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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781839978784
Publisert
2024-09-19
Utgiver
Vendor
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Vekt
489 gr
Høyde
212 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Dybde
26 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Forfatter
Foreword by

Om bidragsyterne

Pooky Knightsmith has a PhD in child mental health from the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. She is the author of several books, and is a former chair of the Children and Young People's Mental Health Coalition and a managing director at Creative Education. Pooky is autistic; a late diagnosis has helped her to thrive following many years of anorexia, depression and anxiety. She has a YouTube channel which is a source of Continuing Professional Development for many educators in the UK and beyond.