1st Edition

Dramatherapy Raising Children's Self-Esteem and Developing Emotional Stability

By Penny McFarlane Copyright 2005
    120 Pages
    by David Fulton Publishers

    120 Pages
    by David Fulton Publishers

    Providing a new and proven way forward for practitioners who want to help children, but who do not have recourse to a qualified therapist, this book covers:

    • tried and tested practical activities to use with children
    • simple explanations of how and why dramatherapy works
    • informative case studies that show activities being used in practice
    • a useful list of further reading, centres for training and qualifications.

    List of Stories Acknowledgements Foreword Preface An Introduction to Dramatherapy A Way of Working: embodiment-projection-role The Significance of Metaphor and Symbol in Dramatherapy The Value of Personal Storytelling The Use of Pre-written Material and Recurrent Themes Dream Work Working with Loss and Bereavement Group Work Appendices - Issues, Exercies, Activities, Sources, Training Bibliography and References Index

    Biography

    Penny McFarlane