Building Better Therapeutic Relationships with Children
This blog post was written by JKP author of Building Better Therapeutic Relationships with Children, Deborah Schroder. The voice on the phone sounded familiar, and…
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Feeling Safe and in Control with Riley the Brave’s Sensational Senses
This blog post was written by JKP author Jessica Sinarski, LPCMH. Here’s the magic of understanding our senses. Joe (real person but not his real…
10 Resources for National Adoption Month
November is National Adoption Month in the US/CAN. During National Adoption Month, organizations, social workers, adoption specialists, and more work to raise awareness and achieve…
Seven Resources for Stress Awareness Day
November 2 is National Stress Awareness Day! Jessica Kingsley publishes tons of mental health resources each year, including stress, anxiety, and fear-related ones. Below are…
Making Sense of Meltdowns with Riley the Brave
This blog post was written by JKP author Jessica Sinarski. How learning about sensory processing changed… everything. My brilliant little 4-year-old son was asked to…
A 5-Minute Intro to Therapy!
Each year, the first week of October in the US/CAN is National Mental Illness Awareness Week. During this week, organizations like the National Alliance on…
Help Children and Adolescents Heal with These Resources from Dawn D’Amico
In this blog, Dawn D’Amico speaks about her inspiration for writing Conversation-Starters for Working with Children and Adolescents After Trauma and about her work helping…
Conquer Back-to-School with these 10 JKP Mental Health and Wellness Resources
Conquer Back-to-School with these 10 JKP Mental Health and Wellness Resources Back-to-school season is in full swing, which means that many kids may be facing…
Anxiety and Autism
Drawing on the author’s extensive clinical and research experience in the fields of anxiety and autism new book Helping Autistic Teens to Manage their Anxiety…
Thinking critically about safeguarding young people – Dez Holmes
Work with young people facing harm is an ever-evolving area of work, where the stakes are high and where policy and practice are often developed in response to crisis, leading to reactive and defensive approaches. The book I have edited – Safeguarding Young People: Risk, rights, relationships and resilience – tries to take a step back; to create space for reflection to allow a more aspirational and evidence-informed reframing of the issues.