 • $14.95 hb:9781849059336 • ebook:9780857007209

8+ YEARS • 2013 • 48pp • £11.99 • $16.95 hb:9781849059350 • ebook:9780857007407

This classic adoption picture book for children will help adoptive families explore questions about birthparents, adoption and post-adoption contact with adopted children aged 5-10.

This fully illustrated picture book introduces famous and inspirational adoptees from Nelson Mandela to Marilyn Monroe - all of them Adopted Like Me!

An Adoption Story

Illustrated by Angela Marchetti

The Confusing World of Brothers, Sisters and Adoption The Adoption Club Therapeutic Workbook on Siblings Regina Kupecky

Illustrated by Apsley 5 TO 11 YEARS • 2014 • 48pp • £9.99 • $15.95 pb:9781849057646 • ebook:9780857009968

A workbook to explore the different kinds of relationships adopted children have with siblings, and the feelings they have about them - part of The Adoption Club series.

How Do We Feel About Adoption? The Adoption Club Therapeutic Workbook on Feelings and Behavior Regina Kupecky

Illustrated by Apsley 5 TO 11 YEARS • 2014 • 56pp • £9.99 • $15.95 pb:9781849057653 • ebook:9780857009951

A workbook to help adopted children discuss their feelings about adoption in a healthy way - part of The Adoption Club series.

Friends, Bullies and Staying Safe The Adoption Club Therapeutic Workbook on Friendship Regina Kupecky

Illustrated by Apsley 5 TO 11 YEARS • 2014 • 48pp • £9.99 • $15.95 pb:9781849057639 • ebook:9780857009944

A workbook to introduce friendships, teasing, and ways to cope with friends; to help adopted children speak about peers in a healthy way - part of The Adoption Club series.

Who We Are and Why We Are Special The Adoption Club Therapeutic Workbook on Identity Regina Kupecky

Illustrated by Apsley 5 TO 11 YEARS • 2014 • 48pp • £9.99 • $15.95 pb:9781849057660 • ebook:9780857009982

A therapeutic workbook designed to offer a gentle way to explore the difficult subjects of identity and birth families with adopted children aged 5-11 - part of The Adoption Club series.

Let’s Learn About Adoption

The Adoption Club Therapeutic Workbook on Adoption and Its Many Different Forms Regina Kupecky

Illustrated by Apsley 5 TO 11 YEARS • 2014 • 48pp • £9.99 • $15.95 pb:9781849057622 • ebook:9780857009975

A workbook to introduce the different kinds of adoption as well as begin a discussion about feelings and birth parents part of The Adoption Club series.

My Book of Adopted Heroes Illustrated by Marc Thomas

GENDER IDENTITY & FAMILY DIVERSITY Trans Voices

Becoming Who You Are Declan Henry

Foreword by Stephen Whittle JAN 2017 • 232pp • £12.99 • $18.95 pb:9781785922404 • ebook:9781784505202

An empowering collection of personal experiences detailing the lived realities of trans people and why they decided to transition

NEW Imagine what it must be like to feel you are a woman ‘trapped’ in a man’s body. Or a man ‘trapped’ in a woman’s body. And what happens if you decide to reject your birth gender and become a trans man or a trans woman? Drawing on over one hundred interviews with individuals, this book is a compilation of the voices of those who have decided to undergo transition - both male-to-female and female-to-male. The book details the diverse experiences and challenges faced by those who transition, exploring a range of topics such as hormone treatments; reassignment surgeries; coming out; sex and sexuality; physical, emotional and mental health; transphobia; discrimination; and hate crime, as well as highlighting the lives of non-binary individuals and those who crossdress to form a wider understanding of the varied ways in which people experience gender. This powerful book is an ideal introduction to those keen to understand more about contemporary trans issues as well as those questioning their own gender identity. How to Understand Your Gender A Practical Guide for Exploring Who You Are Alex Iantaffi and Meg-John Barker SEP 2017 • 208pp • £10.99 • $17.95 pb:9781785927461 • ebook:9781784505172

This is the ultimate gender diversity bible, explaining how gender works so people can better understand gender identity, roles and expressions Have you ever questioned your own gender identity? Do you know somebody who is transgender or who identifies as non-binary? Do you ever feel confused when people talk about gender diversity? This down-to-earth guide is for anybody who wants to know more about gender, from its biology, history and sociology, to how it plays a role in our relationships and interactions with family, friends, partners and strangers. It looks at practical ways people can express their own gender, and will help you to understand people whose gender might be different from your own. With activities and points for reflection throughout, this book will help people of all genders engage with gender diversity and explore the ideas in the book in relation to their own lived experiences.

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Gender Identity & Family Diversity The Voice Book for Trans and Non-Binary People

Can I tell you about Gender Diversity?

A Practical Guide to Creating and Sustaining Authentic Voice and Communication Matthew Mills and Gillie Stoneham

A guide for friends, family and professionals CJ Atkinson Illustrated by Olly Pike

11 TO 16 YEARS • DEC 2016 • 64pp • £8.99 • $14.95 pb:9781785921056 • ebook:9781784503673

MAY 2017 • 224pp • £16.99 • $24.95 pb:9781785921285 • ebook:9781784503949

The complete guide to how trans and non-binary people can modulate or change their voice, written by two leading speech and language therapists

What is gender diversity? Kit explains all in this illustrated guide for children aged 11+.

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Written by two specialist speech and language therapists, this book explains how voice and communication therapy can help transgender and non-binary people to find their authentic voice. It gives a thorough account of the process, from understanding the vocal mechanism through to assimilating new vocal skills and new vocal identity into everyday situations, and includes exercises to change pitch, resonance and intonation. Each chapter features insider accounts from trans and gender diverse individuals who have explored or are exploring voice and communication related to their gender expression, describing key aspects of their experience of creating and maintaining a voice that feels true to them.

He’s Always Been My Son A Mother’s Story about Raising Her Transgender Son Janna Barkin AUG 2017 • 320pp • £12.99 • $17.95 pb:9781785927478 • ebook:9781784505257

Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl? Sarah Savage and Fox Fisher Illustrated by Fox Fisher

3 TO 7 YEARS •MAY 2017 • 32pp • £10.99 • $16.95 hb:9781785922671 • ebook:9781784505561

An illustrated storybook to help children talk about gender and identity creatively

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Tiny loves costumes! Tiny likes to dress up as an animal, or a doctor, or a butterfly. Tiny also prefers not to tell other children whether they are a boy or a girl. Tiny’s friends don’t mind, but when Tiny starts a new school their new friends can’t help asking one question: “Tiny, are you a boy or are you a girl?” This brightly illustrated book will open a dialogue with children aged 3+ about gender diversity in a fun and creative way. Featuring a gender neutral protagonist, the book imparts an important message about identity and being who you want to be. Tiny’s story will assist parents, family and teachers in giving children the space to express themselves fully, explore different identities and have fun at the same time. A lovely, sensitive, much-needed book that helps all children ask the big questions about identity and gender.

An uplifting and supportive memoir of one family’s journey of raising a transgender son, from birth through to adulthood

Juno Dawson, author of ‘This Book is Gay’

Janna Barkin’s family has come a long way since their child, Amaya, first told them he was NEW a boy and not a girl. With powerful chapters written by Amaya’s family and friends, Janna shares personal stories of the support and discoveries her family has encountered and provides a ‘care package’ of advice for families facing similar issues, including a glossary of transgender terms and a list of hand-picked support sources.

Who Are You?

The Kid’s Guide to Gender Identity Brook Pessin-Whedbee Illustrated by Naomi Bardoff

3 TO 8 YEARS • DEC 2016 • 40pp • £12.99 • $18.95 hb:9781785927287 • ebook:9781784505806

A straightforward introduction to gender for children (3+)

Straight Expectations

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The Story of a Family in Transition Peggy Cryden, LMFT MAY 2017 • 184pp • £9.99 • $17.95 pb:9781785927485 • ebook:9781784505370

A mother’s memoir of raising a gay son and a gay, transgender son with insights and support for other parents A memoir of a mother’s experience of raising both a gay son and a gay, transgender son that acknowledges her own upbringing in an adopted family. Through the personal narrative of raising children from birth to adulthood, the author offers insights and further resources for other parents of LGBT children.

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All You Need Is Love

Celebrating Families of All Shapes and Sizes Shanni Collins

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3 TO 8 YEARS • MAY 2017 • 40pp • £10.99 • $16.95 hb:9781785922510 • ebook:9781784505349

Engaging and illustrated rhyming book for children that celebrates the diversity of individuals and families All families come in different shapes and sizes, but they are all special when they love and NEW respect each other. These rhyming stories are a celebration of the diversity of families and encourage inclusion and acceptance in a child’s relationships. By promoting diversity and understanding in family life and elsewhere, these stories support a positive approach to life at a young age, which fosters strong mental health and well-being. Each page is dedicated to a different family, with stories exploring adoption, fostering, disability, race, gender, and illness. Filled with humour and delightfully illustrated, children will love reading these stories with friends, family and in school again and again.

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Autism Spectrum Disorder Sex, Drugs and Asperger’s Syndrome (ASD)

How to start, carry on and end conversations

Foreword by Tony Attwood

A User Guide to Adulthood Luke Jackson, Foreword by Tony Attwood

Scripts for social situations for people on the autism spectrum Paul Jordan

JAN 2017 • 240pp • £9.99 • $15.95 pb:9781785921964 • ebook:9781784501396

12 TO 16 YEARS • MAR 2017 • 88pp • £8.99 • $14.95 pb:9781785922459 • ebook:9781784505295

A no-holds-barred, funny and articulate guide to the pitfalls and positives of the young adult years on the autism spectrum

Straightforward guide to surviving everyday conversations and social situations for teens with autism

NEW IN PB

Luke Jackson’s unabridged and sparkling sequel to his best-selling user guide to adolescence Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome is the must-read handbook for teenagers and young adults on the autism spectrum. With devastating clarity, Luke focuses on the pitfalls involved in navigating the transition to adulthood, and the challenges of adult life. He covers everything from bullying and drugs to socialising, sex, negotiating relationships, and finding and keeping your first job. Sex, Drugs and Asperger’s Syndrome is one of my favorite books this year. Luke Jackson provides the reader with an in-depth understanding of many relevant issues regarding both Asperger’s Syndrome as well as autism in general. This includes employment, bullying, sexuality, relationships, and much more. The autism community and society as a whole will benefit greatly from these much needed discussions.” Stephen M. Edelson, Ph.D., Executive Director, Autism Research Institute (autism.com), San Diego, California

In this book, Paul Jordan, who is on the autism spectrum, explains how to make sense of everyday social situations you might encounter at school, university or in other group settings. He reveals how, with the use of just 65 simple words, it is possible to create ‘scripts for thinking’ that break conversations down into small chunks and help you to think of what to say, whether you are speaking to a fellow student, starting a conversation with a new friend, calling out bullies or answering a teacher’s question.

