Mainstone, an independent consultant, solutions-focused therapist, and educator in the UK, offers a guide to whole-family assessment for social workers working with both children and adults in the UK.
Explaining the importance of supporting children through change for their wellbeing and social and emotional development, this practical guide gives early years practitioners and parents the tools to
With practical ideas and suggestions targeted at early years practitioners, this book explains how to listen to children effectively and involve them in decisions about their care, learning and develo
Though children's wellbeing is high on the agenda for policy makers, the welfare of the professionals looking after them is often taken for granted. Sonia Mainstone-Cotton recognises that in order to
This guide is written in plain language accessible to all, including teachers, childcare workers, carers, and parents of children up to age 5. The book gathers activities for nurturing a child’s em
Twenty-two articles from 1965-96 two published here for the first time by the aptly named Mainstone (the preface's St. Albans sign-off being the only clue to the author's affiliation) include five ge
Hagia Sophia in Constantinople was the culminating architectural achievement of late antiquity and the first great masterpiece of the Byzantine world. For over nine hundred years it was Christendom's
If a grownup you love has bipolar disorder, what does that mean? In this friendly guide, 11-year-old Josh tells all about his dad's bipolar, including what mental illness is, and how it can affect pat
