Video clips from Phoebe Caldwell’s DVD, Autism and Intensive Interaction
We’re very pleased to bring you these clips from Phoebe Caldwell’s latest JKP title! Autism and Intensive Interaction is a three part film following Phoebe…
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.”
Help at last for the Aspergirls: Telegraph article features new JKP book by Rudy Simone
Today the Telegraph has published an article called ‘Help at last for the Aspergirls’ that features comments from JKP author Rudy Simone about her new…
Video: Liz Beddoe discusses Best Practice in Professional Supervision in the helping professions
Author Liz Beddoe recently stopped by JKP’s London HQ to record a short video highlighting some of the key features of the new book, Best…
Video clips from the new Animated Introduction to Asperger Syndrome DVD!
**Winner – International Animation Award, Edinburgh Mental Health & Arts Festival 2008** Created by pioneering science and youth arts project Biomation, An Animated Introduction to…
Sarita Freedman on Developing College Skills in Students with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome
“…it’s challenging for students with ASD to participate in “non-preferred” tasks. As such, parents of students who go away for college worry that their student will spend most of his time playing video games, rather than focusing on college studies. Sadly, the risk of this happening is quite high. However, students can learn strategies to manage and balance their time, provided the student receives adequate programming throughout his life.”
Olga Bogdashina explores Autism and the Edges of the Known World
“…autism helps us appreciate diversity of looking at and interpreting the world. There is no ‘correct’ way to perceive our environment. The exploration of the ways in which autistic individuals think and perceive the world assists us in understanding the diversity of our own nature and our own experiences. Autism shifts the focus of our exploration from the practical everyday activities of life to understanding what it means to be human, and the necessity of recognising the rich diversity of life. Many of us still do not trust anything that is different from ‘normality’. However, there are many different ways to see the same thing, and each of them may be correct if seen from the right perspective.”
CYPNow article by JKP author Gillian Ruch: Time to put relationship building back at the heart of social work
Children & Young People Now have featured a great article from JKP author, Dr Gillian Ruch, in which she argues that a focus on improving…
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,…
Bob Woods on the importance of family involvement in care homes for people with dementia
“Then came the opportunity to plan a new style of dementia care home, right in the heart of the catchment area, and the positive effects on relatives’ guilt and strain were palpable. [Relatives] visited more often and felt considerably more involved. But there were tensions too; relatives were often dissatisfied with staff, and staff felt that relatives were more of a problem than the residents. It became clear that the relationship between staff and relatives needed just as much attention as that between staff and residents.”