Communicating Better with People on the Autism Spectrum 35 Things You Need to Know Paddy-Joe Moran AUG 2016 • 96pp • £6.99 • $13.95 pb:9781849057080 • ebook:9781784502348

35 tips and strategies for effective and sensitive communication with people on the autism spectrum Covering verbal and non-verbal communication, Paddy-Joe Moran presents 35 simple tips and strategies to help professionals improve their communication and relationships with individuals on the autism spectrum.

Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome A User Guide to Adolescence Luke Jackson

Exploring Depression, and Beating the Blues

11 TO 18 YEARS • 2002 • 216pp • £13.99 • $22.95 pb:9781843100980 • ebook:9781846423567

A CBT Self-Help Guide to Understanding and Coping with Depression in Asperger’s Syndrome [ASD-Level 1]

The award winning user guide to adolescence on the Autism spectrum Part of the Reading Well scheme. 27 books selected by young people and health professionals to provide 13 to 18 year olds with high-quality support, information and advice about common mental health issues and related conditions.

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Tony Attwood and Michelle Garnett Illustrated by Colin Thompson

BESTSELLER

AUG 2016 • 272pp • £13.99 • $19.95 pb:9781849055024 • ebook:9780857009074

Major research-based self-help book on depression for people with ASDs, including a complete CBT self-help programme

Winner of the NASEN & TES Special Educational Needs Children’s Book Award 2003 Drawing from his own experiences and gaining information from his teenage brother and sisters, Luke Jackson wrote this enlightening, honest and witty book in an attempt to address difficult topics such as bullying, friendships, when and how to tell others about AS, school problems, dating and relationships, and morality.

For people with ASDs, depression is common, and has particular features and causes. This outstanding book provides a comprehensive review of these aspects, and an effective self-help guide for anyone with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affected by depression. Written by the leading experts in the field, the book explains and describes depression, the forms it can take, and how it looks and feels for a person on the autism spectrum. The authors draw on the latest thinking and research to suggest strategies for coping with the effects of depression and provide a complete step-bystep CBT self-help programme, designed specifically for individuals with ASDs.

A remarkable book from a unique boy! My Weekly

The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome Tony Attwood 2008 • 416pp • £19.99 • $29.95 pb:9781843106692 • ebook:9781846425592

The Asperger’s Syndrome Bible for parents and professionals, newly updated with an introduction explaining the DSM-5 The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome is the definitive handbook for anyone affected by Asperger’s syndrome (AS). Now including a new introduction explaining the impact of DSM-5 on the diagnosis and approach to AS, it brings together a wealth of information on all aspects of the syndrome for children through to adults. Drawing on case studies and personal accounts from Attwood’s extensive clinical experience, and from his correspondence with individuals with AS, this book is both authoritative and extremely accessible.

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Autism Spectrum Disorder A Guide to Mental Health Issues in Girls and Young Women on the Autism Spectrum Diagnosis, Intervention and Family Support Dr Judy Eaton

SEP 2017 • 240pp • £17.99 • $29.95 pb:9781785920929 • ebook:9781784503550

The first book to look specifically at how mental health issues relate to girls and NEW young women with autism, covering theory, research and tailored interventions for support This book addresses the specific mental health needs of girls and young women with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Looking at the ways autism presents differently in girls than in boys, and the mental health conditions that occur most frequently in girls with ASD, this is the essential guide for clinicians and educators on tailoring interventions and support to meet girls’ needs. Describing the current assessment process for autism diagnosis, the book explains why girls are under- or mis-diagnosed, leading to later mental health issues. It outlines the types of intervention that are particularly helpful for working with girls to reduce anxiety, improve social interaction skills, and manage self-harm. The book also covers how to manage eating disorders and feeding difficulties, focusing on working with girls with sensory processing difficulties. There is advice on how to deal with the emotional impact on parents, carers and families, and the challenges they face when negotiating appropriate psychological and educational support.

Life on the Autism Spectrum A Guide for Girls and Women Karen McKibbin

Foreword by Tony Attwood 2015 • 168pp • £12.99 • $19.95 pb:9781849057479 • ebook:9781784501938

An insightful guide to what life is really like for girls and women on the autism spectrum

Autism and Solution-focused Practice Els Mattelin and Hannelore Volckaert JUN 2017 • 104pp • £10.99 • $19.95 pb:9781785923289 • ebook:9781784506445

Guide to doing solution-focused work with service users who have autism To help clients with autism think differently about their future, practitioners need to think differently about autism... Solution-focused practice is founded on a NEW firm belief that the full potential of every human being can be realized. This concise, pragmatic guide explains how the practice can be effectively adapted to help clients on the autism spectrum find solutions to their problems, by addressing autism not as a disability but as a different way of thinking. The first section is a helpful introduction to how solution-focused practitioners can gain an understanding of autism by viewing it from a ‘different culture’ perspective; the second part offers handy rules and tips for applying knowledge respectfully and creating successful conversations with clients. People with autism often feel let down by social support services. This forward-thinking book is a vital resource for helping clients feel welcome and empowered in helping settings and beyond. Autism and Solution-Focused Practice is simply, clearly and concisely written, explaining much that is a mystery to non-autistic people. The authors show us how autistic people think, how to phrase our questions, how to use visual communication methods, and much, much more. Their passion for work with autistic people will inspire professionals to take a solution-focused approach in their work with autism.

Developing Resilience in Young People with Autism using Social Stories™ Siobhan Timmins JUN 2017 • 64pp • £8.99 • $12.95 pb:9781785923296 • ebook:9781784506438

How to write and illustrate effective Social Stories™ specifically to build resilience in young people with autism Young people with autism can be particularly susceptible to setbacks, often leading to NEW depression and a sense of hopelessness. Using Social Stories™, this book introduces a different way of looking at common life setbacks, and offer tools to overcome these obstacles, build resilience and develop coping strategies for the future. Based on Carol Gray’s highly effective Social Stories™ model, this new guide shows how to help individuals with autism deal with challenges specific to them, and how to bounce back from the negative experiences that they encounter. This book is an invaluable guide for learning to create personalised Social Stories™ that can be used to develop resilience in people with autism and help them to cope better with adversity.

Successful Social Stories™ for Young Children with Autism Growing Up with Social Stories™ Dr Siobhan Timmins Foreword by Carol Gray

AUG 2016 • 216pp • £15.99 • $24.95 pb:9781785921124 • ebook:9781784503765

How to write and illustrate effective Social Stories™ for young children, identifying key issues to address This collection of 32 Social Stories™ developed by the author for use with her son, offers a unique demonstration of the wider value of this strategy. Introductions give context and show how the Stories intertwine to teach broader lessons, while positive Stories for parents and siblings acknowledge how this approach can aid the entire family.

Successful Social Stories™ for School and College Students with Autism Growing Up with Social Stories™ Dr Siobhan Timmins Foreword by Carol Gray

APR 2017 • 336pp • £16.99 • $24.95 pb:9781785921377 • ebook:9781784504045

How to write and illustrate effective Social Stories™ for school and college students with autism

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Using the highly effective Social Stories™ model, this book focusses on writing and illustrating stories to develop resilience in young people with autism who are particularly susceptible to setbacks. With ideas for coping strategies and positive response techniques, this book offers a means to work through negative experiences. Most children are able to interpret and respond to social contexts and cues in school with incredible speed and without effort. For others, like those diagnosed with autism, the events and interactions of each day hold elusive meanings and unforeseen pitfalls. Social Stories are like a magic wand that replaces confusion with information and fear with confidence, to build social competence one Story at a time. Peter Vermeulen, PhD. Senior lecturer at Autisme Centraal, Belgium. Author of over 15 books on autism including Autism as Context Blindness, 2012

Judith Milner, co-author of multiple books on solution-focused practice including Creative Ideas for Solution-Focused Practice

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Autism Spectrum Disorder Digital Kids

How to Balance Screen Time, and Why it Matters Martin L. Kutscher, MD OCT 2016 • 144pp • £9.99 • $15.95 pb:9781785927126 • ebook:9781784502966

SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS Self-fulfilment with Dyslexia A Blueprint for Success Margaret D. Malpas

TEENS • FEB 2017 • 216pp • £12.99 • $18.95 pb:9781785921988 • ebook:9781784504724

Helping parents and professionals to understand and tackle the rising problem of excessive Internet use and digital addictions in children and young people

The ten key steps to success and selffulfilment for young adults with dyslexia

Help children and young people to have healthy relationships with the internet with this handy book. Showing you when and why exposure to digital media becomes excessive and problematic, this book also provides practical steps for dealing with problems effectively. The book also includes advice for working with kids with ADHD and autism.

Dyslexia won’t stop you from writing your own success story. Discover the ten key traits which people with dyslexia have harnessed in order to reach success and self-fulfilment. Dyslexia NEW brings both challenges and the potential gift of a unique skill set - through a combination of academic research and case studies, this book shows how you can use all of this to your advantage. From increasing your self-esteem to imaginative problem solving, each of the ten secrets to success is explained and brought to life through interviews with accomplished people describing how they have profited from a single star characteristic in realizing their goals. Approach the obstacles of dyslexia pro-actively, and unlock your potential with this inspiring step by step guide. Royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to the British Dyslexia Association.

Kids in the Syndrome Mix of ADHD, LD, Autism Spectrum, Tourette’s, Anxiety, and More! The one-stop guide for parents, teachers, and other professionals

Martin L. Kutscher, MD With contributions from Tony Attwood, PhD and Robert R. Wolff, MD 2014 • 320pp • £13.99 • $19.95 • pb:9781849059671 • ebook:9780857008824

This all-in-one guide covers the whole range of co-existing neuro-behavioral disorders in children from ADHD to NVLD.

Autism Spectrum Disorders Through the Life Span Digby Tantam 2012 • 576pp • £29.99 • $49.95 pb:9781849053440 • ebook:9780857005113

Professional text covering research, treatment, diagnosis, intervention and support for people with ASD from birth to old age.

A Practical Guide to Mental Health Problems in Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder It’s not just their autism!

Khalid Karim, Alvina Ali and Michelle O’Reilly 2013 • 288pp • £19.99 • $29.95 pb:9781849053235 • ebook:9780857006974

Practical guidance to help parents and professionals recognise and handle a wide range of mental health difficulties experienced by children with ASD.

