Using Story Telling as a Therapeutic Tool with Children

This practical manual begins with the philosophy and psychology underpinning the therapeutic value of storytelling. It shows how to use storytelling 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 series: Helping Children with Feelings. Covers such issues as:


Why storytelling is such a good way of helping children with their feelings
What resources you many need in a storytelling session
How to construct your own therapeutic story for a child
What to do when children tell stories to you
Things to do and things to say when working with a child's story