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This engaging and practical book clearly explains how Chinese shamanism can be seamlessly woven into modern lifestyles and contemporary medical practices. By providing effective diagnostic tools and techniques including visualisations, verbal healing and shamanic drumming, this book addresses the body, mind and spirit for a whole-person approach.

In this guide to grief, creative therapy exercises frame emotions and experiences as objects filling an invisible backpack, helping children to visualise the weight of bereavement and build emotional resilience to cope. Guidance for adults helps them process their own feelings to avoid burnout while supporting bereaved children.

This is a comprehensive and accessible guide that takes a compassionate, person-centred approach to weaning which accounts for the complex emotional and physical challenges mothers may face during this process. It empowers parents to make informed, confident decisions that keep both parent and child wellbeing at heart.

This is an enlightening anthology of 16 interviews conducted with occupational therapists from around the world who share their personal reflections and challenges in occupational therapy within different cultural and political contexts. It encourages global cultural awareness and nurtures a sense of connection with practitioners around the world.

This is a pioneering and authoritative text for yoga practitioners offering a comprehensive overview of postpartum conditions and how yoga therapy can be best utilised to help the postpartum healing journey. Complete with downloadable classes and worksheets this is a must-have resource for yoga therapists interested in women's health.

This contemporary manual offers comprehensive guidance on the complex practice of Nada Yoga, also known as the Yoga of Sound. It approaches the topic in a contemporary, multimedia manner that combines both traditional teachings with modern science allowing students to have a complete understanding of the principles and practice of Nada Yoga.

This is an essential and accessible guide for occupational therapists looking to develop key skills in housing adaptations and assessments. Packed with evidence-based research, practical activities, case studies, and digital resources, this is a must-have resource for OTs looking to develop a key area of practice.

This comprehensive guide helps all birthing and healthcare professionals vastly improve their care and knowledge of autistic pregnant women. It takes a distinctly intersectional and accessible approach to a topic often overlooked and includes management approaches and tools for birth professionals, autistic pregnant people, and their families.

This evidence-based, practical guide engages with the spiritual, emotional, and physical healing provided by the natural world and teaches practitioners and therapists how to incorporate Shinrin Yoku (Forest Bathing) into their practice in order to counter the impact rapid urbanisation has had on our health.

Personal experience is woven together with expert knowledge in this compassionate, heart-centred guide to practicing creative grief therapy. Easy-to-use exercise guides work alongside poetic reflections on the nature of bereavement to create an accessible resource for practitioners to support their clients' journey through grief.

Radical, accepting and kind. This is the neurodiversity paradigm. This guide challenges your assumptions of who is and isn't neurodivergent with own voice narratives reflecting on intersections of race, gender and sexuality and directly opposes the pathology paradigm. At its heart, it is a rallying cry to be a neurodiversity affirming society.

The second edition of The Homunculi Approach brings the beloved world of the homunculi to the classroom. This fun CBT-based activity helps children and young people ages 7-16-years build emotional and social resilience. Includes downloadable resources, templates and videos to put the approach into practice.

Essential reading for all new social workers, this guide channels a wealth of experience into key strategies for thriving under pressure. Clear, practical advice for dealing with challenges - including increasing political, social, and economic pressure - shows you how to survive when the going gets tough and how to thrive when you come through.

The first book to fully explore the range of treatment options available for hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome using Chinese Medicine, with strategies for pain management, psycho-emotional challenges, disruption of gut health and chronic inflammation.

It's a common reaction to put things on hold because of how you feel about your body or weight. This guide encourages you to take a step back from harmful social attitudes towards weight, and use ACT to support your journey from shame to meaningful, positive action and compassionate self-understanding.

A practical guide to parenting children with ADHD, written by two experienced former teachers in the field of ADHD and Neurodiversity, Zoe Beezer and FIn O'Regan. Chapters include guidance on: medication, diagnosis, hyperfocus, working with schools, creating structure and routines, planning for the future and navigating the teenage years.

An essential guide for Theraplay® practitioners and care professionals, this book explores the benefits of play when helping children on the autism spectrum to develop communication and emotional skills. Case studies and specialist advice guide the reader towards an integrated, effective use of Theraplay® to support clients' social development.

The first fully illustrated journal, tailored for autistic teenagersto help them express difficult emotions like anxiety, trauma and depression.Full of prompts and the freedom to create, this go-to-diary can also be usedwith parents and professionals as an important safeguarding tool.

Leading autistic advocates Yenn Purkis and Barb Cook use their first-hand knowledge to help autistic young people find their place in the world of work. Using the power of special and intense interests to find your way, plan your career and do something that you truly enjoy.

Join Willforce the dyslexia wellbeing superhero and learn how to look after your mental health. Packed with helpful hints and tips, these activities will help you think about your feelings and find ways to keep them balanced during the day. Relax, recharge, and become a dyslexia superhero!

Meet Can Do Creatia, your superhero guide to learning through creativity and a can-do attitude!This fun and colourful activity book will help you find creative ways to beat the challenges of dyslexia. With tips on everything from getting organised to building a growth mindset, Creatia shows you how to use your own special style to build a rainbow bridge away from sticking points and find solutions that work for you.Dyslexia can make lots of different things tricky, so the three key sections, Me, My Community, and My World, help you with different situations and give you the tools to beat setbacks at home, at school, or even in your own head! Are you good at art? Music? Dancing? Sports? Creatia's tips, tools, and talking points help you think about your unique talents and use them in everyday life.

Join Persisto the positivity and persistence hero in a journey to build your self-esteem! Packed with fun activities and handy hints, this workbook will help you build your own team and keep positive when dyslexia makes things tough.

With a wealth of practical advice, this book with accompanying online material provides a unique play therapy model to encourage therapists to be engaged and flexible during sessions and tailor their approach to the needs of the child. Through written and visual case studies, it explains how the model can be used to optimize play therapy treatment.

An accessible, illustrated, introductory exploration of gender for children aged 5+

A straightforward guide to implementing supervision in primary and secondary schools, written by a senior education counsellor. It will help you become a supportive supervisor , advocate for the importance of supervision in schools, manage one-on-one and group supervision, and provide example content for your sessions.

Explores the wide range of gender confirmation surgeries available to trans and non-binary adults, with anatomical illustrations, personal stories, tips and advice, and a directory of further resources.

This hands-on guide steps beyond initial professional training and dives into the vast world of workplace learning. Whether you're supervising students on placement or helping colleagues gain workplace qualifications, this handbook shows you how to give the best support and get the best results.

This practical guide takes the complex world of social work and breaks it down into key lessons. Topics cover everything from the way you think to the realities of writing reports, all reinforced by handy summaries. Whether you're a new student or an experienced professional, this book will help you get the best results for your clients.

30 children, their families, diverse needs... so little time! This dip-in A-Z guide gives you a wide-range of strategies for a variety of behaviours. Guidance on strategies to avoid and resolving compassion fatigue enables you to give all children in your classroom the support they need with renewed optimism and strength.

Written by clinical psychologists, Dr. Marla Deibler and Dr. Renae Reinardy, this evidence-based, step-by-step guided workbook helps you more effectively manage body-focused repetitive behaviors, including nail biting, hair pulling and skin picking, and live the life you want.