Storybook manual : an introduction to working with storybooks therapeutically and creatively / Pia Jones and Sarah Pimenta.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Pia, author.

Contributor:

Pimenta, Sarah, illustrator.

Series:

Therapeutic fairy tales

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Narrative therapy.

Metaphor--Therapeutic use.

Metaphor.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (101 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

"This resource has been designed to support practitioners and parents with practical and creative ideas on how to use illustrated storybooks therapeutically with children. Whilst this book is also available to purchase as part of a set, with three therapeutic fairy tales, all the content, worksheets and activities can be used with any illustrated story. Exercises have been created to encourage imagination and free play, develop confidence and emotional literacy as well as deepen engagement and understanding of stories. It is a book that can be returned to again and again to inspire creative engagement with stories with individuals or groups. Key features include: An exploration of the importance of stories to modern life, and their use as a creative and therapeutic tool, Guidance for working with stories and their illustrations, including conversation starters, prompts and worksheets for process-orientated creative activities, Accompanying online activities designed for specific use with the storybooks in the Therapeutic Fairy Tales series This is an invaluable resource for all professionals looking to work therapeutically with stories and images. It will be particularly valuable to those working in child and family mental and emotional health; social and youth care; community and participatory arts; school and education, and specialised health and hospital environments"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

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

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

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

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.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-304462-X

1-000-07413-7

1-003-04462-X

1-000-07401-3

9781003044628

OCLC:

1142943630