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.
Living with the Ups, the Downs and Things in Between
Childhood and adult experiences of individuals with Asperger Syndrome (AS) are becoming increasingly well documented, yet the crucial formative teenage years have, so far, been neglected. Adolescence is a difficult time for any teenager, but when you have Asperger Syndrome this already emotionally complex time of life becomes all the more ......
International Perspectives on Policy, Practice and Quality
In this volume international contributors examine the policy and organization of day care, showing how childminding networks have developed in differing economic and social climates. There are discussions on: levels of government intervention; setting quality standards; training and support for child-care providers; creating partnership between ......
Eleven-year-old Stephen Harris is a clumsy boy: he spills juice at the dinner table, loses his school bag on the bus and struggles to read his own messy handwriting. How will he cope at secondary school, where there will be so many different things to learn and remember, when he can't even tie his shoe-laces? Stephen's school life looks set to be ......
Learning from Holocaust Survivors How to Respond to Atrocity
This work presents a practical guide to working with people who have lived through war trauma. It explores the challenges caring professionals face in supporting this group, and develops a working model that takes into account the therapist's own response to the trauma, and how this impacts on the therapeutic relationship. Using her work with ......
The authors of this guide bring together the relevant theory for social workers, nurses, teachers and others working with people with learning disabilities. Using jargon-free explanations and case examples they provide the theoretical understanding needed to inform good practice and help to improve the quality of life of the person with a learning ......
Bridging the gap between clinical and religious professionals, this book examines how both can understand the spiritual needs of the individual, and the importance of this spirituality in bringing about health and wholeness.With an emphasis on mental health, the author explores spirituality in the context of the individual and of society, and ......
Bringing together academics to discuss research on the application of information technology (IT) in health and social care, this text discusses a variety of technologies, including the Internet, multimedia, artificial intelligence and online communities. The contributors seek to take a balanced approach, highlighting the anxiety as well as the ......
Based on a qualitative study of Irish child protection practices, this work takes a detailed look at what professionals involved in child protection do as they process cases. Examining both theoretical frameworks and practice, Helen Buckley sets out to clarify the factors that influence decision-making in child protection work.;The text seeks to ......
Gwyneth Doherty-Sneddon is a developmental psychologist and a lecturer in psychology at the University of Stirling. She has contributed considerably to developmental psychology and child care literature and has a young son called Dylan.