The Illustrated Guide to Dyslexia and Its Amazing People Kate Power & Kathy Iwanczak Forsyth Foreword by Richard Rogers

SEP 2017 • 96pp • £12.99 • $18.95 pb:9781785923302 • ebook:9781784506476

Seeing inside Dyslexia and how it feels challenges, solutions, and amazing people An engaging visual explanation of dyslexia, what it means, and how to embrace it. Vibrant NEW images and simple text depict what dyslexia is, along with helpful tools for learning and examples of skills and professions best-suited for people with dyslexia. Includes tips for success, additional games and learning resources.

Dyslexia is My Superpower (Most of the Time) Margaret Rooke

SEP 2017 • 240pp • £12.99 • $17.95 pb:9781785922992 • ebook:9781784506063

Children and young adults with dyslexia speak out with tips for what strategies work for them for happy and successful living Through over 100 interviews with children and young adults, the author has gathered NEW the best personal tips and tactics for honing the creative benefits of dyslexia to thrive in school and beyond. Strategies include how to develop confidence and self-belief along with specific approaches that the contributors feel have helped them, and others that haven’t. The first-hand accounts are inspiring in their normalising of dyslexia and the many success stories. There is an additional section for professionals who work in education or special learning environments, to use along with students.

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Special Educational Needs Creative, Successful, Dyslexic 23 High Achievers Share Their Stories Margaret Rooke

Understanding OCD

Foreword by Mollie King

A Guide for Parents and Professionals Edited by Adam B. Lewin and Eric A. Storch

2015 • 240pp • £16.99 • $25.00 hb:9781849056533 • ebook:9781784501631

TEENS • APR 2017 • 256pp • £12.99 • $18.95 pb:9781849057837 • ebook:9781784500269

Well known media people and entrepreneurs with dyslexia talk about the challenges of dyslexia in childhood, and how the strengths of dyslexia have helped them to achieve success in adult life

Guidance for parents and professionals on understanding and managing childhood OCD

This book provides clear and inspirational BESTSELLER hope for anyone with a dyslexic child. Like many excellent books it is written from personal experience. I strongly recommend it. Sian Griffiths, Education Editor, The Sunday Times

The Self-Help Guide for Teens with Dyslexia

Useful Stuff You May Not Learn at School Alais Winton 2015 • 128pp • £9.99 • $16.95 pb:9781849056496 • ebook:9781784501440

Self-help strategies for students with dyslexia Written by a dyslexic college tutor for dyslexic students, this book contains a wealth of tips and advice to aid successful learning. With ways to improve reading, writing, numeracy and organisational skills, this book offers solutions to common problems and will empower students with dyslexia to help themselves.

Giving a full overview of childhood obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and discussing all NEW major treatment options, including cognitive behavioural therapy and medication, this guide provides the essential information that families, teachers, caregivers, clinicians and mental health professionals need in order to understand and treat childhood OCD. It covers origins, symptoms and related illnesses and explains how OCD is diagnosed. The book also suggests ways to maximise the outcomes of treatment, what to do when treatment doesn’t work, and how to help manage OCD in children at school and in the home.

Touch and Go Joe

An Adolescent’s Experience of OCD Joe Wells TEENS • 2006 • 128pp • £9.99 • $15.95 pb:9781843103912 • ebook:9781846424892

Packed with first-hand coping strategies for children and adolescents growing up with OCD.

Understanding Dyscalculia and Numeracy Difficulties

Breaking Free from OCD

A Guide for Parents, Teachers and Other Professionals

Jo Derisley, Isobel Heyman, Sarah Robinson and Cynthia Turner

Patricia Babtie and Jane Emerson

TEENS •2008 • 224pp • £14.99 • $24.95 pb:9781843105749 • ebook:9781846427992

2015 • 184pp • £13.99 • $21.95 pb:9781849053907 • ebook:9780857007544

The definitive handbook on dyscalculia and numeracy difficulties, explaining what to teach and how to teach it

Understanding Motor Skills in Children with Dyspraxia, ADHD, Autism, and Other Learning Disabilities A Guide to Improving Coordination Lisa A. Kurtz 2007 • 160pp • £12.99 • $19.95 pb:9781843108658 • ebook:9781846426728

Practical strategies to help children with learning disabilities deal with coordination difficulties.

A CBT Guide for Young People and Their Families

A step-by-step Cognitive Behavioural Therapy plan for adolescents with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Part of the Reading Well scheme. 35 books selected by young people and health professionals to provide 13 to 18 year olds with high-quality support, information and advice about common mental health issues and related conditions. Written by leading experts on OCD, this step-by-step guide is written for adolescents with OCD and their families, to be used in home treatment or as a selfhelp book. Using the principles of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), which is the proven method for helping those with OCD, it offers teenagers a structured plan of treatment which can be read alone, or with a parent, counsellor or mental health worker. The guide provides useful advice and worksheets throughout.

The Boy from Hell

Life with a Child with ADHD Alison M. Thompson

Foreword by Rory Bremner

POTS and Other Acquired Dysautonomia in Children and Adolescents

Diagnosis, Interventions, and Multidisciplinary Management Kelly McCracken Barnhill Foreword by Fletcher Barnhill

JUN 2016 • 168pp • £13.99 • $21.95 pb:9781849057196 • ebook:9781784502010

Essential information for parents and professionals about Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) and other forms of post-viral pediatric and adolescent dysautonomia.

FEB 2016 • 184pp • £9.99 • $16.95 pb:9781785920158 • ebook:9781784502577

An unexpectedly honest personal account of the challenges and triumphs of raising a child with ADHD.

Understanding Applied Behavior Analysis, Second Edition An Introduction to ABA for Parents, Teachers, and other Professionals Albert J. Kearney 2015 • 168pp • £14.99 • $24.95 pb:9781849057851 • ebook:9781784500306

An accessible introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis The ideal introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) explaining what it is, how it works, how to understand the jargon and proven techniques.

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Special Educational Needs

AUTISM & SEN (CHILDREN’S BOOKS) The Green-Eyed Goblin

The Adolescent and Adult Neuro-diversity Handbook

Asperger Syndrome, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and Related Conditions Sarah Hendrickx with a Chapter on Dyslexia by Claire Salter

What to do about jealousy - for all children including those on the Autism Spectrum K.I. Al-Ghani Illustrated by Haitham Al-Ghani

2009 • 192pp • £13.99 • $22.95 pb:9781843109808 • ebook:9780857002204

5 TO 13 YEARS • OCT 2016 • 48pp • £12.99 • $19.95 hb:9781785920912 • ebook:9781784503529

A handy first-reference point guide providing support and self-support for a range of developmental conditions.

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Teach children to recognise and cope with feelings of jealousy This illustrated storybook explains jealousy through the story of Theo and his Green-Eyed Goblin. It will encourage children to talk about their feelings and learn how to subdue their own Green-Eyed Goblin for good. A section of tried and tested techniques for using with children, and a helpful introduction for parents and carers is included.

Dignity & Inclusion

Making it work for children with complex health care needs Edited by Amanda Allard, Jeanne Carlin and Jan Delamore

The Red Beast

2014 • 201pp • £24.99 • $41.95 pb:9781907969539 • ebook:9781909391604

A guide for all professionals working with children with complex disabilities.

Achieving Successful Transitions for Young People with Disabilities A Practical Guide

Controlling Anger in Children with Asperger’s Syndrome K.I. Al-Ghani

Illustrated by Haitham Al-Ghani 5 TO 13 YEARS • 2008 • 48pp • £12.99 • $21.95 hb:9781843109433 • ebook:9781846428487

BESTSELLER

Learning to recognise and tame the red beast!

Jill Hughes and Natalie Lackenby 2015 • 208pp • £19.99 • $37.95 pb:9781849055680 • ebook:9781784500054

A best practice guide to managing transitions between services for young people aged 14+ with additional needs.

This vibrant fully illustrated children’s storybook is written for children aged 5+, and is an accessible, fun way to talk about anger, with useful tips about how to ‘tame the red beast’ and guidance for parents on how anger affects children with Asperger’s Syndrome.

The Panicosaurus

The Cookbook for Children with Special Needs

Learning a Life Skill with Fun, Tasty, Healthy Recipes Deborah French

Managing Anxiety in Children Including Those with Asperger Syndrome K.I. Al-Ghani

Illustrated by Haitham Al-Ghani

Illustrated by Leah Ehrlich

5 TO 13 YEARS • 2012 • 56pp • £12.99 • $19.95 • hb:9781849053563 • ebook:9780857007063

2015 • 200pp • £14.99 • $24.95 hb:9781849055383 • ebook:9781784501563

Teach children to defeat the Panicosaurus with the help of Smartosaurus

Learn to cook with these fun, easy guidelines and recipes ideal for children with special needs.

Sensory Stories for Children and Teens with Special Educational Needs A Practical Guide

This illustrated book teaches children who experience anxiety about Panicosaurus and Smartosaurus and how to help Smartosaurus banish Panicosaurus when he appears at times of stress by using a range of calming techniques. There is a helpful introduction for parents and carers, and a list of techniques for lessening anxiety at the end of the book.

The Disappointment Dragon

Learning to cope with disappointment (for all children and dragon tamers, including those with Asperger syndrome)

Joanna Grace 2014 • 248pp • £19.99 • $29.95 pb:9781849054843 • ebook:9780857008749

Bring stories to life, aid communication with children profound and multiple learning disabilities Written by an experienced SEN consultant and sensory learning specialist, this is unique and essential reading for teachers, other professionals and parents wishing to introduce the many benefits of multi-sensory storytelling to children in their care.

Special Needs and Legal Entitlement, Second Edition

K.I. Al-Ghani

Illustrated by Haitham Al-Ghani 5 TO 13 YEARS • 2013 • 64pp • £12.99 • $19.95 • hb:9781849054324 • ebook:9780857007803

Teaching children to deal with disappointment and see things more positively This illustrated book brings to life the issue of dealing with disappointment through the endearing characters of the Disappointment Dragon and the Dragon of Hope who help children learn about the best ways to manage life’s difficult times. There is an introduction for parents and carers, and a list of management techniques at the end of the book.

The Essential Guide to Getting out of the Maze Melinda Nettleton and John Friel AUG 2017 • 400pp • £14.99 • $35.00 pb:9781849057066 • ebook:9781784502300

The updated definitive guide to the legal rights of children and young people with special educational needs.

