Healing Stories for Challenging Behaviour

by Susan Perrow and Amparo Ortiz

Book Overview

Susan Perrow is a "story doctor." She writes, collects, and documents stories that offer a therapeutic journey for both the storyteller and listener--a positive, imaginative way of healing difficult situations.

Healing Stories for Challenging Behaviour gathers the fruits of Susan Perrow's work in story-making. It is richly illustrated with lively anecdotes from parents and teachers who have discovered how the power of story can help resolve a variety of common childhood behaviors and situations, including separation anxiety, bullying, sibling rivalry, nightmares, and grieving.

This comprehensive resource offers:

+ An overview of therapeutic storytelling
+ Checklists for readers to evaluate the challenging behavior or situation and identify their desired resolution
+ Guidelines for adapting stories for different age groups and cultures
+ An extensive collection of new stories and traditional folk tales categorized by behavior or situation
+ A story-making model to help the reader create stories directly relevant to their own circumstances.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1903458781
• ISBN13: 9781903458785
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Hawthorn Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3