101 Healing Stories for Kids and Teens: Using Metaphors in Therapy

Author(s) : George W. Burns

Book Details

Publisher : John Wiley
Published : January 2005
Cover : Paperback
Category :
Child and Adolescent Studies
Catalogue No : 21543
ISBN 13 : 9780471471677
ISBN 10 : 0471471674

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101 Healing Stories for Kids and Teens provides straightforward advice on using storytelling and metaphors in a variety of therapeutic settings. Ideal for all who work with young people, this unique resource can be combined with other inventive and evidence-based techniques such as play, art, music, and drama therapies as well as solution focused, hypnotic, and cognitive-behavioral approaches.

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A comprehensive guide to understanding and using storytelling in therapy with kids and teens.

"George Burns is a highly experienced clinician with the remarkable ability to create, discover, and tell engaging stories that can teach us all the most important lessons in life. With 101 Healing Stories for Kids and Teens, he strives especially to help kids and teens learn these life lessons early on, providing them opportunities for getting help and even learning to think preventively." - Michael D. Yapko, PhD, Author of Breaking the Patterns of Depression and Hand-Me-Down Blues

"George Burns takes the reader on a wonderful journey, balancing metaphor, good therapeutic technique, and empirical foundations during the trip. Given that Burns utilizes all three aspects of the Confucian story referred to in the book-teaching, showing, and involving-readers should increase their understanding of how stories can be used therapeutically."
-Richard G. Whiteside, MSW, Author of The Art of Using and Losing Control and Working with Difficult Clients: A Practical Guide to Better Therapy

"A treasure trove for parents and for professionals in the child-development fields." -Jeffrey K. Zeig, PhD Director, The Milton H. Erickson Foundation

Offering guidance for new clinicians and seasoned professionals, George Burns's latest work delivers a unique combination-information on incorporating storytelling in therapy, dozens of ready-made stories, and tips for creating original therapeutic stories.

Innovative chapters include:

Guidance for effective storytelling
Using metaphors effectively
Where to get ideas for healing stories
Planning and presenting healing stories
Teaching parents to use healing stories
In addition, 101 Healing Stories for Kids and Teens includes dozens of story ideas designed to address a variety of issues, such as:

Enriching learning
Teaching self-care
Changing patterns of behavior
Managing relationships, emotions, and life challenges
Creating helpful thoughts
Developing life skills and problem-solving techniques