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Record Nr.

UNINA9911009235403321

Autore

Brandell Jerrold R.

Titolo

Of mice and metaphors : therapeutic storytelling with children / / Jerrold R. Brandell, Wayne State University

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, CA : , : SAGE Publications, , [2017]

ISBN

9781506305608

1506305601

9781506305585

150630558X

9781506305615

150630561X

9781506311050

1506311059

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (164 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

618.92/0068516

Soggetti

Narrative therapy

Storytelling - Psychological aspects

Child psychotherapy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Stories and Reciprocal Storytelling in Dynamic Child Psychotherapy -- Autogenic Stories, Projective Drawings, and the Clinical Assessment Process -- Narrative and Historical Meaning in Child Psychotherapy -- Applications to Special Clinical Issues and Problems of Childhood -- The Unfolding of the Narrative in the Psychotherapy of a Traumatized Ten-Year-Old Boy -- Transference Dimensions of the Storytelling Process -- Secrecy and Trauma : An Adopted Child's Psychotherapy -- What Else Can Stories Tell Us?  : Using Children's Metaphorical Communications as a Measure of Therapeutic Progress.

Sommario/riassunto

NEW TO THIS EDITION: Revised and expanded chapters throughout incorporate significant changes in the field of dynamic child treatment over the last 15 years. New clinical illustrations represent a wide range of presenting problems from venues such as family service, community



mental health, and outpatient child psychiatry, and illustrate aspects of therapeutic communication with children through metaphors. KEY FEATURES: Transcriptions of the actual stories told by children and reconstructions of specific therapeutic responses demonstrate how such techniques are actually used, lending additional clarity to clinical material. Specific information on how to use children's projective stories in dynamic clinical assessment helps readers prepare to use strategies in their own clinical practice. Practical guidelines for identifying clients who are good candidates for storytelling include taking into account ...