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.
This book outlines the range and nature of crimes against people with learning disabilities, and the way the law does - or should - relate to these crimes. It discusses the sources of victimization and deals with prevention specifically from the perspective of learning difficulties. It outlines: how to achieve redress for victims through the ......
This lecture explores some aspects of creativity, metaphor and language which are common to the worlds of group-analysis and poetry/drama. Both depend upon poiesis - the calling into existence of that which was not there before - and responsive enactment. One of the aims of psychotherapy is to re-call into ''conscious'' existence and integrate ......
Peter Slade (1912+â-ó+óGÇÜ-¼+óGé¼+ô2004) was a pioneer in the field of theatre for children and was also known as an expert in work for those with special needs. He was the first person to speak on dramatherapy at the BMA, and in 1964 was chosen to chair the Creative Drama section of the first International Children's Theatre Conference in London. ......
Bringing together a number of pioneering thinkers and workers in the field of psychosis, this book provides an interrogation of the 'official theories' surrounding schizophrenia, examining the range of ways in which psychosis can be thought about and worked with. The first part of the book, which deals with the meaning of psychosis approaches the ......
Alida Gersie is a London-based dramatherapist and organizational consultant. Her work with deprived individuals and communities inspired her to develop a story-based method that facilitates productive change in seemingly hopeless situations. For several decades she was Principal Lecturer in the Postgraduate Arts Therapies Department of the ......
If you have ever floundered when faced with a grieving child, this book is for you. Equipped with a wealth of practical and compassionate responses, 20 contributors describe their work with bereaved children, sharing effective ways of supporting and helping them in their loss. Case studies are sensitively given, and there are moving accounts of ......
There are many ways of defining and categorizing language and communication disorders. This introduction examines the definitions of language impairments in children; categorizing language impairments; methods of diagnosis and assessment; related or accompanying problems; testing methods and strategies for intervention. Examining the prevalence of ......
It is not always clear what the concept of ''partnership'' under the Children Act 1989 should mean. This volume deals with the concept of partnership from the perspectives of law, social work and social theory, representing an overview of the different forms that partnership may take in relations between the various individuals and agencies ......
