Write Yourself

"Write Yourself" is the ideal introduction to how to facilitate groups and individuals in finding inspiration for their creative personal writing voices. This book explains how and why writing is such an illuminative, healing, and cathartic process, and provides many practical exercises that encourage the exploration of emotions, memories and experiences. Chapters cover the use of writing with a variety of client groups, including those made up of people suffering from depression, anxiety or health problems, and advice is given both on running and participating in successful writing groups. This book will be an invaluable resource for professionals working across the health, social care and caring professions, arts therapists and for everyone interested in the therapeutic qualities of creative writing. 'Writing for Therapy or Personal Development', a foundation library to a rapidly developing field, covers the theory and practice of key areas. Clearly exemplified, engaging and accessible, the series is appropriate for therapeutic, healthcare, or creative writing practitioners and facilitators, and for individual writers or courses.

ISBN 1849051100   Pages 288 ISBN13 9781849051101 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 431 Publisher Jessica Kingsley Publishers   Published in London Imprint Jessica Kingsley Publishers   Series title Writing for Therapy or Personal Development Format Paperback   Height (mm) 234 Publication date 15 Jun 2011   Width (mm) 156 Writer of foreword Nicholas Mazza   Spine width (mm) 23 DEWEY 616.89166   Academic level Professional / Scholarly, General DEWEY edition DC22

Foreword by Nicholas F. Mazza, Ph.D. Preface.; Section I.; 1. Becoming Our Own Shaman: Introduction to Therapeutic Creative Writing.; 2. 'A Story of Gaining Understanding and Insight': How to Begin.; 3. 'I Got in Touch with Myself': Values, Principles, Practice.; Section II.; 4. 'Secrets Kept Safe and Sound': Children Writing.; 5. 'Writing is a Way of Saying Things I Can't Say': Writing with the Very Sick.; 6. 'Keep Taking the Words': Writing to Help with Anxiety, Depression and Mental Health.; 7. 'Follow the Wings of the Imagination': Writing and Therapy or Counselling.; 8. 'Writing Gives us Wings so We Can Fly': Writing in Substance and Alcohol Abuse Treatment.; 9. 'Ideas Hunt Me, Catch Me, Make Me Write': Writing for Victims of Torture and Asylum Seekers.; 10. A Craft to Take You Through Storms, and Keep You Still': Writing in Prison.; 11. Understanding Misunderstanding: Reflective Writing for Professional Development.; Section III.; 12. Mystery and Mastery: Running Therapeutic Creative Writing Groups.; 13. 'It Helped Me Get Involved with Myself': Running Residential Writing Groups.; 14. 'Tread Softly Because You Tread on My Dreams': Conclusion, a Conversation Between Juhani Ihanus and Gillie Bolton. References. Index.

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