Chavis Geri Giebel - Poetry And Story Therapy The Healing Power Of Creative Expression - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Poetry and short stories can act as powerful springboards to growth self - enhancement and healing. With the guidance of a facilitator participants can engage with their own creative expression and with that of others and in doing so find opportunities to voice their truth affirm their strengths and find new ways of coping with challenges. This accessible book explores the therapeutic possibilities of poetry and stories exploring ways of selecting appropriate works for discussion and providing techniques for facilitating personally relevant and growth - enhancing sessions. The author provides ideas and suggestions for personal writing activities that emerge from or intertwine with this discussion and explains how participants can create their own poetic and narrative pieces using other media such as music photographs film paintings objects and physical movement. The book references a wide variety of specific poems short stories and films to use as prompts to creative writing and contains a useful bibliography of poetry collections story anthologies and film resources as well as a list of further resources and template feedback forms. Combining theory with a multitude of case examples and innovative ideas for practical experiential activities this book is a valuable introduction for creative arts therapy students and practitioners mental health and medical professionals and anyone else interested in the healing possibilities of creative expression.
Title: Poetry And Story Therapy The Healing Power Of Creative Expression
Author(s): Chavis Geri Giebel
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Barcode: 9781849058322
Pages: 256 Pages
Publication Date: 3/1/2011
Series: Writing for Therapy or Personal Development
Category: Creative Therapy (Eg Art, Music, Drama)