Personality makes us who we are and influences every aspect of our lives, from how we interact with others, to how we respond in stressful situations. Personality Psychology uses a unique organizational framework to explore the six key domains of knowledge about personality: Dispositional, Biologi…
This invaluable contribution to working with families, whether as a family therapist, clinician or parent, offers insight into how problems for families and children arise and what can help. Don’t Blame the Parents explores the ubiquitous issue of blame and responsibility in families, especial…
The fourth edition of this informative, accessible and intellectually engaging teacher training book provides a definitive guide for trainee and newly qualified secondary school teachers and their mentors.The book has been fully updated to reflect the many changes in policy and practice, including d…
The third edition of this popular, practical and authoritative book has been revised and updated, with two new chapters. It is aimed at coaches, mentors and clients and features:Nine key principles of effective coaching and mentoring, showing how to apply themDiscussion of differences between coachi…
This revised edition of a popular text offers students an updated and comprehensive overview across special education. It critically examines the intellectual foundations of special education and considers the consequences of their influence for professional and popular thinking about learning diffi…
“An excellent book for multi-professional healthcare teams interested in quality in the context of clinical governance. Drawing on key theories related to quality in health care, the book provides an evidence-based, step by step guide, to all components of clinical governance. “Kathleen Malkin, …
This book is an innovative alternative to traditional Careers guides, written for anyone creating or delivering a Careers programme to pre-18 learners. It creates a bridge between the concepts of Employability and Careers to highlight how learners can be supported to better understand those first fe…
"A courageous book for courageous therapists. This book will become a treasured companion in the search for a radically ethical practice."Donna Orange, Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center, Duquesne University, USA"[In Taylor’s hands] Trauma, a problem that in a post-pandemic world affects everyon…
Staff in schools have never been under so much pressure with high stakes accountability leading many teachers to rethink their profession. A third of Early Career Teachers are leaving within 5 years of training while Headteachers are less sure than ever that they will be able to continue to lead the…
This book is about Gabby, an inquisitive girl who leads her own learning very effectively with support from the adults in her life. The author, her grandmother, draws on seven years of data from diaries, photos and Gabby’s own writing to consider her development and learning when cared for by both…
