Storymaking in Bereavement

Storymaking in Bereavement

Author: Alida Gersie

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 9781853021763

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With reflections on the process of grief experienced in bereavement, these 12 stories are about man's struggle with death and loss. Intended to stimulate coping/helping skills, each tale is accompanied by three story-making structures involving the themes


Grief in Children

Grief in Children

Author: Atle Dyregrov

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9781853021138

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Explains children's understanding of death at different ages and outlines how adults can best help them to cope with the death of friends/relatives. A whole range of responses are discussed - from the physical and pragmatic to psychological responses.


Using Storytelling to Support Children and Adults with Special Needs

Using Storytelling to Support Children and Adults with Special Needs

Author: Nicola Grove

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 147

ISBN-13: 0415687756

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This wide-ranging book shows teachers and other educational professionals how to engage in highly creative approaches to the use of story, which can be centred around myths and legends, personal stories, life stories or stories created by children themselves, and highlights how storytelling can open new worlds for children with or without special educational needs.


Ritual Theatre

Ritual Theatre

Author: Claire Schrader

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1849051380

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This book considers the relevance of ritual theatre in contemporary life and describes how it is being used as a highly cathartic therapeutic process. With contributions from leading experts in the field of dramatherapy, the book brings together a broad spectrum of approaches to ritual theatre as a healing system.


Kayak Morning

Kayak Morning

Author: Roger Rosenblatt

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2012-01-03

Total Pages: 79

ISBN-13: 0062084046

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From Roger Rosenblatt, author of the bestsellers Making Toast and Unless It Moves the Human Heart, comes a moving meditation on the passages of grief, the solace of solitude, and the redemptive power of love In Making Toast, Roger Rosenblatt shared the story of his family in the days and months after the death of his thirty-eight-year-old daughter, Amy. Now, in Kayak Morning, he offers a personal meditation on grief itself. “Everybody grieves,” he writes. From that terse, melancholy observation emerges a work of art that addresses the universal experience of loss. On a quiet Sunday morning, two and a half years after Amy’s death, Roger heads out in his kayak. He observes,“You can’t always make your way in the world by moving up. Or down, for that matter. Boats move laterally on water, which levels everything. It is one of the two great levelers.” Part elegy, part quest, Kayak Morning explores Roger’s years as a journalist, the comforts of literature, and the value of solitude, poignantly reminding us that grief is not apart from life but encompasses it. In recalling to us what we have lost, grief by necessity resurrects what we have had.


Handling Death and Bereavement at Work

Handling Death and Bereavement at Work

Author: David Charles-Edwards

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005-03-31

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 1134277598

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This is a uniquely invaluable book which tackles how death and bereavement can affect the workplace. It is a sensitive and constructive text for dealing with issues that touch all working lives.


The Lonely Ape that Told Himself Stories

The Lonely Ape that Told Himself Stories

Author: Mooli Lahad

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781536161847

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The Lonely Ape that Told Himself Stories is a book that tries to explore the fact that humans are the only animals on this planet that tell stories. Its main argument is that people need to tell stories as a basic need and that without stories, we could not survive as a species. The author explores the origins dating back to the times of cavemen and, through myths, legends and fairytales, touches upon issues such as grief and bereavement, hope and pessimism, male and female dominance, and equality. A significant part is dedicated to the use of stories and narratives in the healing of trauma, as well as how stories act as a modern treatment for PTSD. Lastly, the book explores the future of stories, the flourishing of social media, the issue of internet shaming, the movement towards e-books, and the need for meaning in the post-humanism era. Each chapter ends with experiential activities using stories, story making and other creative methods, including relaxation methods and a collection of stories. The author has been using these methods with clients for over three decades. These activities and processes can be used by an individual or by people in multiple professions to explore and reflect on the topics that are raised in these chapters. The book is a combination of scientific research in psychology, archeology, arts, mythology, culture, neurology, neuroimaging and the modern media, and includes practical psychotherapeutic methods to work in many "impossible situations".


Grief and the Expressive Arts

Grief and the Expressive Arts

Author: Barbara E. Thompson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-01-10

Total Pages: 466

ISBN-13: 1135088063

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The use of the arts in psychotherapy is a burgeoning area of interest, particularly in the field of bereavement, where it is a staple intervention in hospice programs, children’s grief camps, specialized programs for trauma or combat exposure, work with bereaved parents, widowed elders or suicide survivors, and in many other contexts. But how should clinicians differentiate between the many different approaches and techniques, and what criteria should they use to decide which technique to use—and when? Grief and the Expressive Arts provides the answers using a crisp, coherent structure that creates a conceptual and relational scaffold for an artistically inclined grief therapy. Each of the book’s brief chapters is accessible and clearly focused, conveying concrete methods and anchoring them in brief case studies, across a range of approaches featuring music, creative writing, visual arts, dance and movement, theatre and performance and multi-modal practices. Any clinician—expressive arts therapist, grief counselor, or something in between—looking for a professionally oriented but scientifically informed book for guidance and inspiration need look no further than Grief and the Expressive Arts.


Healing Stories for Challenging Behaviour

Healing Stories for Challenging Behaviour

Author: Susan

Publisher: Hawthorn Press

Published: 2012-12-07

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1907359214

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Healing Stories for Challenging Behaviour brings together the fruits of Susan Perrow's work in storymaking. It is richly illustrated with lively anecdotes drawn from parents and teachers who have discovered how the power of story can help resolve a range of common childhood behaviours and situations such as separation anxiety, bullying, sibling rivalry, nightmares and grieving.


Healing Storytelling

Healing Storytelling

Author: Nancy Mellon

Publisher: Hawthorn Press

Published: 2019-12-02

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 1912480212

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The healing power of stories is a strong antidote to today's electronic screen world. Storytelling is an engaging, meaningful way of sharing our thoughts and feelings. As a path of self-development, storytelling awakens archetypal experiences, symbols and forces within for healing oneself and others. Nancy Mellon shows how to create a magical atmosphere for the telling of tales, how to use movement and direction within a story, how to set a storyscape, beginnings and endings, how to best use the rhythms of voice. Here are also the more subtle ingredients of storytelling including moods, the elements, seasons and the symbolism of magic words, objects and weapons which represent the external and archetypal forces in our world.