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The therapeutic use of stories
- Editor:
- DWIVEDI Kedar Nath
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 254p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at how counsellors, therapists, psychotherapists and other practitioners can tap into the healing powers of well-known myths and stories. Includes papers on: historical backdrop; theoretical perspectives and clinical approaches; maps and meaning in life and healing; psychotherapeutic paradigms from Indian mythology; management of anger and some Eastern stories; an illustrative case study of childhood anxiety using metaphor and imagery; stories associated with shame and guilt in therapy; splitting, envy, jealousy and rivalry; separation, loss and bereavement; stories used therapeutically with children in educational settings; stories in the context of family therapy; the use of stories to help children who have been abused; stories for disabled children; and stories and life stories in therapy with older adults.
Living with disfigurement: psychosocial implications of being born with a cleft lip and palate
- Author:
- NASH Poppy
- Publisher:
- Avebury
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 302p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
Presents the findings of a research study which shows the need to re-think cleft-related 'treatment', emphasising the psychosocial aspects rather than the visible and audible aspects of the cleft. Covers the importance of parent counselling and education, school involvement and support during adolescence. Goes on to look at the implications for future research.