Using Story Telling as a Therapeutic Tool with Children

by Margot Sunderland, Nicky Armstrong (Illustrator)

This practical handbook begins with the philosophy and psychology underpinning the therapeutic value of story telling. It shows how to use story telling as a therapeutic tool with children and how to make an effective response when a child tells a story to you. It is an essential accompaniment to the "Helping Children with Feelings" series and covers issues such Why story telling is such a good way of helping children with their feelings? What resources you may need in a story-telling session? How to construct your own therapeutic story for a child? What to do when children tell stories to you? Things to do and say when working with a child's story.

Genres: Parenting

Paperback

First published January 17, 2001

Reviews

[Paige · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it, gutted when it was finished and wanted more!

[Hend Adel · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a child psychiatrist, I recommend it to anyone who believes in the power of the storytelling and sand play in psychotherapy as it is concise, practical and has many clinical cases. On the other hand, if you are a mother or an author please don't read, it will let you overthink every single word you read or the child react to and will ruin your magical imagination.