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Autism & SEN (children's books) A Girl Like Tilly

Growing up with Autism Helen Bates and Ellen Li Illustrated by Ellen Li

7 TO 13 YEARS • NOV 2016 • 72pp • £10.99 • $15.95 hb:9781785921636 • ebook:9781784504311

The life story in full colour illustrations of a girl with autism from birth to mid-teen about not fitting in, and finding out why The world is a very confusing place for Tilly. She tries her best but she just can’t seem to NEW understand the rules like everyone else does. As she gets older things get even harder, but perhaps, now she knows about autism, being different won’t be so difficult anymore. Helen Bates’ beautifully illustrated book will teach us a lot about girls on the autism spectrum, who have traditionally been overlooked by both researchers and clinicians, likely furthering their sense of isolation and feeling of being misunderstood and unaccepted. A gem of a book that will make girls on the spectrum feel less alone and enable their parents to better understand and accept their difference. Simon Baron-Cohen, Autism Research Centre, Cambridge University

Lisa and the Lacemaker The Graphic Novel Kathy Hoopmann

Art and adaptation by Mike Medaglia 8 TO 14 YEARS • APR 2017 • 80pp • £13.99 • $18.95 hb:9781785920288 • ebook:9781784502805

A heroine with Asperger Syndrome discovers the secrets of the past in this mystery-filled graphic novel for children aged 8-14 When Lisa discovers a hidden door to an NEW abandoned hut in her friend’s backyard, her imagination runs wild with thoughts of the stories it could hold. But strange sounds and faces in the shadows give Lisa the feeling that there is more to the hut than meets the eye, especially when Great Aunt Hannah tells her about one of its previous inhabitants - the mysterious Lacemaker... Lisa quickly discovers that the Lacemaker isn’t the only mystery to be solved. Great Aunt Hannah has a secret of her own, and like the criss-crossing of threads her past is tied up with the Lacemaker. Vividly reimagined in graphic form for a new generation, follow Lisa as she confronts the Lacemaker to put right the secrets of the past, and is helped to understand her own Asperger Syndrome along the way.

Blue Bottle Mystery - The Graphic Novel An Asperger Adventure Kathy Hoopmann

Art by Rachael Smith 8 TO 14 YEARS • 2015 • 64pp • £12.99 • $18.95 hb:9781849056502 • ebook:9781784502041

A warm, fun-filled graphic novel for children with a difference: the hero is Ben, a boy with Asperger Syndrome.

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Elemental Island Kathy Hoopmann and J.S. Kiss 8 TO 13 YEARS • 2015 • 224pp • £12.99 • $19.95 hb:9781849056588 • ebook:9781784502287

An adventure novel for children aged 8-13 set on a secret island utopia, first populated by brilliant scientists from around the world, and now isolated from the mainland for over a hundred years.

M in the Middle

Secret Crushes, Mega-Colossal Anxiety and the People’s Republic of Autism The Students of Limpsfield Grange School and Vicky Martin 10 TO 15 YEARS • OCT 2016 • 352pp • £8.99 • $16.95 pb:9781785920349 • ebook:9781784502867

YA fiction based on the real life experiences of teens with autism. I’ll never have a Card Emporium series of life events: a boyfriend, a fiancé, a husband and NEW a future. A future with lots of sparkly cards celebrating all these big life events. I was on course and now I’m not. Life after diagnosis isn’t easy for M. Back in her wobbly world, there are lots of changes and ups and downs to get used to, not just for M, but for her friends and family too. Faced with an exciting crush, a pushy friend and an unhelpful Headteacher, how long until the beast of anxiety pounces again? Written by Vicky Martin and the students of Limpsfield Grange, a school for girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder and communication and interaction difficulties, M’s story draws on the real life experiences of teens with autism. I really enjoyed reading M in the Middle. It was very believable and easy to identify with M. It’s a great project and an important book, as well as being a fab read! Cathy Cassidy, bestselling author of ‘The Chocolate Box Girls’ series

M is for Autism The Students of Limpsfield Grange School and Vicky Martin Foreword by Robert Pritchett

10 TO 15 YEARS • 2015 • 96pp • £8.99 • $14.95 pb:9781849056847 • ebook:9781784501983

A vibrant, humorous and truly authentic coming-of-age novel written by the students of Limpsfield Grange, a school for girls with autism and communication and interaction difficulties M. That’s what I’d like you to call me please. I’ll NEW tell you why later. Welcome to M’s world. It’s tipsy-turvy, sweet and sour, and the beast of anxiety lurks outside classrooms ready to pounce. M just wants to be like other teenagers her age who always know what to say and what to do. So why does it feel like she lives on a different plane of existence to everyone else? Written by the students of Limpsfield Grange, a school for girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder with communication and interaction difficulties, M is for Autism draws on real life experiences to create a heartfelt and humorous novel that captures the highs and lows of being different in a world of normal.

Autism & SEN (children's books) I Don’t Like Reading

I am an Aspie Girl

A book for young girls with autism spectrum conditions

Lisabeth Emlyn Clark 5 TO 11 YEARS •AUG 2017 • 40pp • £9.99 • $15.95 hb:9781785923548

Danuta Bulhak-Paterson

Illustrated by Teresa Ferguson 5 TO 11 YEARS • 2015 • 32pp • £9.99 • $15.95 hb:9781849056342 • ebook:9781784501105

An illustrated story book for girls with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) aged approximately 5 years to 11 years, to help them understand their diagnosis and their differences and strengths Lizzie is an Aspie Girl - she has Asperger’s Syndrome, which means that her brain works differently to her friends, and even to boys with Asperger Syndrome. In this book, Lizzie explains what it’s like to be an Aspie Girl, including how she has a special talent for blending in with her friends, how she gets really tired after being at school all day, how she worries about making mistakes, and how she finds it hard to understand how she is feeling. By simply, clearly and positively explaining the social differences associated with Asperger’s Syndrome, or Autism Spectrum Disorder, in young girls, this book will help Aspie Girls aged 5 years and over to understand their diagnosis, recognise their unique strengths and celebrate their differences, and find ways of coping with difficulties. This positive and celebratory book also contains helpful discussion points for parents and professionals to explore further with the girls in their care.

Meet Harry. Harry likes to play football, climb trees, and hang out with friends, but Harry doesn’t like reading. That is until his teacher NEW explains that Harry has dyslexia, which makes things like reading and writing particularly hard for him - and with help from his mum, teacher and an educational psychologist, Harry learns specific strategies for reading with dyslexia. This delightful picture book for children aged 5-11 includes tips for reading with dyslexia and lovable, supportive characters who show that it’s ok to discuss dyslexia and to seek help when needed.

Is It OK to Ask Questions about Autism? Abi Rawlins

The Asperger Teen’s Toolkit

Foreword by Michael Barton

Francis Musgrave

5 TO 11 YEARS • MAR 2017 • 96pp • £12.99 • $17.95 hb:9781785921704 • ebook:9781784504397

Foreword by Dr Christopher Morrell

First-hand, in-depth answers to the most common questions asked by children about autism

13 TO 18 YEARS •JUL 2017 • 136pp • £12.99 • $19.95 pb:9781785921612 • ebook:9781784504380

Tried-and-trusted ideas to help teens with Asperger’s tackle difficulties and thrive. With minimal text and fun, comic book style graphics, this is a treasure trove of information for young people with Asperger Syndrome and their carers. Exploring the science of how the human mind works, it gives handy tips on how to cope with all elements of the adult world, including responsibilities, health, sex and relationships.

One child’s story of learning what dyslexia means, making friends with reading and sharing helpful tips for others

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Okay Kevin

A Story to Help Children Discover How Everyone Learns Differently James Dillon Illustrated by Kara McHale

Discussions with school children aged 5-11 reveal that there is still a degree of uncertainty amongst students about whether it is ok to ask questions about autism. Autism can be a sensitive topic, and is often not discussed in order to avoid awkward conversations. It is very important that children are made aware of what autism is, in order to encourage healthy friendships and understand that it is ok to talk about. By raising awareness of autism with children, it will become a less taboo subject, and will encourage more informed conversations amongst any age-group. Based on the research of ongoing autism awareness workshops in schools, this book contains the most common questions asked by children about the subject. As well as detailed questions and answers from real children, the chapters contain useful tips for teachers and parents about how to engage with the topic of autism in a school environment and at home. Designed for children aged 5-11 with easy language and fun illustrations, there is also advice for adults on how to facilitate a safe and open conversation with their children.

5 TO 8 YEARS • APR 2017 • 36pp • £10.99 • $17.95 hb:9781785927324 • ebook:9781784504328

All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome

A picture book for ages 5-8 about a boy who feels that he is behind his classmates

Kathy Hoopmann

NEW At school Kevin feels that he is not ‘okay.’ He finds that all the other kids in his class are faster than him at answering the teacher’s questions, and he feels like he will never catch up with them. But, one day, his reading teacher asks him to help out with the school store and Kevin soon begins to recognise his strengths and think differently.

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8 TO 18 YEARS • 2006 • 72pp • £9.99 • $14.95 hb:9781843104810 • ebook:0

Witty, charming picture book full of cats with Asperger Syndrome! This book takes a playful look at Asperger Syndrome, drawing inspiration from the feline BESTSELLER world. Touching, humorous and insightful, this book evokes the difficulties and joys of raising a child who is different and leaves the reader with a sense of the dignity, individuality, and potential of people with AS.

All Dogs Have ADHD Kathy Hoopmann 8 TO 18 YEARS • 2008 • 72pp • £9.99 • $14.95 hb:9781843106517 • ebook:9781846428401

A dog-filled celebration of what it means to be considered ‘different’ An inspiring and affectionate look at Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), using BESTSELLER images and ideas from the canine world. Charming colour photo-graphs of dogs bring to life familiar ADHD characteristics such as being restless and excitable, getting easily distracted, and acting on impulse.

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Autism & SEN (children's books) Self-Control to the Rescue!

Beating Anxiety

Illustrated by Apsley

Illustrated by Kate Brangan

Super Powers to Help Kids Through the Tough Stuff in Everyday Life Lauren Brukner

What Young People on the Autism Spectrum Need to Know Davida Hartman

7 TO 12 YEARS • JUN 2017 • 112pp • £13.99 • $19.95 hb:9781785927591 • ebook:9781784506193

8 TO 14 YEARS • MAR 2017 • 112pp • £12.99 • $19.95 pb:9781785920752 • ebook:9781784503352

Self-control strategies and exercises for children aged 7-12 to manage and regulate the emotional challenges faced in daily life

An illustrated, practical guide helping young people on the autism spectrum to overcome anxiety

NEW The self-control super hero is back! This time, they’ve come prepared with simple strategies to tackle the difficult emotions and challenges of everyday life. From the morning routine to making friends at recess, paying attention in class and getting a good night’s sleep, this guide will help children stay on track and save the day! Focussing on specific times of the day that present particular challenges, the book uses illustrations and simple language to describe breathing exercises, stretching, and visualization techniques to help children aged 7-12 keep calm and in control. Suitable for all children, but especially those with sensory and emotional regulation difficulties, this is an accessible guide with extra tips and resources for parents, educators or therapists. Stay Cool and In Control with the Keep-Calm Guru Wise Ways for Children to Regulate their Emotions and Senses Lauren Brukner

Illustrated by Apsley 7 TO 14 YEARS • SEP 2016 • 136pp • £12.99 • $19.95 hb:9781785927140 • ebook:9781784503000

With the help of the Keep-Calm Guru, children aged 7-14 will learn to tackle difficult emotions and feel cool, calm, and in control! Filled with practical tips and tricks, from journaling to yoga, this illustrated guide provides children and adolescents with wisdom from the Keep-Calm Guru and new ways to identify and cope with anxiety, anger and other difficult feelings.

