Self-Help for Adults

Letters from the Grief Club

How We Live With Loss Edited by Beth French and Kate Moreton

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Beth French was 20 when her mother died. She had no idea what to do. So, she googled ‘what to do when your mum dies’ but the internet didn’t have the answers. Beth and Let’s Talk About Loss have compiled this collection of letters and advice from other young adults who know what it’s like to lose someone, so no-one else has to go through it alone.

JuN 2022 | £9.99 | 176pp | pb | World rights available | isbN-9781787759213

Confronting Shame

How to Understand Your Shame and Gain Inner Freedom Ilse Sand

Shame can underlie a multitude of common mental health problems including low selfesteem, depression and anxiety. Confronting Shame will help you understand and overcome your shame with reflective exercises in each chapter to rebuild your empathy and compassion towards yourself.

apr 2022 | £9.99 | 144pp | tp | World rights available | isbN-9781839971402

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The DBT Workbook for Alcohol and Drug Addiction

Skills and Strategies for Emotional Regulation, Recovery, and Relapse Prevention Laura J. Petracek

Foreword by Gillian Galen, PsyD

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Written by clinical psychologist, Laura Petracek, this workbook applies the principles of DBT to the 12 Steps addiction recovery approach. Ideal for those managing a mental illness alongside an addiction, it equips you with the tools to regulate your emotions, reduce anxiety and stress, maintain sobriety, and feel yourself again. Living at the Speed of Light

Navigating Life with Bipolar Disorder, from Depression to Mania and Everything in Between Katie Conibear

Foreword by Calum Harris, Lorraine Gillies and Aditya Sharma

Katie Conibear has lived with bipolar disorder for many years. In this no-nonsense guide, she explains the realities of bipolar – discussing the impact of depression, mania, hypomania and psychosis – and gives advice and tips on managing the condition. Honest, yet hopeful, it is ideal for anyone living with bipolar or their family and friends.

2021 | £14.99 | 192pp | tp | rights sold: chiNese (siMpliFied) | isbN-9781787755574

Talking About BPD

A Stigma-Free Guide to Living a Calmer, Happier Life with Borderline Personality Disorder Rosie Cappuccino

Foreword by Kimberley Wilson

Drawing on the author’s lived experience, this hopeful guide offers advice on everyday life with BPD. Covering what BPD is, how to talk about it, and how to get support, it includes practical coping tips and DBT-based techniques, while also tackling the stigma and negative stereotypes associated with the disorder.

2021 | £14.99 | 208pp | tp | World rights available | isbN-9781787758254

Things I Got Wrong So You Don’t Have To

48 Lessons to Banish Burnout and Avoid Anxiety for Those Who Put Others First Pooky Knightsmith NEW Best Practice in Professional Supervision, Second Edition

A Guide for the Helping Professions Allyson Davys and Liz Beddoe

This is a mental health guide from popular campaigner and educator Pooky Knightsmith, author of The Healthy Coping Colouring Book. Pooky describes her living experience with mental health and the things that have helped her and which she’s learnt along the way. The advice, ideas and guidance are sourced from many unlikely teachers and experiences, and there are tips at the end of each lesson for the reader. Fully revised and updated guide to being an excellent supervisor in the social care, nursing, counselling and allied health professions. Packed with essential updates informed by the very latest research in the field, and full of clinical case examples, this second edition is an essential guide for all professional and trainee supervisors.

2020 | £22.99 | 288pp | tp | World rights available | isbN-9781785924712

apr 2022 | £14.99 | 224pp | tp | World rights available | isbN-9781839972676

Overcoming Everyday Racism

Building Resilience and Wellbeing in the Face of Discrimination and Microaggressions Susan Cousins

Offers practical steps to overcome the negative impact of racism on mental health.

This enlightening and reflective guide studies the psychological impact of racism and discrimination on BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) people and offers steps to improve wellbeing. It includes definitions of race, racism and other commonly used terms, such as microaggressions, and evaluates the effect of definitions used to describe BAME people.

Each chapter of the book focusses on one category of wellbeing – self-acceptance, personal growth, purpose in life, positive relations with others, environmental mastery, autonomy – and includes case examples, spaces for reflection and practical, creative exercises. For use as a tool within counselling and therapeutic settings as well as a self-help tool by individuals, each category provides a framework for thinking about how to manage everyday racism, live with more resilience, and thrive.

2019 | £13.99 | 216pp | tp | World rights available | isbN-9781785928512 The Survival Guide for Newly Qualified Social Workers, Second Edition

Hitting the Ground Running Helen Donnellan and Gordon Jack

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.

2014 | £20.99 | 248pp | tp | World rights available | isbN-9781849055338

Social Work Under Pressure

How to Overcome Stress, Fatigue and Burnout in the Workplace Kate van Heugten

This accessible book demonstrates how managers and practitioners can overcome workplace distress, fatigue and burnout by understanding the causes and implementing practical strategies. The book is full of techniques and tips that will be invaluable to all social work managers and practitioners seeking to beat workplace stress overload and burnout.

2011 | £24.99 | 224pp | tp | rights sold: polish | isbN-9781849051163

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