Help children set goals with this sample activity from Deborah M. Plummer’s latest workbook
School is back in full swing this week, and with it come new challenges for students – especially those who have difficulty coping with change, stress…
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.
Interview with Ellen Power – Part 4: How to create an educational system that fully meets the needs of children with SEN
“When you look at it on paper it is difficult to see why the current system for meeting the needs of children with SEN is so prone to failure. On paper it seems to work, but in practice there are some big weaknesses that lead to its failure.”
Exploring Bullying with Adults with Autism and Asperger Syndrome: An Interview with authors Anna Tickle and Bettina Stott
Exploring Bullying with Adults with Autism and Asperger Syndrome is the new workbook by Anna Tickle, a clinical psychologist, and Bettina Stott, who after many…
Atle Dyregrov on Supporting Traumatized Children and Teenagers
“There are a variety of self-help techniques that the individual can use for their own sake…In addition to individual methods, there must be systems in place to secure good follow-up for personnel involved in critical incidents or in work with traumatized children over time.”
What the Chinese approach to drinking tea can teach Westerners about health and peace of mind
By Solala Towler, author of Cha Dao: The Way of Tea, Tea as a Way of Life. No matter what cultural differences exist between people,…
Rudy Simone on understanding and empowering ‘Aspergirls’
“…an Aspergirl’s most prized possession is her unique intelligence and she wants to be appreciated for that more than anything. Her education and utilisation of her unique skills is the key to a satisfying, fulfilled life. Some will want socialising, some won’t, but it is important that she learns to value others, so that she does not end up isolated, and so she can share those gifts with the world.”
Jill Manthorpe on Depression in Older People
“Everyone who works with older people in social services or social care will encounter people with depression. The impact of depression among older people and those supporting them can be profound. This may be particularly so because depression is under-recognised and there are pessimistic views of the potential for response.”
Hilary Abrahams looks at long-term outcomes of survivors of domestic violence
Hilary Abrahams is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Violence Against Women Research Group at the University of Bristol. She has worked extensively on the support…
Danuta Lipinska on person-centred counselling for people with dementia
“They considered it helpful in their quest to ‘make sense of Self’ within the context of their lives as affected by living with dementia. Making sense of Self and the world around us is an endeavour we all undertake in our own unique ways, Sometimes people will seek out the impartial, empathic listening of a professional counsellor to support them in this quest.”
Chris Nicholson on Creative Therapeutic Approaches with traumatised young people
“Through sensitively handled, creative interaction and by the use of ‘creative’ approaches with traumatised young people their characteristic rigidity begins to loosen. New possibilities emerge, the mutative nature of create endeavours. In time, they may be able to see painfully familiar situations in different and helpful ways that can lead to their forming a new response.”