How to Be a Superhero Called Self-Control!

Super Powers to Help Younger Children to Regulate their Emotions and Senses Lauren Brukner

Illustrated by Apsley 4 TO 7 YEARS • 2015 • 112pp • £12.99 • $19.95 hb:9781849057172 • ebook:9781784502034

Using ‘super power’ strategies and illustrations, this book teaches young children (aged 4-7) with sensory and emotional regulation difficulties how to master self-control Meet Self-Control, a superhero who wants to teach young children his super powers of self-control! Anxiety, frustration, anger, and other difficult feelings won’t stand a chance against their new-found powers. Self-Control teaches children with emotional and sensory regulation difficulties aged approximately 4-7 how to calm themselves using self-massage, deep pressure, breathing exercises, and activities such as making an imaginary list and finding their own peaceful place. This illustrated book also features an appendix with photocopiable super power charts, reinforcers, and reminder tools to ensure that parents, teachers, and other professionals can support children in upholding superhero strategies even after the book has been read.

The Kids’ Guide to Staying Awesome and In Control

Simple Stuff to Help Children Regulate their Emotions and Senses Lauren Brukner 7 TO 14 YEARS • 2014 • 112pp • £12.99 • $19.95 hb:9781849059978 • ebook:9780857009623

Super fun ways for kids to stay in control of their moods including breathing, pressure holds, finger pulls and fidgets.

NEW This illustrated book will help you to identify what makes you anxious, and contains heaps of activities to calm your body and mind, stop unhealthy anxiety building up and head off anxious feelings in the future. Did you know that giving your anxiety a silly name (like Dr Dread!) will give you power over it? That pretending you are a jellyfish can make your body feel better? That writing your worries down and jumping on them as hard as you can will help to squash them? Ideal for children and young people aged 8 to 14, the ideas in this book will help you feel less stressed at home, at school and with friends, and give you healthy habits and coping techniques to last a lifetime. The Conversation Train

A Visual Approach to Conversation for Children on the Autism Spectrum Joel Shaul, LCSW 5 TO 13 YEARS • 2014 • 72pp • £14.99 • $24.95 • hb:9781849059862 • ebook:9780857009005

The rules of conversation explained with trains!

The ASD and Me Picture Book A Visual Guide to Understanding Challenges and Strengths for Children on the Autism Spectrum Joel Shaul

7 TO 14 YEARS • MAR 2017 • 96pp • £14.99 • $24.95 • hb:9781785927232 • ebook:9781784503512

A visual guide to help children on the autism spectrum recognize their strengths and overcome challenges Children with ASDs often find it difficult to identify the things they find difficult and, more importantly, to recognize the things they are good at. This colorful book provides simple self-exploration tools to help children identify their strengths and begin to tackle the things they find harder. The book explores a range of common difficulties, including communication, emotional and sensory regulation, and executive functioning, encouraging children to explore their personal challenges and abilities in an engaging and positive way. Illustrated with hundreds of cartoon-style graphics and containing a wealth of fun tools, games, activities and photocopiable worksheets, this book is ideal for children with ASDs aged 7-14, and will be equally useful at home or in the classroom.

Our Brains Are Like Computers!

Exploring Social Skills and Social Cause and Effect with Children on the Autism Spectrum Joel Shaul 5 TO 13 YEARS •JAN 2016 • 80pp • £14.99 • $24.95 • hb:9781849057165 • ebook:9781784502089

Explains to children with ASD how, just like a computer saves and shares files, people remember and share their impressions of each other In what ways do people think about other people? Just like computers save and share files, people save and share their memories of one another. This highly visual picture book uses computer metaphors to explain to children on the autism spectrum how their actions and words can affect other people.

The Green Zone Conversation Book Finding Common Ground in Conversation for Children on the Autism Spectrum Joel Shaul 7 TO 11 YEARS • 2014 • 96pp • £14.99 • $24.95 • hb:9781849057592 • ebook:9780857009463

Help children with ASD make comfortable conversation with others by sharing interests in ‘the green zone’.

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Autism & SEN (children's books) Something Different About Dad

How to Live with Your Amazing Asperger Parent Kirsti Evans and John Swogger Illustrated by John Swogger

7 TO 15 YEARS • JUL 2016 • 152pp • £12.99 • $19.95 pb:9781785920127 • ebook:9781784502591

A warm, honest and informative comic about a dad with autism and a family’s journey learning to accept, adapt to, and celebrate his differences.

The Growing Up Guide for Girls

What Girls on the Autism Spectrum Need to Know! Davida Hartman

Illustrated by Margaret Anne Suggs 9 TO 14 YEARS • 2015 • 72pp • £10.99 • $16.95 hb:9781849055741 • ebook:9781784500382

Tom Needs to Go

A book about how to use public toilets safely for boys and young men with autism and related conditions Kate E. Reynolds

Illustrated by Jonathon Powell 10 TO 17 YEARS • 2014 • 36pp • £8.99 • $14.95 • hb:9781849055215 • ebook:9780857009357

Teaching boys and young men with ASD about using public toilets safely (and the social etiquette!) When Tom is out shopping, he needs to go to the toilet. Tom knows that public toilets are different to his toilet at home. There are urinals and cubicles and he has to decide which to use. This visual resource helps parents and carers teach boys and young men with autism or other special needs about how to use public toilets safely. It covers the subtleties of social etiquette including where to stand and look, as well as practicalities such as remembering to lock the cubicle door. With simple and effective illustrations throughout, the book is the perfect starting point for teaching independence when using public toilets.

Boobs, bras, friendships and loving your beautiful self - a guide for girls with autism explaining what growing up is all about!

The Growing Up Book for Boys

This charmingly illustrated guide for girls is full of facts and advice about growing up, puberty, body image, friendship, crushes and more! Written in literal language and addressing sensory issues, safety, and social skills throughout, it offers an ideal introduction to the teenage years for girls with autism aged 9 to 14.

Illustrated by Margaret Anne Suggs

What’s Happening to Tom?

A book about puberty for boys and young men with autism and related conditions Kate E. Reynolds

Illustrated by Jonathon Powell 10 TO 17 YEARS • 2014 • 36pp • £8.99 • $14.95 •hb:9781849055239 • ebook:9780857009340

Teaching boys and young men about the changes of puberty Tom notices that his body is changing. Tom’s voice is different and hair is growing in new places. There are other changes happening too. Tom learns that he has started growing into a man. Following Tom as he begins to notice changes to his body, this simple resource helps parents and carers teach boys with autism or other special needs about puberty. It covers all the changes that they will experience, both emotional, such as new feelings, and physical, such as wet dreams. This fully illustrated positive and entertaining book provides the perfect opportunity to talk about puberty with boys and young men with autism or special needs.

Things Tom Likes

A book about sexuality and masturbation for boys and young men with autism and related conditions Kate E. Reynolds

Illustrated by Jonathon Powell 10 TO 17 YEARS • 2014 • 36pp • £8.99 • $14.95 • hb:9781849055222 • ebook:9780857009333

Teaching boys and young men with ASD about masturbation, privacy and boundaries Tom likes lots of different things. He likes singing and watching TV in the family room. There are also things that Tom enjoys doing in private, like touching his penis. This accessible and positive resource helps parents and carers teach boys with autism or other special needs about masturbation. It covers when and where it is appropriate and helps to establish boundaries surrounding privacy more generally. With simple but explicit illustrations, this book provides the perfect platform to talk about sexuality with boys and young men with autism or special needs.

What Boys on the Autism Spectrum Need to Know! Davida Hartman

9 TO 14 YEARS • 2015 • 68pp • £10.99 • $16.95 hb:9781849055758 • ebook:9781784500399

Growth spurts, hairy bits, friendships and accepting yourself for who you are - a guide for boys with autism explaining what growing up is all about! This growing up guide for boys is full of facts, tips and colour illustrations explaining puberty, body image, hygiene, friendship, crushes and more! Written in literal language and addressing sensory issues, safety, and social skills throughout, it offers an ideal introduction to the teenage years for boys with autism aged 9 to 14.

What’s Happening to Ellie?

A book about puberty for girls and young women with autism and related conditions Kate E. Reynolds

Illustrated by Jonathon Powell 10 TO 17 YEARS • 2015 • 36pp • £8.99 • $14.95 • hb:9781849055260 • ebook:9780857009371

Teaching girls with ASD about the changes of puberty Ellie notices that her body is changing. Hair is growing in new places and there are other changes happening too. Ellie’s mum helps her understand that she has started growing into a woman. Following Ellie as she begins to notice changes to her body, this simple resource helps parents and carers teach girls with autism and related conditions about puberty. It covers all the changes that they will experience, both emotional such as new feelings and physical such as periods. This fully illustrated positive and entertaining book provides the perfect opportunity to talk about puberty with girls and young women with autism or related conditions.

Things Ellie Likes

A book about sexuality and masturbation for girls and young women with autism and related conditions Kate E. Reynolds

Illustrated by Jonathon Powell 10 TO 17 YEARS •2015 • 36pp • £8.99 • $14.95 • hb:9781849055253 • ebook:9780857009364

Teaching girls and young women with ASD about masturbation, privacy and boundaries A simple picture book to teach girls and young women with autism or other special needs about masturbation and when and where it is appropriate. It also helps to introduce the concepts of public and private and to establish ground rules.

Ellie Needs to Go

A book about how to use public toilets safely for girls and young women with autism and related conditions Kate E. Reynolds

Illustrated by Jonathon Powell 10 TO 17 YEARS • 2015 • 36pp • £8.99 • $14.95 • hb:9781849055246 • ebook:9780857009388

Teaching girls and young women with ASD how to safely use public toilets In this picture book, we join Ellie as she is out and about and needs to use a public toilet. It provides parents and carers with the opportunity to teach girls and young women with autism and other special needs how to use public toilets safely and to understand the social etiquette.

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Early Years

PATHOLOGICAL DEMAND AVOIDANCE SYNDROME Promoting Young Children’s Emotional Health and Wellbeing

Can I tell you about Pathological Demand Avoidance syndrome?

