In Search of Youth Work by JKP author Vanessa Rogers
An interesting and thought provoking article from JKP author, Vanessa Rogers on what it is to be a youth worker today. Vanessa is the author…
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Supporting young people on their pathways to adulthood
In this short article, Mike Stein introduces his new book ‘Young People Leaving Care: Supporting Pathways to Adulthood’. He looks back at the research undertaken…
Play Therapy Dimensions Model book launch
May 24th, 2012 saw the book launch of the Play Therapy Dimensions Model: A Decision-Making Guide for Integrative Play Therapists by Lorri Yasenik and Ken Gardner, held…
When Adopted Toddlers Reject Their Parents by JKP author Mary Hopkins-Best
This article written by Mary Hopkins-Best, adapted from her book Toddler Adoption: The Weaver’s Craft (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Jan. 2012), originally published by Perspectives Press,…
LGBT people affected by dementia – Roger’s story of care and caring
Roger Newman, MBE shares his experiences of caring for a partner with dementia, and how this led him to set up the first LGBT Dementia…
Bereavement support groups and creative writing – a conversation between Dodie Graves and Jane Moss
In this conversation, bereavement service co-ordinator Dodie Graves and creative writing tutor/bereavement group leader Jane Moss talk about their experiences of facilitating bereavement groups and…
Top Ten Tips for the First Year of Placement
By Deborah Gray, MSW, MPA, clinical social worker specializing in attachment, grief and trauma, and author of Attaching in Adoption and Nurturing Adoptions. Parents passionately…
‘Without a life story, a child is adrift, disconnected and vulnerable’ – Dr Bruce Perry on the value and power of the Life Story approach
By Dr Bruce Perry, adapted from the Foreword to the new book, Life Story Therapy with Traumatized Children, by Richard Rose. A fundamental and permeating strength…
Vanessa Rogers’ Top Tips for talking to young people about drugs and alcohol
By Vanessa Rogers, youth worker and author of the new set of books for those helping young people make informed decisions about alcohol, drugs and tobacco.…
Where is mental health diagnosis heading, and where does the DSM IV fall short?
In this article, Dr. Peter Ladd, co-author of the new book, Person-Centered Diagnosis and Treatment in Mental Health: A Model for Empowering Clients, asks some…