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The therapeutic potential of creative writing : writing myself /

Writing is a means of making sense of experience, and of arriving at a deeper understanding of the self. The use of creative writing therapeutically can complement verbal discussions, and offers a cost- and time-effective way of extending support to depressed or psychologically distressed patients....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bolton, Gillie
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1999.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Therapeutic Writing: How and Why The Healing Pen
  • Keeping a Journal 'The Diamonds of the Dustheap'
  • Writing Openers Unbuttoning
  • Opening the Box
  • Images: How to Find, Create and Use Them Echoes
  • Dreams Which Put Us in Touch with Ourselves 'The Royal Road'
  • The Power of Poetry, Autobiography and Fiction 'Something Hatches'
  • Writing to Help You Take Control of Your Own Life 'This is My Decision! '
  • Writing and Groups Laugh and Cry with Each Other
  • Writing Out Trauma A Bobble Hat, a Pair of Jeans and Grandad.
  • Writing at the Doctor's, the Hospital, the Hospice Writing on Prescription
  • Writing in Prison, the Old People's Home 'Reach for the Stars'
  • Approaches to Therapeutic Writing 'But Who Are Yo u?'
  • Conclusions Thought Made Flesh
  • Useful Contact Addresses
  • Bibliography
  • Subject Index
  • Author Index.