Description
| Product ID: | 9781843104681 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Writing for Therapy or Personal Development |
| Title: | Writing Works |
| Subtitle: | A Resource Handbook for Therapeutic Writing Workshops and Activities |
| Authors: | Author: Gillie Bolton, Victoria Field, Kate Thompson |
| Page Count: | 256 |
| Subjects: | Creative therapy / Expressive therapies, Creative therapy (eg art, music, drama) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Writing Works is a guide for writers or therapists working with groups or individuals and is full of practical advice on everything from the equipment needed to run a session to ideas for themes, all backed up by the theory that underpins the methods explained. Practitioners contribute detailed accounts of organizing writing workshops for clients. 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.Writing Works is a guide for writers or therapists working with groups or individuals and is full of practical advice on everything from the equipment needed to run a session to ideas for themes, all backed up by the theory that underpins the methods explained. Experienced practitioners in the field contribute detailed illuminating accounts of organizing writing workshops for a wide range of different clients, together with examples of their outcomes.This book will be an invaluable start-up reference for arts therapists and professionals working across the health, social care and caring professions, and one that will be referred to again and again. |
| Imprint Name: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
| Publisher Name: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2006-08-15 |
