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Parenting with Theraplay®
Understanding Attachment and How to Nurture a Closer Relationship with Your Child
Vivien Norris and Helen Rodwell, Forewords by Phyllis Booth and Dafna Lender, illustrated by Miranda Smith
Theraplay® is an attachment-focused model that allows parents to build confidence in their abilities and strengthen their relationship with their child. This book provides an overview of Theraplay based ideas that can be used directly by parents. Illustrative case examples detail these ideas in action. Learn More2017, Paperback / softback, 7.72in x 5.12in / 196mm x 130mm, 208pp, $19.95ISBN: 97817859220912017, Ebook, ePUB, 208pp, $19.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-489-2 -
William Wobbly and the Mysterious Holey Jumper
A story about fear and coping
Sarah Naish and Rosie Jefferies, illustrated by Megan Evans
Sometimes William Wobbly gets very anxious. When he is anxious he'll often turn to chewing his jumper or hiding under his school desk. But luckily his mum knows how to help cope with those wobbly feelings. This is the perfect story for any child who uses problematic coping mechanisms to deal with fear or anxiety. Learn More2017, Paperback / softback, 10.87in x 8.35in / 276mm x 212mm, 32pp, $15.95ISBN: 97817859228172017, Ebook, PDF, 32pp, $15.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-586-8 -
Callum Kindly and the Very Weird Child
A story about sharing your home with a new child
Sarah Naish and Rosie Jefferies, illustrated by Megan Evans
Callum Kindly likes living with his mum. When Katie Careful, a very weird child, comes to live with them, Callum struggles to understand why she acts so differently. This story explores difficulties children can experience when a new child comes to live in their home Learn More2017, Paperback / softback, 10.79in x 8.35in / 274mm x 212mm, 32pp, $15.95ISBN: 97817859230052017, Ebook, PDF, 32pp, $15.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-609-4 -
Creating Compassionate Foster Care
Lessons of Hope from Children and Families in Crisis
Janet C. Mann and Dr. Molly Kretchmar-Hendricks, Foreword by Glen Cooper, MA
Principles of effective foster care are rooted in personal narratives drawn from over 20 years of experience of social care work. With innovative care models and compelling case studies, the authors reflect on current principles and practice, while identifying and recommending the need for change in certain areas. Learn More2017, Paperback / softback, 8.90in x 6.02in / 226mm x 153mm, 256pp, $19.95ISBN: 97817859272702017, Ebook, ePUB, 256pp, $19.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-381-9 -
Everyday Parenting with Security and Love
Using PACE to Provide Foundations for Attachment
Kim S. Golding. Foreword by Dan Hughes., illustrated by Alex Barrett
Everyday Parenting with Security and Love offers parents and carers an introduction to caring for children who struggle to form emotional bonds. It provides an understanding of the challenges faced by these children and offers practical guidance on how to build and foster emotional connections. Learn More2017, Paperback / softback, 8.98in x 5.98in / 228mm x 152mm, 256pp, $27.95ISBN: 97817859211552017, Ebook, ePUB, 256pp, $27.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-384-0 -
Welcome to Fostering
A Guide to Becoming and Being a Foster Carer
Edited by Andy Elvin and Martin Barrow. Foreword by Lorraine Pascale.
If you're thinking about becoming a foster carer, or have recently become one, this book is the one companion you'll need to understand the experience of fostering. This book demystifies the process of fostering; it answers all the questions you've had about how to become a foster carer, what the challenges and highlights are, and how to thrive. Learn More2017, Paperback / softback, 8.43in x 5.35in / 214mm x 136mm, 224pp, $19.95ISBN: 97817859220462017, Ebook, ePUB, 400pp, $19.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-480-9 -
Foundations for Attachment Training Resource
The Six-Session Programme for Parents of Traumatized Children
Kim S. Golding. Foreword by Dan Hughes.
Foundations for Attachment Training Resource is a 6-session training programme for professionals running parenting groups with adoptive parents, foster carers and kinship carers. Featuring online resources with downloadable handouts and exercises, it provides guidance on how to begin to nurture attachments. Learn More2017, 320pp -
Creative Therapies for Complex Trauma
Helping Children and Families in Foster Care, Kinship Care or Adoption
Edited by Anthea Hendry and Joy Hasler. Foreword by Colwyn Trevarthen.
Exploring how and why creative therapies are so effective in helping children to recover from trauma, this cutting-edge book lays out the uses of a range of techniques including art psychotherapy, music therapy, dance therapy and dramatherapy. Learn More2017, Paperback / softback, 8.98in x 5.98in / 228mm x 152mm, 256pp, $29.95ISBN: 97817859200592017, Ebook, PDF, 256pp, $29.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-242-3 -
Life Story Books for Adopted and Fostered Children, Second Edition
A Family Friendly Approach
Joy Rees. Foreword by Alan Burnell.
This concise book shows a family-friendly way to compile a Life Story Book which promotes a sense of permanency for the child, and encourages attachments. Joy Rees' innovative model works chronologically backwards rather than forwards to reinforce the child's sense of security within adoption, fostering, kinship care and special guardianship. Learn More2017, Paperback / softback, 8.90in x 5.91in / 226mm x 150mm, 152pp, $24.95ISBN: 97817859216742017, Ebook, ePUB, 112pp, $24.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-436-6 -
A Short Introduction to Attachment and Attachment Disorder, Second Edition
Colby Pearce
Short and accessible, it explains what attachment means and how to recognise attachment disorder in children. It offers practical advice and strategies which parents and professionals can use with children affected by an attachment disorder. This second edition includes the revised DSM-5 criteria. Learn More2016, Paperback / softback, 8.43in x 5.51in / 214mm x 140mm, 160pp, $19.95ISBN: 97817859205852016, Ebook, ePUB, 160pp, $19.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-315-4
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