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Challenging behaviours, such as aggression and violence, are more common in deaf people than hearing people. Filling a crucial gap in the international market, this book will appeal equally to those who work occasionally or entirely with Deaf or hearing impaired client groups of all ages. Multi-disciplinary professionals with specialist knowledge of working with deaf people explore aspects of mild to severe challenging behaviour with reference to its cause, assessment, prevention and management.This book will be of relevance to professionals and carers involved in the delivery of actual and potential aggression management in the fields of Mental healthEducationLearning disabilitySpeech and language therapyPrison and forensic servicesAudiologyNursingInternational contributors, providing a wealth of easily accessible knowledge, consider this extremely heterogeneous group from neurological, behavioural, socio-political, service user, psychodynamic and systemic perspectives.

Challenging behaviours, such as aggression and violence, are more common in deaf people than hearing people. Filling a crucial gap in the international market, this book will appeal equally to those who work occasionally or entirely with Deaf or hearing impaired client groups of all ages. Multi-disciplinary professionals with specialist knowledge of working with deaf people explore aspects of mild to severe challenging behaviour with reference to its cause, assessment, prevention and management.This book will be of relevance to professionals and carers involved in the delivery of actual and potential aggression management in the fields of Mental healthEducationLearning disabilitySpeech and language therapyPrison and forensic servicesAudiologyNursingInternational contributors, providing a wealth of easily accessible knowledge, consider this extremely heterogeneous group from neurological, behavioural, socio-political, service user, psychodynamic and systemic perspectives.

Challenging behaviours, such as aggression and violence, are more common in deaf people than hearing people. Filling a crucial gap in the international market, this book will appeal equally to those who work occasionally or entirely with Deaf or hearing impaired client groups of all ages.

Multi-disciplinary professionals with specialist knowledge of working with deaf people explore aspects of mild to severe challenging behaviour with reference to its cause, assessment, prevention and management.

This book will be of relevance to professionals and carers involved in the delivery of actual and potential aggression management in the fields of

Mental health Education Learning disability Speech and language therapy Prison and forensic services Audiology Nursing

International contributors, providing a wealth of easily accessible knowledge, consider this extremely heterogeneous group from neurological, behavioural, socio-political, service user, psychodynamic and systemic perspectives.

In the tradition of Poe’s 'The Tell-tale Heart', This Way Lies Madness presents fictional interpretations of madness from some of the biggest names in the horror genre – an anthology of dark stories featuring monstrous manifestations of trauma and guilt, paranoia and persecution, anxiety, addiction, and crippling terror. With each contributor giving a unique introduction exploring their inspiration for their bone-chilling tale, This Way Lies Madness will provide a creative benchmark for writers, and challenge mental health stigma, awaken understanding, and offer hope to readers through the lens of horror fiction.A mix of commissioned authors and stories selected from a hugely popular submissions call, the full list of featured authors in this book is: Alan Baxter, Freddie Bonfanti, Georgina Bruce, Ramsey Campbell, Grace Chan, Ryan Cole, L.E. Daniels, Kayleigh Dobbs, Sean Hogan, Alma Katsu, Amanda Cecelia Lang, Sara Larner, Jonathan Maberry, Marie O’Regan, Cynthia Pelayo, Callum Rowland, Sumiko Saulson, Sayan J. Soselisa, C.D. Vázquez, Emily Ruth Verona, Stephen Volk, Tim Waggoner, and Stephanie M. Wytovich.Cover artwork and frontispiece by Greg Chapman: dark-designs.comThe Flame Tree Beyond and Within short story collections bring together tales of myth and imagination by modern and contemporary writers, carefully selected by anthologists, and sometimes featuring short stories from a single author. Overall, the series presents a wide range of diverse and inclusive voices with myth, folkloric-inflected short fiction, and an emphasis on the supernatural, science fiction, the mysterious and the speculative. The books themselves are gorgeous, with foiled covers, printed edges and published only in hardcover editions, offering a lifetime of reading pleasure.

The coastal town of Dorsal Finn is no stranger to the fantastic and the bizarre. A dark heart beats beneath its cobblestone skin and the rhythm is a beacon for all things devious and evil. Only its reluctant sentinel, Beatrice Beecham, keeps the town free from the terrible entities that it attracts.Now Dorsal Finn has four new visitors. They look like a regular gang of youths, yet they are anything but human. Masters of manipulation and skilled in deception, these beings have their own agenda. Their tools to move their plans forward include an esoteric device and a terrifying cosmic creature with deadly intent.And, unless she can stop them, the ritual sacrifice of Beatrice's best friends.***"e;The Devil Device builds to a lengthy, dizzying, thrilling denouement that will leave you feverishly turning the pages to find out how it all ends."e;—DARREN SHAN, bestselling writer of CIRQUE DU FREAK and ARCHIBALD LOX"e;The Devil Device is in intriguing blend of fantasy and horror with heroine Beatrice Beecham and her friends defending her beloved town of Dorsal Finn from relentless supernatural attacks. Beatrice is this generation's Buffy Summers."e;—TONY JONES, Ginger Nuts of Horror, Horror DNA and School Librarian"e;Without a doubt The Devil Device, which will particularly appeal to fans of King and Lovecraft, will attract those who are already Dave Jeffery fans as well as a growing band of new disciples."e;—JOHN GILBERT, Phantasmagoria Magazine"e;Part-urban fantasy, part cosmic horror, The Devil Device features an exciting world loaded with wonder, creatures, and esoteric secrets. Jeffery weaves the modern world together with the fantastical in such a way, you'll want to book a trip to Dorsal Finn as soon as possible!"e;—ROBERT P. OTTONE, author of THE VILE THING WE CREATED and the Bram Stoker Award-winning novel THE TRIANGLE"e;The Devil Device, the latest in Dave Jeffery's ripper YA mystery series, features dark secrets, shadowy strangers, and small seaside-town singularity. A cosmic conflict of dark and light, and with characters to believe in, these are the books I wish I'd grown up with."e;—LEE MURRAY, five-time Bram Stoker Award-winning and Shirley Jackson Award-winning author of DESPATCHES and INTO THE MIST