Writing works : a resource handbook for therapeutic writing workshops and activities /

Writing works : a resource handbook for therapeutic writing workshops and activities / edited by Gillie Bolton, Victoria Field, and Kate Thompson ; foreword by Blake Morrison. - London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006. - 1 online resource (255 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-244) and indexes.

What this book offers and why / Gillie Bolton -- Running groups / Victoria Field -- Writing therapeutically and in therapy / Kate Thompson -- Part one : writing from without -- Warming up and working together / edited by Kate Thompson -- Writing about place / edited by Victoria Field -- Writing from objects / edited by Gillie Bolton -- Writing from published poems / edited by Victoria Field -- Writing in form / edited by Victoria Field -- Part two : writing from within -- What people need to write / edited by Kate Thompson -- Different masks / edited by Victoria Field -- Who am I? / edited by Gillie Bolton -- Life's journey / edited by Gillie Bolton -- Loss and change / edited by Kate Thompson -- Conclusion : writing works / Gillie Bolton, Victoria Field and Kate Thompson.

"Gillie Bolton, Victoria Field and Kate Thompson are doing remarkable, deeply meaningful work - with eloquence and compassion. They encourage writing to help heal spirits and minds. I salute their clarity and conviction - we need their wisdom in this world."--Naomi Shihab Nye. Poet, Editor and Educator, Texas. The use of creative writing as a route to personal development is a powerful therapeutic tool - a fact that is recognized in the growing numbers of workshops and writing groups within professional contexts, including clinical, health and criminal justice settings. Writ.

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Creative writing--Therapeutic use.
Psychotherapy.
Writing.
Writing
Psychotherapy--methods
Création littéraire--Emploi en thérapeutique.
Écriture.
writing (processes)
MEDICAL--Psychiatry--General.
Creative writing--Therapeutic use.
Psychotherapy.
Psychotherapie
Schreiben
Kreativt skrivande--terapeutisk användning.
Psykoterapi.


Electronic books.
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RC489.W75 / W758 2006eb

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2006 K-627 WM 450.5.W9 / W957 2006

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