This environmental assessment and modification programme has an accessible, strengths-focused approach to supporting autistic people across different areas of their life. It reflects a paradigm shift from one where autism is treated as a deficit or impairment to one of strength, acceptance and autonomy.
An accessible, straightforward guide to how inbuilt stress responses lead to distress andproblematic behaviour in young people, how mindfulness can build self-regulation andresilience, and the practical ways in which parents, carers, teachers and schools can help.
An inspirational guide for busy parents who want to better understand the automatic ways in which they can react to stressful situations, balance the `doing' and `being' modes in their everyday lives, and move from instinctive to more mindful responses.
A groundbreaking approach to supervision for mindfulness-based practitioners – brings rigour to a field lacking professional accreditation, and allows readers to draw on their personal mindfulness practice when supervising others within mindfulness and beyond.
Non-Violent Resistance and Neurodiversity is the first book to explore how Non-Violent Resistance (NVR) can be used in families with autistic members and/or members with intellectual disabilities to manage challenging behaviours without resorting to shouting, confrontation or punishment.
Postnatal Depression and Maternal Mental Health will provide readers with an excellent grasp of postnatal depression and the range of perinatal mental health difficulties they may come across in universal services for mental illness in pregnant and postnatal women.
Regulation of health and social care services is moving towards more risk-based inspections that focus on safety of services. Reducing Risk in Health and Social Care explores what a culture of safety looks like, why it matters and how to achieve it.