Why do we need to look beyond ‘mental disorders’ when handling intense emotions?
Here Bridie Gallagher writes about why we need to explore beyond the ‘illness narrative’ to understand why people might feel the way they do.
Category: Mental health
Blog posts, articles, think-pieces and Q&A’s presented by Jessica Kingsley Publishers and associated authors on and around the subject of mental health.
Why schools need to talk about staff mental health, now.
Amy Sayer is the author of Supporting Staff Mental Health in Your School and is a teacher at Chichester High School and Head of Philosophy…
Building a Trauma-Informed Restorative School
Building a Trauma-Informed Restorative School author Joe Brummer provides advice and insight to educators on the path of restorative justice. Can you briefly outline your…
Adapting child-friendly activities for online therapy
Dr Fiona Zandt, Clinical Psychologist and co-author of Creative Ways to Help Children Manage Anxiety discusses the move to online therapy, and how activities can be adapted for virtual sessions.
Catchy yawns: Why it’s essential to engage families when working with anxious children.
Written by: Dr. Fiona Zandt, Clinical Psychologist One of the games I love to play with families in therapy is the Yawn Game. I often…
Books to help ease the transition back to school
Back to school – helping children feel comfortable with the transition We may not yet be able to gauge the full impact the lockdown has…
Cinderella’s mum was right – it does take courage to be kind
Aidan Harvey-Craig, author of 18 Wellbeing Hacks for Students: Using Psychology’s Secrets to Survive and Thrive talks about the risks of being kind, but what a worthwhile and courageous quality it really is.
What is Better Together?
Introducing our new mental health video and Q&A series… A video series from Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Sheldon Press and John Murray Learning What is it?…
Hurt, Help, Hope – Call for autistic writers to share their mental health experiences
Mair Elliott is a Young Patient Activist and is Chair of Hafal, a user-led charity for people with a mental illness and their carers. She…
Having Fun with Feelings… An Interview with Dr Michelle Garnett, PhD, Clinical Psychologist
Michelle Garnett talks about her background, new books Having Fun with Feelings on the Autism Spectrum and 10 Steps to Reducing Your Child’s Anxiety on…