A guide for friends, family and professionals Ruth Fidler and Phil Christie Foreword by Judith Gould Illustrated by Jonathon Powell

A Practical Guide for Professionals and Parents Sonia Mainstone-Cotton

7+ YEARS • 2015 • 56pp • £8.99 • $14.95 pb:9781849055130 • ebook:9780857009296

MAR 2017 • 168pp • £14.99 • $24.95 pb:9781785920547 • ebook:9781784503116

Introduce Pathological Demand Avoidance to children, friends and family, though the eyes and words of a child with PDA

A practical resource examining a wide range of approaches to enhancing young children’s emotional health and wellbeing

Meet Issy – an 11-year-old girl with pathological demand avoidance syndrome (PDA), a condition on the autism spectrum. Issy invites readers to learn about PDA from her perspective, helping them to understand how simple, everyday demands can cause her great anxiety and stress. Issy tells readers about all the ways she can be helped and supported by those around her. This illustrated book is for readers aged 7 and upwards, and will be an excellent way to increase understanding about PDA in the classroom or at home. It also includes practical tips and recommended resources for parents and professionals.

Nurturing Personal, Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood

Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome in Children

A Practical Guide to Understanding Brain Development and Young Children’s Behaviour Debbie Garvey

A Guide for Parents, Teachers and Other Professionals Phil Christie, Margaret Duncan, Ruth Fidler and Zara Healy

Foreword by Dr Suzanne Zeedyk

2011 • 208pp • £12.99 • $19.95 pb:9781849050746 • ebook:9780857002532

Straightforward guide to understanding PDA for anyone needing an overview of the condition

SEP 2017 • 256pp • £14.99 • $24.95 pb:9781785922237 • ebook:9781784505004

BESTSELLER

This straightforward guide is written collaboratively by professionals and parents to give a complete overview of PDA. Starting with an exploration into the syndrome, it goes on to answer the immediate questions triggered when a child is first diagnosed, and uses case examples throughout to illustrate the impact of the condition on different areas of the child’s life. Early intervention options and workable strategies for managing PDA positively will make day-to-day life easier for the child, their family and peers. New problems faced in the teenage years and how to assist a successful transition from adolescence to adulthood are also tackled. The book concludes with a valuable resources list.

Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome - My Daughter is Not Naughty Jane Alison Sherwin

Foreword by Phil Christie 2015 • 328pp • £12.99 • $19.95 pb:9781849056144 • ebook:9781784500856

An emotional, insightful account of raising a child with Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome (PDA) Jane Alison Sherwin’s honest and uplifting account provides insight into the challenges of bringing up a child with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA). After years of misdiagnosis, Jane’s daughter, Mollie, was diagnosed with PDA at the age of seven, and we follow her experiences pre and post diagnosis to age 10 as she attends school, interacts with the outside world and approaches adolescence. Throughout, Jane provides commentary on her daughter’s behaviour and the impact it has on her family, explaining the ‘why’ of PDA traits, including the need for control, meltdowns, obsessive behaviour and sensory issues. She reveals the strategies that have worked for Mollie and provides essential advice and information on obtaining a diagnosis and raising awareness of PDA. The book also includes an interview with Mollie. Full of advice and support, and with a focus on understanding the child and how he or she sees the world, this book will be of immeasurable value to the parents and families of children with PDA as well as the professionals working with them, particularly teachers and teaching assistants, SEN co-ordinators, psychologists, outreach workers and social workers.

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Positive wellbeing in a child’s earliest years is NEW known to influence their future development. This clear, informative book offers practical suggestions for those working with children aged 0 - 5, including games and activities designed to promote children’s emotional health.

NEW A practical guide to incorporating understanding of brain development into early years practice to better support personal, social and emotional development and behaviours An understanding of brain development can help professionals to better nurture personal, social and emotional development in children. This book explains recent research and theory in easy-to-understand terms and explores how this knowledge can be used to support the needs of young children.

Observing and Developing Schematic Behaviour in Young Children A Professional’s Guide for Supporting Children’s Learning, Play and Development Tamsin Grimmer JUL 2017 • 176pp • £14.99 • $22.95 pb:9781785921797 • ebook:9781784504502

An easy-to-understand guide to schemas and extending schematic behaviour to support learning and development in young children

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Making schemas understandable to those working with or looking after young children, this book describes schematic behaviours with case studies and provides ideas of how to use this information to extend children’s learning and development.

Early Years Dyslexia in the Early Years

Learning Through Child Observation, Third Edition Mary Fawcett and Debbie Watson

A Handbook for Practice Gavin Reid

APR 2016 • 224pp • £14.99 • $24.95 pb:9781849056472 • ebook:9781784501419

FEB 2017 • 208pp • £14.99 • $22.95 pb:9781785920653 • ebook:9781784503277

A handbook on how to carry out and improve child observation for professionals in children’s services

How to identify the characteristics of dyslexia in Early Years settings and practical strategies for teacher intervention

This fully updated text examines the value of observation, its use in assessment and the practical aspects of observational study. The authors focus on the importance of recognising the child’s developmental and emotional state when intervening, and the need to see children ‘holistically’ as unique individuals within their family and community.

Positive Behaviour Management in Early Years Settings An Essential Guide

Identifying dyslexia in children during Early Years is key to preventing dyslexia from limiting them later on in life. This book helps NEW to enhance the understanding of teachers, and offers practical guidance on how to create resource material that facilitates the development of the child at risk of dyslexia.

Liz Williams

Weaving the Cradle

NOV 2016 • 80pp • £9.99 • $18.95 pb:9781785920264 • ebook:9781784502737

Shows what early years settings can do to encourage positive behaviour and support the development of children Informed by the author’s wealth of practical experience, this is an essential guide to promoting positive behaviour in early years settings. It explains why children may act the way they do, describes the key factors in promoting appropriate behaviour and provides a range of easy to use techniques for improving behaviour and supporting development.

Listening to Young Children, Expanded Third Edition

JUN 2017 • 192pp • £18.99 • $29.95 pb:9781909391222 • ebook:9781909391260

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Viewing children as ‘experts in their own lives’, the Mosaic approach offers a creative framework for understanding young children’s perspectives through talking, walking, making and reviewing material with an adult. This book demonstrates how children’s views and experiences can stay in focus in early childhood provision. The multi-method approach brings together digital tools with interviewing and observation to enable adults to review current practice and implement change with children. Combining the authors’ successful books Listening to Young Children and Spaces to Play into an expanded and fully updated third edition, this book builds on the authors’ original ground-breaking work by commenting on the development and adaptation of the Mosaic approach, along with case studies of the Mosaic approach in action in four countries: England, Denmark, Norway and Australia. Alongside guidance on using and adapting the framework with young children, older children and adults, there is new material on the ethical and methodological issues involved.

A Programme for Babies, Young Children and Carers

Fiona Brownlee and Lindsay Norris 2015 • 88pp • £17.99 • $29.95 pb:9781849056564 • ebook:9781784501495

A resource for practitioners to help promote bonding and attachment between 0-2-year-olds and their carers.

APR 2017 • 248pp • £19.99 • $29.95 pb:9781848193116 • ebook:9780857012647

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Revealing the value of parent-infant groups as a way of promoting emotional and physical attunement between parent and infant, this book describes different therapeutic approaches to running antenatal and postnatal groups. With descriptions of the underlying theory, case examples show a broad array of parent-infant groups in action.

Foreword by Peter Moss

Promoting Attachment With a Wiggle, Giggle, Hug and Tickle

Foreword by Jane Barlow

How to facilitate parent-infant groups to help nurture attunement, from late pregnancy to age two

A Guide to Understanding and Using the Mosaic Approach Alison Clark

Find out how to use and adapt the listening tools of the Mosaic approach to improve early childhood provision

Facilitating Groups to Promote Attunement and Bonding between Parents, Their Babies and Toddlers Edited by Monika Celebi. Foreword by Jane Barlow

The Busker’s Guide to Risk, Second Edition Shelly Newstead

Illustrated by Chris Bennett 2015 • 72pp • £8.99 • $15.95 pb:9781849056823 • ebook:9781784501914

A bite-size introduction to understanding risk and playfriendly risk assessments.

The Busker’s Guide to Participation, Second Edition Philip Waters

Illustrated by Chris Bennett FEB 2016 • 72pp • £8.99 • $15.95 pb:9781785920233 • ebook:9781784502690

A friendly introduction to the importance of participation in children’s settings and ways of achieving effective participation.

Too Safe For Their Own Good?, Second Edition

Helping children learn about risk and life skills Jennie Lindon 2011 • 82pp • £13.99 • $23.95 pb:9781907969140 • ebook:9781907969218

Bestselling guide showing how parents and practitioners can offer children adventure and challenge without risking their safety The second edition of this bestselling guide shows how parents and practitioners can offer children adventure and challenge without risking their safety.

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BEREAVEMENT & ILLNESS BEREAVEMENT & ILLNESS (CHILDREN’S BOOKS) Rafi’s Red Racing Car

Helping Children and Adolescents Think about Death, Dying and Bereavement Marian Carter

Explaining Suicide and Grief to Young Children Louise Moir

JUL 2016 • 224pp • £16.99 • $27.95 pb:9781785920110 • ebook:9781784502553

3 TO 8 YEARS • DEC 2016 • 40pp • £10.99 • $17.95 hb:9781785922008 • ebook:9781784504762

A comprehensive resource exploring how adults working with children and adolescents can help them to understand and engage with death

Beautifully illustrated story helping children aged 3-8 to understand suicide and grief

Coming to terms with death, be it the death of a family member, friend, or pet, and engaging with our own mortality is a complex task, especially for children and adolescents. The book explores how young people comprehend death and cope with bereavement. It also offers guidance and resources for adults who are helping children to understand death.

Seeds of Hope Bereavement and Loss Activity Book

I Have a Question about Death

Helping Children and Young People Cope with Change Through Nature

A Book for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder or Other Special Needs Arlen Grad Gaines and Meredith Englander Polsky

Caroline Jay

Illustrated by Unity-Joy Dale 5 TO 12 YEARS • 2014 • 84pp • £14.99 • $22.95 pb:9781849055468 • ebook:9780857009708

A creative and practical workbook which uses nature to help children understand death, loss and change in a gentle and honest way, and looks at how to cope with and express feelings of sadness and grief.

A Special Kind of Grief

The Complete Guide for Supporting Bereavement and Loss in Special Schools (and Other SEND Settings) Sarah Helton

An illustrated guide to explain what it means when someone dies to children with ASD aged 5-11

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Remembering Lucy

NEW

A toolkit for all special educational needs professionals, providing the resources to ensure that every special school is prepared to handle a pupil bereavement, as well as giving the knowledge and tools to effectively support bereaved children.

