Independent Academic, Educational and Professional Publisher of the Year, 2016 - British Book Industry Awards
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (JKP) is a wholly independent company, committed to publishing books that make a difference.
The company was founded in 1987 in London by Jessica Kingsley and has grown since then to now publish over 250 books a year. JKP is known for long established lists on the autism spectrum, social work, and arts therapies. More recently they have published extensively in the fields of mental health, counselling, palliative care, and practical theology. JKP has a range of graphic novels across these subject areas, and books for children, on issues including bereavement, depression and anger.
In 2006 a new imprint, Singing Dragon, was born.
Can I Tell You About Loneliness?
A Guide for Friends, Family and Professionals
What does it mean to be lonely? Jan explains all in this illustrated guide for ages 7+.
Observation in Health and Social Care
Applications for Learning, Research and Practice with Children and Adults
One of the key skills in effective health and social care is accurately identifying and assessing the client's needs. This theoretically informed guide will show you how to enhance and apply these pivotal observation skills in a variety of challenging health and social settings with children, families and adults.
Art Therapy Across Cultural and Race Boundaries
Working with Identity
This is a practical guide to using art techniques and exercises in therapeutic intercultural work. Drawing on her own experiences of working in post-Apartheid South Africa, the author gives guidance on overcoming misunderstandings, resistance to therapy, and language barriers.
Innovative Therapeutic Life Story Work
Developing Trauma-Informed Practice for Working with Children, Adolescents and Young Adults
This book explores different ways of carrying out life story work, a method which helps traumatized children question and resolve issues from their past. Using the experience of practitioners based in a range of settings, it provides a useful overview of the latest developments in the field.
The Moral Heart of Public Service
A collection of essays and lectures showing how to revitalise the search for moral goodness in public life today
Self-Control to the Rescue!
Super Powers to Help Kids through the Tough Stuff in Everyday Life
These self-control strategies and exercises for children will help them manage and regulate the emotional challenges faced in daily life.
Can’t You Hear Them?
The Science and Significance of Hearing Voices
A fascinating synthesis of traditionally competing theories to help understand and explain the phenomenon of hearing voices.
A Sad and Sorry State of Disorder
A Journey into Borderline Personality Disorder (and out the other side)
An encouraging and insightful account of learning how to live with Borderline Personality Disorder
Listening to Young Children, Expanded Third Edition
A Guide to Understanding and Using the Mosaic Approach
This fully updated expanded book explains how to use the Mosaic approach, a practice that instils the importance of listening to children's life experiences. It shows how to use it in a variety of settings, outlines the future directions of the approach, offers case studies and also covers working with vulnerable children.
New Developments in Expressive Arts Therapy
The Play of Poiesis
With contributions from well-known, international arts therapists, this collection considers the development and expansion of the field of expressive arts. It covers new theoretical concepts and practice introduced in recent years and reflects on their relevance to the fields of therapy, education, research and social and ecological change.
