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.
The presence of a chronically sick or handicapped child in the family places considerable physical and emotional strain on parents, healthy siblings, and even extended relations. This book, drawing on theoretical and practical sources, acknowledges the potential for distress involved in caring for a sick child but also emphasizes the coping ......
We all hate from time to time, but children hate more than adults. Paradoxically, they are also more amenable to improvement and treatment. But these matters are seldom openly discussed. This book discusses how to recognize and handle hatred in a practical way. The contributors include two psychiatrists, four social psychologists, three ......
The authors explore the reasons for a child's failure from a range of disciplines. Topics covered include social influences as well as emotional, physical and psychological factors. Almost all of us underfunction at one time or another, in our health, at home, in school, in our work or in all these and other areas as well. Since our childhood is ......
Fairy tales are part of Western culture and history. The last 20 years have seen an increasing interest in the psycho-analytically orientated interpretation of fairy tales. This book focuses on them as a medium for therapy, highlighting their importance on many different levels. The authors show that fairy tales can be used in therapy and guidance ......
The authors describe, in non-technical language, the application of behavioural psychology to the teaching, care and development of adults with learning disabilities. It is the first text which provides both a theoretical background and well described examples for practical, hands-on work specifically with adults. It is written for people in both ......
The author provides a comprehensive overview of the theory and practice of psychodrama, presenting a systematic analysis of its essential ingredients. He specifies the core issues involved, discussing the interpersonal, the emotional, the imaginary, the behavioural and the cognitive elements. By proposing more uniform definitions for these central ......
Organized around six principal theories of contemporary child development, the essays in this book examine the state of the discipline and its future directions from the perspective of one theoretical model. The volume is both an update on the current status of these theoretical models, and an examination of the issues and questions that will ......
Only recently has the therapeutic potential of the arts within medical practice been recognized in the West. Dramatherapy as an art form has emerged during the past 30 years as a clinical and educational practice for individual and group therapeutic intervention by dramatherapists and other arts therapists. A wide range of professional people ......
Between 1989 and 1991 several of Shakespeare's tragedies were performed in the central hall of Broadmoor Hospital. This book provides a record of these events and explores the impact of such drama upon both actors and audience.
