Writing Works : A Resource Handbook for Therapeutic Writing Workshops And Activities

Bolton, Gillie (EDT); Field, Victoria (EDT); Thompson, Kate (EDT); Morrison, Blake (FRW)

ISBN 10: 1843104687 / ISBN 13: 9781843104681

Published by Jessica Kingsley, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Writing Works : A Resource Handbook for Therapeutic Writing Workshops And Activities
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1843104687
• ISBN 13: 9781843104681
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.

About the Authors

Gillie Bolton has worked in reflective and therapeutic writing for personal and professional development for twenty-five years, and has written and edited five books, one of which is now in its third edition. A grandmother of three, she lives in Bloomsbury, London, and Hope Valley, Derbyshire.

Kate Thompson is a BACP senior accredited counsellor and supervisor and a journal therapist. After gaining a degree in English Literature from Cambridge University and therapeutic training, she developed a method of combining the two. She is a faculty member of the Center for Journal Therapy and Institute for Therapeutic Writing and lives in Colorado, USA.