| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Series |
Therapeutic fairy tales |
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Therapeutic fairy tales
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| Contents |
Cover -- Storybook Manual -- Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction to the Storybook Manual -- Chapter 1: Background: The ancient art of storytelling -- The ancient art of storytelling -- Using story and metaphor to make sense of the unknown and unfamiliar -- Fairy tales, picture books and storytelling in modern culture -- The bedtime story ritual -- Chapter 2: Introduction to working with storybooks therapeutically and creatively, aims and benefits -- Working with storybooks therapeutically and creatively |
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The use of storybooks to help promote therapeutic art-making -- Storybooks as a creative tool to explore existential challenges -- Storytelling and storybooks as a prompt to explore the therapeutic relationship -- Chapter 3: Setting the scene for safe therapeutic and creative storytelling -- Creating the right conditions -- Attending to psychological processes evoked in the child and practitioner -- Getting ready to listen to and notice children's responses to the story -- Getting ready to enter the world of metaphor and speak its language -- Chapter 4: Working with story |
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Suggestions for conversation starters and prompts -- Example worksheets for process-orientated story activities -- Chapter 5: Using stories and storybooks as a basis for creative art-making exercises -- Building upon the story -- setting the scene for creative art-makingexercises -- Guiding principles behind building a creative mindset -- Creative materials and storage of children's artwork -- Helping children warm up with spontaneous creative exercises -- An introduction to using creative art-making to explore and expand upon storybooks |
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Top tips to remember when working with children and art-making exercises -- Example worksheets for process-orientated warm-up creative activities -- Example worksheets for process-orientated creative art-makingactivities -- Summary and conclusions -- Bibliography -- Permissions -- The Island -- Cover -- Epigraph -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgements -- A word of caution |
| Summary |
This beautifully illustrated and sensitive storybook is designed to be used therapeutically by professionals and caregivers supporting children whose parents are going through a separation. With engaging and colourful illustrations that can be used to prompt conversation, it tells the story of a brother and sister, who are helped to come to terms with the new, changing shape of their family. In this bundle, it is accompanied by the Storybook Manual, a resource that has been designed to support practitioners and caregivers with practical and creative ideas on how to use illustrated storybooks therapeutically with children. Key features include: An inviting and sensitively written fairy tale, with a story and illustrations that have been specifically designed to be used with children going through difficult life-events A supporting manual that offers a range of prompts, ideas and activities to encourage children's imagination and creativity, develop confidence and emotional literacy as well as deepen engagement and understanding of storybooks. Downloadable worksheets to support the story and explore specific themes further This is an invaluable resource for all professionals looking to use stories and images therapeutically with children whose parents are going through a separation. The resources can also be adapted for wider use with siblings and other family members |
| Notes |
Pia Jones is an author, workshop facilitator and UKCP integrative arts psychotherapist, who trained at The Institute for Arts in Therapy & Education. Pia has worked with children and adults in a variety of school, health and community settings. Core to her practice, is using arts and story as support during times of loss, transition and change, giving a TEDx talk on the subject. She was Story Director on artgym's award-winning film documentary, 'The Moving Theatre, ' where puppetry brought to life real stories of people's migrations. Pia also designed the 'Sometimes I Feel' story cards, a Speechmark therapeutic resource to support children with their feelings. www.silverowlartstherapy.org.uk. Sarah Pimenta is an experienced artist, workshop facilitator and lecturer in creativity. Her specialist art form is print-making, and her creative practice has brought texture, colour and emotion into a variety of environments, both in the UK and abroad. Sarah has over twenty years' experience of designing and delivering creative, high-quality art workshops in over 250 schools, diverse communities and public venues, including the British Library, V & A, NESTA, Oval House and many charities. Her work is often described as art with therapeutic intent, and she is skilled in working with adults and children who have access issues and complex needs. Sarah is known as Social Fabric www.social-fabric.co.uk. Both Pia and Sarah hope these Therapeutic Fairy Tales open up conversations that enable children and families' own stories and feelings to be seen and heard |
| Subject |
Children of depressed persons -- Psychology
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Narrative therapy.
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EDUCATION -- General.
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Narrative therapy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000074406 |
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1000074404 |
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9781003046370 |
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1003046371 |
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9781000074451 |
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1000074455 |
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9781000074505 |
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1000074501 |
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