Jessica Kingsley Publishers was founded in 1987 in London by Jessica Kingsley and is committed to publishing books that make a difference. In 2004 we opened our US office in Philadelphia and in 2017 we became part of the John Murray Press division of Hachette Group.
We publish books for professionals and general readers in a range of subjects. We are well known for our long established lists on the autism spectrum, social work, and arts therapies. More recently we have published extensively in the fields of mental health, counselling, palliative care, practical theology and gender diversity. We have a range of graphic novels across these subject areas, and books for children, on issues including bereavement, depression and anger.
25 Tools to Boost Confidence, Achieve Goals, and Find Happiness
From the author of The Ultimate Anxiety Toolkit and The Ultimate Time-Management Toolkit, this book provides practical strategies to help you increase your self-esteem, resilience, and confidence. It includes creative exercises and empowering techniques drawn from CBT, positive psychology and mindfulness.
25 Tools to Worry Less, Relax More, and Boost Your Self-Esteem
Anxiety can feel like a huge number of different things to a huge variety of people. No matter the experience, they all have one thing in common: feeling anxiety is never fun. If youre looking to manage your anxious feelings and reduce your stress, this is the book for you.
The didgeridoo, or yidaki, is one of the most ancient musical instruments on Earth. The ''Tzolkin Trilogy'' showcases the primal sound of the didgeridoo as it has never before been heard, in three original compositions, based on the Mayan calendar. This unique sound has been shaped and developed into a form that can act as a tool for healing and ......
Children's Experiences of Abuse and Professional Interventions
The Truth is Longer Than a Lie provides important insights into children's experiences of abuse and their perception of professional intervention. Mudaly and Goddard promote the emerging child-centred approach to research, which provides children with an opportunity to talk about abuse and its effects on their lives, their views on the reasons ......
This impressively honest book explores the effects a challenging disability or illness can have on the mind and personal relationships, and how others can help.
Illness or disability can isolate people by creating vast differences in their experiences where previously there were none. Friends and family can find ......
A Whole-School Guide to Implementation - with Downloadable Templates and Resources
This highly practical guide will give you the knowledge and structures you need to incorporate trauma-informed practice into your school. It provides an an introductory primer to attachment styles, threat responses, adverse child experiences and recent neuroscience, and outlines how to embed trauma-informed practice using a PACE approach ......
A Creative Tool for Assessments, Interventions, and Learning for Work with Adversity and Stress in Children and Adults
The cards are organized into four different types: sentence completion cards, survival response cards, signals/signs cards and different types of trauma cards. Developed to be inclusive of a variety of learning styles, abilities and language skills, the pack can be used with individuals, groups, teams, and organizations.
A Model for Navigating Recovery for Professionals, Parents and Carers
This groundbreaking handbook provides a clear and proven framework to enable children and adults to recover from trauma, no matter where they find themselves on the trauma continuum. Grounded in trauma expert Betsy de Thierry's pioneering Trauma Recovery Focused Model (TRFM (R)), the Handbook clears a way through the thicket of trauma theory and ......
A Practical Guide to Supporting Children Who Have Encountered Trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences
Trauma can have a significant impact on the stability of a child's development and can put additional pressures on the education staff working with them. Showing you how you can best support children who have experienced adverse childhood experiences, this guide is full of practical guidance on how you can adapt your teaching with this group. ......