We Get It

Voices of Grieving College Students and Young Adults Heather L. Servaty-Seib and David C. Fajgenbaum 2015 • 208pp • £14.99 • $24.95 pb:9781849057523 • ebook:9780857009777

Narratives by grieving college students and young adults for grieving college students and young adults.

Bereaved Parents and Their Continuing Bonds Love After Death Catherine Siegal

AUG 2017 • 160pp • £12.99 • $18.95 pb: 9781785923265 • ebook: 9781784506414

A counsellor shares her experience of working with bereaved parents to develop understanding about the nature of continuing bonds with their child

For bereaved parents the development of a NEW continuing bond with the child who has died is a key element in their grieving and in how they manage the future. Using her experience of working in a children’s hospital as a counsellor with bereaved parents, Catherine Seigal looks at how continuing bonds are formed, what facilitates and sustains them and what can undermine them.

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5 TO 11 YEARS • MAR 2017 • 40pp • £9.99 • $14.95 hb:9781785927508 • ebook:9781784505455

The first book of its kind, I Have a Question about Death uses straightforward text and images to walk children through what it means when someone dies, as well as ways they might want to react or to think about the person. Using clear illustrations throughout and with information for parents and guardians, this book is essential for families with a child aged 5-11 with Autism Spectrum Disorder or other special needs.

JUN 2017 • 176pp • £16.99 • $24.95 pb:9781785922732 • ebook:9781784505660

A resource book that includes everything needed to manage bereavement and loss sensitively and effectively with individuals with special educational needs and disabilities

This beautiful, sensitively composed storybook is a valuable resource for both children affected NEW by a family member’s suicide and their carers. Through a creative, heart-warming tale about a young grieving rabbit named Rafi, it gently explains the truth about death and suicide while communicating that everything will eventually be okay again.

A Story about Loss and Grief in a School Sarah Helton Illustrated by Anna Novy

3 TO 7 YEARS • AUG 2017 • 40pp • £12.99 • $19.95 hb:9781785923074 • ebook:9781784506148

An illustrated story book about bereavement and grief for children aged 3+ attending SEND schools

NEW

Children with SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) often experience grief at a much younger age than other children. This touching short story will help children with SEND aged 3+ understand feelings caused by death and loss, and the beautiful hand drawn illustrations help convey the complex experience of bereavement in a simple and clear way. This book is an ideal aid for teachers and support staff at SEND schools and colleges.

Big Tree is Sick

A Story to Help Children Cope with the Serious Illness of a Loved One Nathalie Slosse Illustrated by Rocio Del Moral

3 TO 7 YEARS • JAN 2017 • 40pp • £11.99 • $18.95 hb:9781785922268 • ebook:9781784505097

An endearing illustrated storybook which helps children to understand serious illness

NEW This beautifully illustrated storybook describes the anger and emotion that many children encounter when a close relative or friend is diagnosed with a long-term illness, such as cancer. The story of Big Tree depicts how things are often out of your control and sets out effective strategies for dealing with these emotions. This story features loveable characters and vivid illustrations, as well as activities for children aged 3+ to complete with their parents or professionals in times of illness and loss. 43

Bereavement & Illness (Children’s Books) A New Day

Is Daddy Coming Back in a Minute?

A Story About Losing Someone You Love Fiona McDonald

Explaining (sudden) death in words very young children can understand

3 TO 7 YEARS • JUL 2017 • 32pp • £9.99 • $15.95 hb:9781785923081 • ebook:9781784506179

Illustrated by Anna Jarvis

An illustrated storybook to help children and young adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities process loss and bereavement

Elke Barber and Alex Barber 3 TO 7 YEARS • JUL 2016 • 40pp • £10.99 • $18.95 hb:9781785921063 • ebook:9781784503710

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Brown Mouse is too sad to get out of bed and the other mice can do nothing to make her feel better. Grey Mouse has died which has made all the mice sad. Grey Mouse was kind and sweet and made perfect tea. Brown Mouse needs some time and space to remember her. That night Brown Mouse wakes up and sits with the other mice drinking hot tea and sharing special memories of Grey Mouse. Brown Mouse’s memories of Grey Mouse make her smile, and as the sun rises, Brown Mouse feels ready for the new day. This gentle and comforting illustrated book will help children and young adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) grasp the difficult concept that is the death of a loved one. Featuring appealing black and white artwork and strong characters, Brown Mouse’s story will assist parents, family and carers in giving children and those with PMLD a safe way to process loss and bereavement.

A true story about Alex, the death of his daddy, and how his mum helped him to understand what dead means Alex is only three when his father suddenly suffers a massive heart attack. All on his own, he manages to get help, but his beloved Daddy dies at the scene. Completely honest and written in Alex’s own words, this book tells the story of how his mum helps him understand what happened.

A Sky of Diamonds

A story for children about loss, grief and hope Camille Gibbs 5 TO 9 YEARS • 2015 • 48pp • £11.99 • $19.95 hb:9781849056229 • ebook:9781784500931

A storybook with in-built strategies to help children cope with the death of a loved one.

Luna’s Red Hat

The Dementia Diaries

Emmi Smid

Matthew Snyman and Social Innovation Lab Kent

An Illustrated Storybook to Help Children Cope with Loss and Suicide 6 TO 9 YEARS • 2015 • 34pp • £11.99 • $19.95 hb:9781849056298 • ebook:9781784501112

A heart-breaking but ultimately uplifting storybook to help children aged 6+ come to terms with loss by suicide This storybook follows a girl called Luna, whose mother died a year ago. It is designed to be read with children aged 6+ who have been bereaved by suicide to help them cope with their difficult feelings. The book also includes a guide for parents and professionals by grief expert, Dr Riet Fiddelaers-Jaspers.

What Happened to Daddy’s Body? Explaining what happens after death in words very young children can understand Elke Barber and Alex Barber Illustrated by Anna Jarvis

3 TO 7 YEARS • JUL 2016 • 40pp • £10.99 • $18.95 hb:9781785921070 • ebook:9781784503703

Learn what happens to the body after death as Alex shares the story of what happened to his daddy’s body This picture book aims to help children aged 3+ to understand what happens to the body after death. It covers cremation, burial and spreading ashes by answering the real-life questions that Alex, a three year old boy, asked his mum after the death of his father.

A Novel in Cartoons

Foreword by Angela Rippon

7 TO 14 YEARS • APR 2016 • 128pp • £9.99 • $16.95 hb:9781785920325 • ebook:9781784502850

A heartfelt, hopeful and humorous look at dementia through the eyes of young people LONGLISTED FOR THE SCHOOL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION’S INFORMATION BOOK AWARD 2017 - ‘OVER 12’ CATEGORY Brie, Fred, Sarah, and Sam tell you what it’s really like to care for a relative who has dementia. Funny, moving and honest, their illustrated diary entries will completely alter your understanding of dementia. The book also contains practical tips and activities for young people who have a relative with the illness.

Grandma’s Box of Memories Helping Grandma to Remember Jean Demetris

Illustrated by Alex Demetris 4 TO 7 YEARS • 2014 • 32pp • £10.99 • $17.95 hb:9781849055178 • ebook:9781784500139

This beautifully-illustrated story helps to explain dementia to children aged 4 to 7 years in a gentle and engaging way.

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Mental Health (Children’s Books) Minnie and Max are OK!

Ollie and the Magic Workshop

A Story to Help Children Develop a Positive Body Image Chris Calland and Nicky Hutchinson

Alison Knowles

Illustrated by Sophie Wiltshire 7 TO 11 YEARS •FEB 2017 • 64pp • £12.99 • $17.95 hb:9781785922411 • ebook:9781784505196

Illustrated by Emmi Smid

3 TO 7 YEARS • MAY 2017 • 40pp • £10.99 • $17.95 hb:9781785922336 • ebook:9781784505141

An illustrated storybook to help children aged 3-7 develop a positive body image

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Minnie has had a bad day at school. Some children made fun of her looks, and she wishes she was more like them. Max, Minnie’s dog, wishes he looked different too. And he doesn’t understand why Grandma doesn’t like his singing! When Grandma sees that Minnie and Max aren’t OK, she takes them to the park. There, they see lots of children and dogs - all with different shapes, sizes, colours and special traits. If they all looked the same, would it be better or worse? Body image is an increasingly important issue for young children. This beautifully illustrated, confidence-boosting book will help encourage children aged 3-7 to celebrate their strengths and embrace diversity. Included are questions that adults can ask to see how children relate to Minnie and Max’s thoughts and feelings. Colourful, funny and uplifting, this book will help you make sure your child is OK with their body image!

A third book in the charming illustrated series that focuses on emotional resilience for children aged 7-11 Ollie is back with more adventures using his superpowers, and a chance to earn his second Captain’s stripe!

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With the help of his superpowers, Ollie is gaining the confidence to stand up to bullies and be himself. When some mean kids start to get him down, Ollie draws upon the superpower of emotional resilience, which serves as a suit of shiny armour against hurtful words. With this superpower, Ollie tries to help his new friend Mollie who lives in foster care learn to love and take care of herself. Can Ollie help Mollie to build her own emotional superpowers? And will he earn his second Captain’s stripe in the process?

Ollie and His Superpowers Alison Knowles

Illustrated by Sophie Wiltshire 7 TO 11 YEARS • JUN 2016 • 32pp • £9.99 • $15.95 hb:9781785920493 • ebook:9781784503048

Be Bully Free

A Hands-On Guide to How You Can Take Control Michael Panckridge and Catherine Thornton

A charming illustrated story for children aged 7-11 about learning to control their emotions and overcome their fears

11 YEARS • APR 2017 • 160pp • £12.99 • $17.95 pb:9781785922824 • ebook:9781784505837

Hands-on guide, written in a young adult fiction style, to support and empower children aged 11+ in bullying situations With bullying affecting approximately one NEW in five children, and an increase in bullying on social media, it remains a frighteningly common issue for children growing up today. Written in a young adult fiction style, Be Bully Free gives the recipient of bullying direct and practical advice to help empower them and take back control of their situation. The advice is grounded in real world, everyday bullying scenarios and additional information is provided to help children in a range of wellbeing areas such as nutrition, exercise, sleep, anxiety and more, making the book a highly valuable resource for any child 11+ who is experiencing or has experienced bullying. Sections for families and schools are also included.

A story about how a sprinkling of mistakes can be a recipe for success Rochel Lieberman

Alison Knowles

Illustrated by Sophie Wiltshire 7 TO 11 YEARS • JUL 2016 • 32pp • £9.99 • $15.95 hb:9781785920813 • ebook:9781784503420

A charming, illustrated story for children aged 7-11 about bullying, developing empathy and helping others When Ollie doesn’t help his bullied classmate Adam, the Captain decides that it’s time to introduce him to one of his most important superpowers, Empathy. Using Empathy, Ollie has the chance to earn his first Captain’s stripe and help Adam. Will he succeed?

