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.
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'Gillie Bolton, Victoria Field and Kate Thompson are doing remarkable, deeply meaningful work - with eloquence and compassion. They encourage writing to help heal spirits and minds. I salute their clarity and conviction - we need their wisdom in this world.' --Naomi Shihab Nye Poet, Editor and Educator, Texas
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Gillie Bolton is a freelance writer and lecturer. She is Literature and Medicine editor of the Journal of Medical Humanities and Progress in Palliative Care, and is associate editor of the Journal of Poetry Therapy. She is author of the key creative writing therapy text The Therapeutic Potential of Creative Writing: Writing Myself, also published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Victoria Field is a freelance writer and facilitator, working in therapeutic writing across the fields of adult education, schools, personal development retreats, the health service and mental health settings. She was the first qualified poetry therapist in the UK. Kate Thompson is a counsellor who uses journal writing as a therapeutic medium with clients and runs therapeutic journal writing groups.
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An essential book, for those who wish to help heal sufferers from past trauma, betrayal and health issues. It provides both help to individuals, on their own healing path and also information on starting your own writing circle.
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A helpful resource which I bought to use at work (I am an activity co-ordinator with brain injury rehab services)
A very useful tool, which I would recommend.
A very useful tool, which I would recommend.
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Writing poetry
16 Jan 2009
By Dr. John Laughlin
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This was a dissapointing book for me as I was looking for good journal reference, but all their examples are taken from poetry. It is out of balance in that way and should state in the title that all the exercises involve poetry.
John Laughlin, Reading Thomas Merton
John Laughlin, Reading Thomas Merton
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A Powerful Resource
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By Linda Elsdon
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I am facilitating a writing workshop using personal narrative to explore what gives our lives meaning and this book has been invaluable to me. It is written with compassion and insight and is full of practical ideas and resources to explore. I know I will refer to it again and again.
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Great resource
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I'm an art therapist working with adults in a drug and alcohol rehab center. I've started incorporating journal exercises and creative writing topics into my visual art groups, and this book has been an excellent resource in getting started. Clear and specific directives with examples, and the contributors are from a wide range of settings, both clinical and nonclinical. Definitely would recommend.
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