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.
Gillie Bolton has worked in reflective and therapeutic writing for personal and professional development for twenty-five years, and has written and edited five books, one of which is now in its third edition. A grandmother of three, she lives in Bloomsbury, London, and Hope Valley, Derbyshire.
Apologia Pro Vita Sua (With Apologies to Cardinal Newman)
Edgar Schneider was diagnosed as a high-functioning autistic in 1995. Formerly a mathematician and computer programmer, he is now married and continues to write and to develop his interest in the arts. He lives in Florida.
A comprehensive attempt to bring together forensic clinicians and those working within the criminal justice system, this text examines the complex relationship between remorse, shame, guilt and attempts at reparation. It asks such questions as: should a show of remorse by an offender be taken into account in sentencing ?; is there a correlation ......
These two books offer an enjoyable and accessible resource for carers working with clients who have a learning to improve their social skills. They compromise a series of stories about John, Terry, Danny, Lucy and Liz, five people with learning disabilities who share a house together. Moving Out and Moving On focuses on decision making. How can ......
Donna Williams was born in Australia in 1963. She was assessed at age two as psychotic, labelled disturbed and tested for deafness throughout childhood before being diagnosed as autistic in 1990. Today she is an internationally best-selling author with nine published books, an artist, singer-songwriter and emerging screenwriter. One of the most ......
Dramatherapy is now well-established and widely used in a variety of settings with diverse groups of people. In this book, Sue Jennings presents a 'healing theatre' approach to dramatherapy, showing how it is part of our total cultural experience of theatre art, and how it can be used to find a bearable means of facing the beast at the heart of ......
A comprehensive attempt to bring together forensic clinicians and those working within the criminal justice system, this text examines the complex relationship between remorse, shame, guilt and attempts at reparation. It asks such questions as: should a show of remorse by an offender be taken into account in sentencing ?; is there a correlation ......
Donna Williams was born in Australia in 1963. She was assessed at age two as psychotic, labelled disturbed and tested for deafness throughout childhood before being diagnosed as autistic in 1990. Today she is an internationally best-selling author with nine published books, an artist, singer-songwriter and emerging screenwriter. One of the most ......
