Education : Counseling

Student life is a time of change and adjustment, and students' families as well as staff need resources to help them provide support for students experiencing mental health difficulties. Based on recent research findings and drawing on the experiences of professionals, academics and service users, this book explores how the needs of students can best be met by student and community mental health services. The contributors examine, in practical detail, how campus-based agencies can work with the voluntary sector, community practitioners and students' families to provide effective support for students with mental health problems. They place their discussion in the context of structural and economic changes in further and higher education and society and discuss the impact on students' mental health of factors such as family relationships, debt and financial difficulties, drug and alcohol abuse and academic challenges. Including chapters on responding to student suicide and on faith and spirituality in relation to mental health, this is a valuable resource for those supporting students experiencing mental health problems and all those working in the field of student welfare. more...

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'This book is very timely in contributing to the future of this essential aspect of care for increasing numbers of our nation's children... [It] contains a wealth of useful information and reflects innovative research findings from Acorn Children's Hospices that raise key issues for future consideration.'. - from the Foreword by Sheila Shribman. Supporting the Child and the Family in Paediatric Palliative Care provides a comprehensive overview of good practice in caring for terminally-ill children, young people and their families. Drawing from extensive personal experiences of working in paediatric palliative care, the author provides guidance on issues including symptom management and pain relief; cultural, religious and spiritual aspects of care; and the role of education for life-limited children. Addressing the importance of individual needs, the book looks at emotional, social and cognitive support at different stages of the illness, how parents and professionals can respond to children's own questions about death, and the impact of life-limiting illness on the whole family - including grandparents and siblings. The material offers helpful suggestions on how to support families in making informed choices during distressing periods, such as where their child will die and how to prepare for the funeral. This sensitive text will be a practical and invaluable tool for nurses, paediatricians, hospice care staff, bereavement counsellors and all those caring for life-limited children. more...

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Tackling Truancy in Schools is an up-to-date comprehensive text on the subject of truancy. It synthesises and brings together in a practical way recent knowledge and ideas on truants and truancy. more...

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Angry people often get into trouble--with spouses and kids, bosses and colleagues, friends and strangers--and 'putting a lid on it' is easier said than done. Yet this powerful, often destructive emotion CAN be tamed with the effective six-step program presented in this book. Anger expert Dr. Robert Nay, who has conducted popular trainings and workshops nationwide on his proven approach, combines innovative self-discovery tools and targeted exercises for understanding and managing the five unproductive faces of anger, from passive-aggression to all-out rage. Quizzes, worksheets, and practice tips help readers assess when and why their anger becomes a problem, switch gears before it escalates out of control, and channel anger in more productive ways. Beyond just learning textbook strategies, readers gain skills to make anger control second-nature in stressful, hot-button situations. more...

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“Taking the Bully by the Horns” is an award-winning book. Author, Kathy Noll, her book, and her work helping children have won her Toyota’s Moving Forward Award, and Glamour Magazine’s Woman of the Year Award for: “Saving Children’s Lives, Making the World a Better Place, and Empowering Those in Need.” This book has helped many victims of bullying, and made positive changes in the lives of both the victims and bullies, as the personal testimonies continue to stack up. “Taking the Bully by the Horns” is the children’s version of Dr. Jay Carter’s best-selling book, “Nasty People,” which sold millions of copies all over the world. It is different from other books on bullying because most bullying books that are out now are either children’s fiction, or simply a long list of statistics only adults would be interested in that you can easily find on the internet. This book is Self-help. It’s intended for children to read themselves, since it is written in first person and speaks directly to the child/young teen. It could also be read to a class by a teacher, or shared with a younger child by a parent. Even adults have benefitted from reading the book, to help themselves with their own bullying and self-esteem issues. It is not only designed to help the victim, but is also the only book that has a chapter speaking directly to the BULLIES. The author reforms the bullies as well so we can stop what she calls in the book, "The Bully Cycle." Bullying creating more bullies. Many bullies started out as victims who were victimized to the point where they couldn't take it anymore, stopped caring, lost all hope, and became "the bully" themselves. Follow author Kathy Noll’s hints and suggestions, and you will gain the power to eliminate the difficult bully worries in your life! It will give you an insight to bullies, victims, and reactions. It is written for ease in understanding; more...

Price: $9.95