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In the frame

01 November 2004

Learning Disability Practice

Policy

The recent publication of the National Service Framework (NSF) for Children, Young People and Maternity Services (NSF) occurred alongside a range of policy...

Thriving in the face of Childhood Adversity:

01 December 2003

Learning Disability Practice

Book Review

On reading this book one is reminded of Winnicott’s ‘dandelion children’ – able to grow and flourish in the most adverse and deprived circumstances. What allows such...

Multicoloured mayhem: parenting the many shades of adolescents and children with autism, asperger syndrome & AD/HD

01 April 2004

Learning Disability Practice

Resources

These two books provide readers with much more than knowledge about autistic spectrum disorders. In the first book, Haze tells the fictional story of Seb, a teenager...

Crossing the Minefield: Establishing safe passage through the sensory chaos of autistic spectrum disorders

01 May 2004

Learning Disability Practice

Book Review

In speaking of Descarte’s Error, the philosopher Damasio suggested that the most indispensable thing we can do as humans is to remind ourselves and others of our...

Every child matters: Green paper on children at risk

01 November 2003

Learning Disability Practice

Policy

Learning disability nurses must work creatively and break down professional boundaries to help provide better protection for the children in their care and make the...

Nursing in Child and Adolescent Mental Health

01 March 2012

Mental Health Practice

Book Review

THIS BOOK is practice based. Several chapters include useful exercises that require the reader to reflect on what they have read and apply it to their day-to-day...

Child psychology and psychiatry: an introduction

01 February 2004

Mental Health Practice

Book Review

Those who plan, prioritise and provide mental health services for children with mental disorders must be able to back their decisions with evidence. To do this, they...

Touch and Go Joe: an adolescent’s experience of OCD

01 December 2006

Mental Health Practice

Book Review

From 1 to 2 per cent of the UK population has obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Despite this, there are few books that describe the experience of living with this...

Living with Bipolar Disorder

01 April 2009

Mental Health Practice

Book Review

THIS VOLUME is aimed at service users and carers, and describes bipolar disorder in an accessible way. It covers the history of the condition, assessment, diagnosis...

Relationship Counselling for Children, Young People and Families

01 June 2009

Mental Health Practice

Book Review

DRAWING ON family therapy research, the Australian authors offer an integrative model of relationship counselling based on skills and strategies from a number of...