Education : Counseling

In this practical and imaginative guide to counselling school-age young people Gudrun Sederholm draws on her 33 years' experience of working as a teacher, educational counsellor and education policy advisor. She discusses methods that she has found to be effective in dealing with the concerns that students bring to school counsellors, such as exam choices, managing homework, school leaving and choosing a career, or emotional issues such as family communication difficulties, eating disorders, depression, sexuality, pregnancy, long-term illness and drug use. She also gives guidance for professionals on studying, training and supervision, and on how to build relationships with teachers and parents. A parent herself and the writer of books for children, Gudrun Sederholm's insight and understanding provides guidance and inspiration to professionals - as well as to parents themselves - seeking to connect with and support young people. more...

Price: $29.95

Crisis Management and the School Community offers practical response and recovery procedures for school leaders dealing with emergencies, both within the school and in the larger community. This fully revised second edition covers crisis events such as a death in the family, a school fire, student casualties in car accidents, student suicide, natural disasters and terrorist attacks. more...

Price: $39.95

This informative resource provides guidance for professionals and parents caring for young people at risk of self-harm and suicide. The authors, who are well-known in the field, consider what research tells us about the increased prevalence of suicide and self-harm among adolescents, including what the possible risk factors may be. They evaluate research into screening for individuals who may be at-risk, and the effectiveness of aftercare treatment for those who self-harm. They describe how suicidal behaviour can be managed, and suicide prevented. They also draw useful connections between research into psychiatric disorders and childhood behavioural problems, and self harming in adolescence and adulthood. This thorough, practical and evidence-based book is essential reading for all those who are working to support children and young people at risk of self-harm and suicidal behaviour, including social workers, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals, health visitors, GPs, nurses, teachers and parents. more...

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Drawing from Within is an introductory guide for those wanting to explore the use of art with clients with eating disorders. Art therapy is a particularly effective therapeutic intervention for this group, as it allows them to express uncomfortable thoughts and feelings through artistic media rather than having to explain them verbally. Lisa D. Hinz outlines the areas around which the therapist can design effective treatment programmes, covering family influences, body image, self-acceptance, problem solving and spirituality. Each area is discussed in a separate chapter and is accompanied by suggestions for exercises, with advice on materials to use and how to implement them. Case examples show how a therapy programme can be tailored to the individual client and photographs of client artwork illustrate the text throughout. Practical and accessible to practitioners at all levels of experience, this book gives new hope to therapists and other mental health professionals who want to explore the potential of using art with clients with eating disorders. more...

Price: $24.95

This is the first book to use teachers' experiences to understand how prenatal drug exposure affects children's' development , and how social construction of the problem influences perceptions within schools. more...

Price: $32.95