Someone to Safeguard: How Safeguarding Can Go Wrong
An excerpt from Chapter 6 of Social Work, Cats and Rocket Science. ‘Find me somebody to love’, a lyric from the band Queen. A lyric which…
The use of technology in dementia care
Using Technology in Dementia Care: A Guide to Technology Solutions for Everyday Living, Edited by Professor Arlene Astell, Dr Sarah Kate Smith and Dr Phil…
Neurodiverse Relationships – Karen’s Story
Neurodiverse Relationships is out now, and you can read two exclusive extracts here on the JKP blog. This is the first book of its kind to…
Counselling Gentleman Jack – therapist Sam Hope considers Anne Lister
The author of Person-Centred Counselling for Trans and Gender Diverse People: A Practical Guide imagines what it would be like to counsel Anne Lister, the…
Two easy ways to introduce contemplative practice to children
We are currently in a time when there is a great emphasis on children’s well-being and mental health. Current statistics are that 1 in 10…
Everything under the rainbow – why the LGBT community needs to get better at including disabled people
The official stats tell us that just under one in ten people in the UK is LGBT (though the much higher incidence among young people,…
Neurodiverse Relationships – David’s Story
Neurodiverse Relationships is out now, and you can read an exclusive extract here on the JKP blog. This is the first book of its kind to…
How Laura Kate Dale came out as trans during an autistic meltdown
‘I felt like my head was full of static, it was in my eyes and ears and brain and mouth and it was overwhelming me,…
A Q&A with Jonathan Branfman, author of You Be You!: The Kid’s Guide to Gender, Sexuality & Family
YOU BE YOU! is an educational children’s book for ages 7-11 that makes gender identity, romantic orientation, and family diversity easy to explain to children.…
For Decades we’ve been Neglecting Birth Parents of Adopted Children
“Like a light in the Dark” A blog by Joanne Alper, Editor of new book – Supporting Birth Parents Whose Children Have Been Adopted. Sometimes when…