Nicki Proietti, Inclusion Manager, St Luke’s Primary School

Illustrated by Lloyd Jones

NEW

An empowering story that teaches children how to embrace their mistakes and discover the true meaning of success Every Sunday, Pearla makes perfectly round cookies and tall, fluffy cupcakes at her dad’s bakery. Pearla loves to bake, and she loves to see her customers enjoying her perfect creations. Until one day she makes a very big mistake! This colourful book will help children aged 4-12 to cope when things don’t quite go to plan.

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Ollie and the Golden Stripe

Another awesome Ollie story has emerged. Ollie can now help children get to grips with empathy and learn how to step into another’s shoes to see the world from their perspective. Empathy is so essential to helping create a better society with understanding and compassion. The more children who can understand this, the more hope for our future. I for one will be using and recommending Ollie as a teaching aide for many years to come.

Pearla and her Unpredictably Perfect Day

4 TO 12 YEARS • DEC 2016 • 40pp • £9.99 • $16.95 hb:9781785927348 • ebook:9781784504298

“Your superpowers are real, not make believe.” When seven-year-old Ollie’s brand new trainers get stolen by bullies, he feels too scared and embarrassed to tell his mum. Luckily, Ollie’s friend Mr Wilcox knows how to keep a secret. Once Ollie confides in Mr Wilcox about the shoes, Mr Wilcox decides to let him in on a secret of his own... He has superpowers, and Ollie can have them too! Meet Courage, Bravery, Strength and Calm - just a few of Ollie’s very own superpowers. Under the guidance of Mr Wilcox, Ollie learns that he can control his superpowers in order to overcome his fears, starting with those bullies.

All Birds Have Anxiety Kathy Hoopmann 8 TO 18 YEARS • MAR 2017 • 72pp • £9.99 • $15.95 hb:9781785921827 • ebook:9781784504540

A bird’s-eye-view introduction to living with anxiety disorder and how to begin to change it Life as a bird can be stressful! From worrying NEW about airplanes, windows, and getting enough worms to eat, it is clear that birds can be anxious beings. Through a light-touch, quizzical depiction of bird behaviour, All Birds Have Anxiety uses colourful images and astute explanations to explore with gentle humour what it means to live with anxiety day-to-day, and how to begin to deal with it.

Mental Health (Children’s Books) Striker, Slow Down!

Trauma is Really Strange

A calming book for children who are always on the go Emma Hughes

Steve Haines

Art by Sophie Standing. 2015 • 32pp • £7.99 • $12.95 pb:9781848192935 • ebook:9780857012401

Illustrated by John Smisson

3 TO 6 YEARS • OCT 2016 • 40pp • £9.99 • $16.95 hb:9781848193277 • ebook:9780857012821

Striker, the cat who is always in a hurry, finally learns that slowing down can be fun too in this book for children aged 3-6.

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Go Yogi!

Everyday Yoga for Calm, Happy, Healthy Little Yogis Emma Hughes

Illustrated by John Smisson 4 TO 7 YEARS • FEB 2017 • 48pp • £9.99 • $16.95 hb:9781848193413 • ebook:9780857012975

Introduces everyday yoga asanas to help children tackle difficult feelings and emotions, as well as improve physical health.

The Princess and the Fog

A science-based medical graphic book explaining trauma, its effects on our psychology and physiology, and what to do about it What is trauma? How does it change the way our brains work? And how can we overcome it? BESTSELLER When something traumatic happens to us, we dissociate and our bodies shut down their normal processes. This unique comic explains the strange nature of trauma and how it confuses the brain and affects the body. With wonderful artwork, cat and mouse metaphors, essential scientific facts, and a healthy dose of wit, the narrator reveals how trauma resolution involves changing the body’s physiology and describes techniques that can achieve this, including Trauma Releasing Exercises that allow the body to shake away tension, safely releasing deep muscular patterns of stress and trauma.

A Story for Children with Depression Lloyd Jones, With a contribution by Melinda Edwards MBE and Dr Linda Bayliss Illustrated by Lloyd Jones

5 TO 7 YEARS • 2015 • 48pp • £10.99 • $17.95 hb:9781849056557 • ebook:9781784501518

A vibrantly illustrated story to help children learn about and cope with depression.

Pretend Friends

A story about schizophrenia and other illnesses that can cause hallucinations Alice Hoyle

Illustrated by Lauren Reis 4 TO 7 YEARS • 2015 • 36pp • £8.99 • $14.95 hb:9781849056243 • ebook:9781784501136

A story book about what life is like for adults who experience auditory or visual hallucinations.

Not Today, Celeste!

A Dog’s Tale about Her Human’s Depression Liza Stevens 3 TO 7 YEARS •JUN 2016 • 36pp • £10.99 • $17.95 hb:9781785920080 • ebook:9781784502478

Pain is Really Strange Steve Haines

Art by Sophie Standing. 2015 • 32pp • £7.99 • $12.95 pb:9781848192645 • hb:9781848193666 • ebook:9780857012128

A scientifically-based, detailed, and gently humorous graphic book on pain and pain management Answering questions such as ‘how can I change my pain experience?’, ‘what is pain?’, and ‘how do nerves work?’, this short research- BESTSELLER based graphic book reveals just how strange pain is and explains how understanding it is often the key to relieving its effects. Studies show that understanding how pain is created and maintained by the nervous system can significantly lessen the pain you experience. The narrator in this original, gently humorous book explains pain in an easy-to-understand, engaging graphic format and reveals how to change the mind’s habits to transform pain.

When Anxiety Attacks

A gentle story about a dog whose human has poorly feelings for children aged 3+

Terian Koscik

Charmingly illustrated, this heart-warming story for children aged 3+ reflects some of the feelings and experiences that a child whose parent or carer has depression may face and includes a comprehensive guide for parents and professionals written by Dr. Pooky Knightsmith that provides advice on discussing the topic with children.

A graphic memoir about living with anxiety and finding help through a therapist

Frankie’s Foibles

A story about a boy who worries

TEENS • 2015 • 32pp • £7.99 • $12.95 pb:9781848192843 • ebook:9780857012326

Terian Koscik describes in graphic form her grapples with anxiety, and how seeking help through a therapist allowed her to come to terms with her anxious feelings. Funny and daringly honest, it will strike a chord with anyone who has been affected by anxiety.

Kath Grimshaw 7 TO 11 YEARS • 2015 • 32pp • £9.99 • $16.95 hb:9781849056953 • ebook:9781784502102

A story to help children age 7+ to understand and overcome their OCD or anxiety.

Your Body is Brilliant Body Respect for Children Sigrun Danielsdottir

Illustrated by Bjork Bjarkdottir 4 TO 11 YEARS • 2014 • 36pp • £10.99 • $17.95 hb:9781848192218 • ebook:9780857011794

This picture book teaches children how each body is different and unique, and will inspire them to take good care of their bodies throughout their lives.

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Can I tell you about... SERIES Can I tell you about Loneliness?

Can I tell you about Multiple Sclerosis?

A guide for friends, family and professionals Julian Stern

A guide for friends, family and professionals Angela Amos

Illustrated by Helen Lees

Illustrated by Sophie Wiltshire

7 TO 16 YEARS • JUN 2017 • 64pp • £8.99 • $14.95 pb:9781785922435 • ebook:9781784505264

7 TO 16 YEARS •NOV 2016 • 48pp • £8.99 • $13.95 pb:9781785921469 • ebook:9781784504137

What does it mean to be lonely? Jan explains all in this illustrated guide for ages 7+.

NEW Can I tell you about Gender Diversity?

A guide for friends, family and professionals CJ Atkinson

Illustrated by Olly Pike 7 TO 16 YEARS • DEC 2016 • 64pp • £8.99 • $14.95 pb:9781785921056 • ebook:9781784503673

What is gender diversity? Kit explains all in this illustrated guide for children.

What is Multiple Sclerosis and how does it affect daily life? Maria explains all in this friendly guide.

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Can I tell you about Sensory Processing Difficulties?

A guide for friends, family and professionals Sue Allen

Illustrated by Mike Medaglia 7 TO 16 YEARS •2015 • 56pp • £8.99 • $14.95 pb:9781849056403 • ebook:9781784501372

What are sensory processing difficulties and why do they sometimes make life challenging for those who have them? Harry answers these questions and more in this friendly guide.

Can I tell you about Autism?

A guide for friends, family and professionals Jude Welton

Foreword by Glenys Jones Illustrated by Jane Telford 7 TO 16 YEARS • 2014 • 64pp • £8.99 • $13.95 pb:9781849054539 • ebook:9780857008299

Illustrated introduction to Autism for friends, family and children.

Can I tell you about Eating Disorders? A guide for friends, family and professionals Bryan Lask and Lucy Watson Illustrated by Fiona Field

7 TO 16 YEARS • 2014 • 56pp • £8.99 • $14.95 pb:9781849054218 • ebook:9780857007971

Alice tells us about eating disorders - different types and how they can be understood and supported.

Can I tell you about Dementia? A guide for family, friends and carers Jude Welton

Illustrated by Jane Telford 7 TO 16 YEARS •2013 • 48pp • £8.99 • $14.95 pb:9781849052979 • ebook:9780857006349

Jack invites readers to learn about dementia from his perspective - an ideal introduction to dementia for anyone from child to adult.

Can I tell you about Depression?

Can I tell you about Adoption?

A guide for friends, family and professionals Anne Braff Brodzinsky 7 TO 16 YEARS • 2013 • 56pp • £8.99 • $13.95 pb:9781849059428 • ebook:9780857007599

An illustrated guide to help all children understand what it means to be adopted.

A guide for friends, family and professionals

Can I tell you about Down Syndrome?

Christopher Dowrick and Susan Martin

Elizabeth Elliott

A guide for friends, family and professionals

Illustrated by Mike Medaglia

Illustrated by Manjit Thapp

7 TO 16 YEARS •2015 • 48pp • £8.99 • $14.95 pb:9781849055635 • ebook:9781784500030

7 TO 16 YEARS • 2015 • 48pp • £8.99 • $14.95 pb:9781849055017 • ebook:9780857009043

A quick introduction to depression and how it can affect family life.

Get to know David who has Down syndrome and find out how it affects his everyday life and what can help him.

The Can I Tell You About…? series offers simple introductions to a range of limiting conditions and other issues that affect our lives. Friendly characters invite readers to learn about their experiences, the challenges they face, and how they would like to be helped and supported. These books serve as excellent starting points for family and classroom discussions.

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