Thoughts behind ‘The Music of Being’
In The Music of Being, Alison Levinge explains the approaches of key child development theorists and explores how they apply to and inform the practice…
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No Shame for Extreme Night Owls
Author of An Occupational Therapist’s Guide to Sleep and Sleep Problems, Andrew Green is an occupational therapist specialising in sleep disorders. In a bid to…
Three Steps to Improving the Safeguarding of Children
Ofsted’s October 2014 report on the outcomes of the first 33 inspections under their new framework showed that over two thirds of children’s services where…
How care becomes corrupted and we lose heart
In a follow-up to his last blog post, John Burton looks at the factors which cause care, and our faith in it, to break down.…
Leading Good Management in Care Homes
John Burton has long been fighting for a forward-thinking and conscientious care management system. Leading Good Care, his most recent publication, dives into the heart of the…
The Feelings Tree – helping children talk about emotions
The holidays are often filled with an assortment of powerful emotions, for both children and adults. This can be related to loss or upheaval in…
Browse our latest collection of new and bestselling titles on Working with Children and Families
For more information on any of the books inside, simply click the title or book cover to view the full book page.
Catching up with Ann Andrews – inspirational author of Positively Parkinson’s
Ann Andrews worked as a television and theatre producer, researcher, teacher and crisis counsellor. She was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in her fifties, and went on…
Are we too afraid to listen to disabled people’s desires?
Tuppy Owens, author of Supporting Disabled People with their Sexual Lives, has worked with and supported disabled people for over 35 years. She is the founder of…
‘Contact with Nature can be immensely healing.’
Caroline Jay founded and runs the Seeds of Hope Children’s Garden, a national charity which aims to promote the use of nature in helping children manage…