JKP and Authors attend the World Congress of Music Therapy in Seoul, South Korea
Last week JKP exhibited at the World Congress of Music Therapy at Sookmyung Women’s University in Seoul, South Korea. This conference takes place every three…
JKP attends the NAS ‘Understanding and Managing Challenging Behaviour’ Conference in London
JKP attended The National Autistic Society’s conference on Understanding and Managing Challenging Behaviour held at Kensington Town Hall in London on the 6th July. The…
Stop by the JKP stand for Author Booksignings at the 42nd Autism Society Conference!
This week JKP is excited to be attending the 42nd Autism Society National Conference and Exposition this week in Orlando, Florida. Visit the JKP stand (#301-303)…
From Anxiety to Meltdown – An Interview with Deborah Lipsky
“once people understand meltdown triggers and why they occur the enviroment can be modified to help reduce the number of meltdowns. And more compassion instead of critism can be offered to us because we feel awful afterwards; feelings of remorse and regret are common because we didn’t want it to occur. It isn’t like we have a “quota” of so many meltdowns we need to have in a day. It just happens due to overwhelming factors beyond our (the autistic person’s) control.”
JKP Books Honoured in ForeWord Magazine’s 2010 Book of the Year Awards!
We are thrilled to announce that several JKP books have been honoured in ForeWord Magazine’ Book of the Year Awards, which were established to bring increased…
“That’s So Nice of You to Say”: Teaching Kids How to Receive Compliments
By Signe Whitson, author of How to Be Angry: An Assertive Anger Expression Group Guide for Kids and Teens. As a therapist, I have talked…
“May I Please” and “No Can Do”: Guidelines for Kids on Making and Refusing Requests
By Signe Whitson, author of How to Be Angry: An Assertive Anger Expression Group Guide for Kids and Teens. Do you know a child who…
Understanding Crisis Therapies – An Interview with Dr Hilda Loughran
“I’d like to think that balancing the individual and social approaches to crisis does offer something special at a time when people may be so burdened by stressful/crisis situations that they may take too much on themselves. This book really emphasises the idea that crises happen in a social context, that social supports can mitigate the devastating effects of a traumatic event and that a lack of social support can make even a simple problem seem insurmountable.”
Anger Between Friends: A Seven Year-Old’s Journey toward Assertive Emotional Expression
By Signe Whitson, author of How to Be Angry: An Assertive Anger Expression Group Guide for Kids and Teens. It’s one thing to write about…
“I am not a statistic or a category…By God’s grace, I am.” – Craig Romkema, Graduating Class of 2011
HUGE congratulations to poet and JKP author Craig Romkema who, after ten years of hard work and dedication, has graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree…