Dean’s letter – an extract from Letters to the Home Front
Letters to the Home Front the latest book from John Clements is a supportive guide for the parents and carers of those on the spectrum.…
Alenka Klemenc – my story
Alenka Klemenc is a psychologist and parent of a child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Alenka explains how she adjusted to parenting a child with…
Lessons Learned: Being a Transracial Family by JKP author Beth Hall
When, as a transracial adoptive family, we move into a new community, or when our children move to a new school, we are faced with…
Books for Professionals Working with Older People.
If you work with older people or have an interest in elder care and dementia care, we’ve put together this booklet of new and bestselling…
What is it like to be a Life Story Work Consultant? From JKP authors Katie Wrench and Lesley Naylor.
Katie Wrench and Lesley Naylor, authors of the new Life Story Work with Children Who are Fostered or Adopted, give their fascinating insight into a day in the life…
The challenges and rewards of teaching teens with complex needs
Andrew Colley, author of forthcoming, Personalised Learning for Young People with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties, discusses his role as a teacher of teenagers with complex needs and explains…
Try out these free activities from ‘Activities for Older People in Care Homes’
Next month sees the release of JKP’s Activities for Older People in Care Homes from Sarah Crockett, the 2010 winner of the National Association of…
Coming to terms with your Parkinson’s diagnosis – an extract from ‘Positively Parkinson’s.’
Here in the UK we’ve just received our copies of Positively Parkinson’s, and we wanted to share an extract of this inspiring book with you.…
With eating disorders and action therapy, slow is the way to go
JKP author Karen Carnabucci, a licensed clinical social worker and board-certified trainer, educator and practitioner of psychodrama, sociometry and group psychotherapy, discusses pacing of eating…
What do you say to someone who is bereaved? JKP author Judy Carole Kauffmann advises
In every Bereavement and Loss workshop that I have facilitated over the years, regardless of the role of the participant, the question of universal interest…