Description
Susan Perrow passionately believes that "stories know the way." Working with imaginative journeys and the mystery and magic of metaphor, she has developed the art of therapeutic storytelling for challenging behavior in children and difficult situations. She offers a tried-and-tested method for creating a unique story for a child to help resolve issues and build emotional resilience and character.
This treasury of 101 new healing stories address a range of issues - from unruly behavior to grieving, anxiety, lack of confidence, bullying, teasing, nightmares, intolerance, inappropriate talk, toileting, bed-wetting and much more. The stories also have the potential for nurturing positive values.
Create your own therapeutic stories, using handy tips, exercises and methods such as the "metaphor, journey, and resolution framework." Therapeutic Storytelling includes suitable behavior stories for children aged 3 to 10 years old; how to use of healing stories for global and national challenging situations; how to develop storytelling skills using useful tips and anecdotes; as well as modern and traditional wisdom tales from around the world.
Author: Susan Perrow
Publisher: Hawthorn Press
Published: 07/11/2012
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.09w x 0.66d
ISBN13: 9781907359156
ISBN10: 190735915X
BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Psychotherapy | General
- Medical | Mental Health
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing | General
About the Author
Susan Perrow M.Ed runs therapeutic storytelling workshops from China to Africa, Europe to America and across her own sun-burnt land of Australia. This book is the fruit of these workshops. She is a storyteller, teacher trainer, parent educator and counsellor. Her acclaimed first book, Healing Stories for Challenging Behaviour, has been translated into many languages.