Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-293) and index.
Contents
Story 1 : a story of the story -- Effective storytelling for kids and teens. The magic of metaphor ; Guidelines for effective storytelling ; Tools and techniques -- Healing stories, teaching stories. Enriching learning ; Caring for yourself ; Changing patterns of behavior ; Managing relationships ; Managing emotions ; Creating helpful thoughts ; Developing life skills ; Building problem-solving skills ; Managing life's challenging times ; Kids' own healing stories -- Creating your own healing stories for kids. How can I use metaphors effectively? ; Where do I get the ideas for healing stories? ; How do I plan and present healing stories? ; Teaching parents to use healing stories -- Story 101 : will you be my teacher?
Summary
This companion to 101 Healing Stories: Using Metaphors in Therapy guides the reader through the therapeutic process of storytelling with children and teens. Author George Burns provides advice and guidelines to presenting oral, visual, and play-based metaphors in therapy and offers techniques for working with child-generated metaphors as well as demonstrating how to create your own healing stories for children and adolescents.