ADVANCE INFORMATION:

Title:       Therapeutic Storytelling     

Subtitle: 101 Healing Stories for Children             

Release date:  UK - April 2012; Australian Launch - 27th July 2012, Lennox Head Library / Cultural Centre - 4.30 to 6.00 pm

ISBN:              978-1-907359-15-6

Dimensions:    234 x 156mm

Extent:           272pp 

Binding:          Paperback

Price:               £20.00  

Susan Perrow passionately believes that ‘stories know the way’! Working with imaginative journeys and the mystery and magic of metaphor, she has developed the art of therapeutic storytelling for children’s challenging behaviour and difficult situations. She offers a tried and tested method for creating a unique story for a child.

This treasury of 101 new healing stories address a range of issues – from unruly behaviour to grieving, anxiety, lack of confidence, bullying, teasing, nightmares, intolerance, inappropriate talk, toileting,  bedwetting and much more. The stories also have the potential for nurturing positive values.

 This resource will help you:

•  Create your own therapeutic stories, using handy tips, exercises and methods such as Susan’s ‘metaphor, journey and resolution framework’.
• Find suitable behaviour stories for children aged 3-10 years using  different categories for easy reference
•  Explore  the use of healing stories for global and national challenging situations
•  Develop your storytelling skills using  useful tips and anecdotes
• Draw on modern and traditional wisdom tales from around the world

Susan Perrow (M.Ed) runs therapeutic storytelling workshops from China to Africa, Europe to America and across her own sun-burnt land of Australia. This book is the fruit of these workshops. She is a storyteller, teacher trainer, parent educator and counsellor. Her acclaimed first book, Healing Stories for Challenging Behaviour, has been translated into several languages. 

Endorsement: “Therapeutic Storytelling offers a rich wellspring of imaginative material to inspire children, parents, grandparents, educators and therapists alike. These stories can

potentially make a vital contribution to personal and cultural transformation.”

Dr. Jennifer M. Gidley, Research Fellow, RMIT University, Melbourne

President, World Futures Studies Federation

Soon available from Hawthorn Press, Amazon and Footprint Books: 
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