101 Healing Stories for Kids and Teens: Using Metaphors in Therapy by George W.

Description: 101 Healing Stories for Kids and Teens by George W. Burns A comprehensive guide to understanding and using storytelling in therapy with kids and teens "George Burns is a highly experienced clinician with the remarkable ability to create, discover, and tell engaging stories that can teach us all the most important lessons in life. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A comprehensive guide to understanding and using storytelling in therapy with kids and teens "George Burns is a highly experienced clinician with the remarkable ability to create, discover, and tell engaging stories that can teach us all the most important lessons in life. With 101 Healing Stories for Kids and Teens, he strives especially to help kids and teens learn these life lessons early on, providing them opportunities for getting help and even learning to think preventively." -Michael D. Yapko, PhD | Author of Breaking the Patterns of Depression and Hand-Me-Down Blues "George Burns takes the reader on a wonderful journey, balancing metaphor, good therapeutic technique, and empirical foundations during the trip. Given that Burns utilizes all three aspects of the Confucian story referred to in the book-teaching, showing, and involving-readers should increase their understanding of how stories can be used therapeutically." -Richard G. Whiteside, MSW | Author of The Art of Using and Losing Control and Working with Difficult Clients: A Practical Guide to Better Therapy "A treasure trove for parents and for professionals in the child-development fields." -Jeffrey K. Zeig, PhD | Director, The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Stories can play an important and potent role in therapy with children and adolescents-helping them develop the skills to cope with and survive a myriad of life situations. In many cases, stories provide the most effective means of communicating what kids and teens might not want to discuss directly. 101 Healing Stories for Kids and Teens provides straightforward advice on using storytelling and metaphors in a variety of therapeutic settings. Ideal for all who work with young people, this unique resource can be combined with other inventive and evidence-based techniques such as play, art, music, and drama therapies as well as solution focused, hypnotic, and cognitive-behavioral approaches. Offering guidance for new clinicians and seasoned professionals, George Burnss latest work delivers a unique combination-information on incorporating storytelling in therapy, dozens of ready-made stories, and tips for creating original therapeutic stories. Innovative chapters include: * Guidance for effective storytelling * Using metaphors effectively * Where to get ideas for healing stories * Planning and presenting healing stories * Teaching parents to use healing stories In addition, 101 Healing Stories for Kids and Teens includes dozens of story ideas designed to address a variety of issues, such as: * Enriching learning * Teaching self-care * Changing patterns of behavior * Managing relationships, emotions, and life challenges * Creating helpful thoughts * Developing life skills and problem-solving techniques Back Cover A comprehensive guide to understanding and using storytelling in therapy with kids and teens "George Burns is a highly experienced clinician with the remarkable ability to create, discover, and tell engaging stories that can teach us all the most important lessons in life. With 101 Healing Stories for Kids and Teens, he strives especially to help kids and teens learn these life lessons early on, providing them opportunities for getting help and even learning to think preventively." -Michael D. Yapko, PhD Author of Breaking the Patterns of Depression and Hand-Me-Down Blues "George Burns takes the reader on a wonderful journey, balancing metaphor, good therapeutic technique, and empirical foundations during the trip. Given that Burns utilizes all three aspects of the Confucian story referred to in the book-teaching, showing, and involving-readers should increase their understanding of how stories can be used therapeutically." -Richard G. Whiteside, MSW Author of The Art of Using and Losing Control and Working with Difficult Clients: A Practical Guide to Better Therapy "A treasure trove for parents and for professionals in the child-development fields." -Jeffrey K. Zeig, PhD Director, The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Stories can play an important and potent role in therapy with children and adolescents-helping them develop the skills to cope with and survive a myriad of life situations. In many cases, stories provide the most effective means of communicating what kids and teens might not want to discuss directly. 101 Healing Stories for Kids and Teens provides straightforward advice on using storytelling and metaphors in a variety of therapeutic settings. Ideal for all who work with young people, this unique resource can be combined with other inventive and evidence-based techniques such as play, art, music, and drama therapies as well as solution focused, hypnotic, and cognitive-behavioral approaches. Offering guidance for new clinicians and seasoned professionals, George Burnss latest work delivers a unique combination-information on incorporating storytelling in therapy, dozens of ready-made stories, and tips for creating original therapeutic stories. Innovative chapters include: Guidance for effective storytelling Using metaphors effectively Where to get ideas for healing stories Planning and presenting healing stories Teaching parents to use healing stories In addition, 101 Healing Stories for Kids and Teens includes dozens of story ideas designed to address a variety of issues, such as: Enriching learning Teaching self-care Changing patterns of behavior Managing relationships, emotions, and life challenges Creating helpful thoughts Developing life skills and problem-solving techniques Flap A comprehensive guide to understanding and using storytelling in therapy with kids and teens "George Burns is a highly experienced clinician with the remarkable ability to create, discover, and tell engaging stories that can teach us all the most important lessons in life. With 101 Healing Stories for Kids and Teens, he strives especially to help kids and teens learn these life lessons early on, providing them opportunities for getting help and even learning to think preventively." -Michael D. Yapko, PhD Author of Breaking the Patterns of Depression and Hand-Me-Down Blues "George Burns takes the reader on a wonderful journey, balancing metaphor, good therapeutic technique, and empirical foundations during the trip. Given that Burns utilizes all three aspects of the Confucian story referred to in the book-teaching, showing, and involving-readers should increase their understanding of how stories can be used therapeutically." -Richard G. Whiteside, MSW Author of The Art of Using and Losing Control and Working with Difficult Clients: A Practical Guide to Better Therapy "A treasure trove for parents and for professionals in the child-development fields." -Jeffrey K. Zeig, PhD Director, The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Stories can play an important and potent role in therapy with children and adolescents-helping them develop the skills to cope with and survive a myriad of life situations. In many cases, stories provide the most effective means of communicating what kids and teens might not want to discuss directly. 101 Healing Stories for Kids and Teens provides straightforward advice on using storytelling and metaphors in a variety of therapeutic settings. Ideal for all who work with young people, this unique resource can be combined with other inventive and evidence-based techniques such as play, art, music, and drama therapies as well as solution focused, hypnotic, and cognitive-behavioral approaches. Offering guidance for new clinicians and seasoned professionals, George Burnss latest work delivers a unique combination-information on incorporating storytelling in therapy, dozens of ready-made stories, and tips for creating original therapeutic stories. Innovative chapters include: Guidance for effective storytelling Using metaphors effectively Where to get ideas for healing stories Planning and presenting healing stories Teaching parents to use healing stories In addition, 101 Healing Stories for Kids and Teens includes dozens of story ideas designed to address a variety of issues, such as: Enriching learning Teaching self-care Changing patterns of behavior Managing relationships, emotions, and life challenges Creating helpful thoughts Developing life skills and problem-solving techniques Author Biography GEORGE W. BURNS is a clinical psychologist and Director of the Milton H. Erickson Institute of Western Australia. He is also a trainer of therapists and the author of 101 Healing Stories: Using Metaphors in Therapy (Wiley), Nature-Guided Therapy, and coauthor of Standing without Shoes: Creating Happiness, Relieving Depression, Enhancing Life. Table of Contents Acknowledgments, xv Introduction, xvii What This Book Offers, xvii A Word or Two about Words, xix Oral versus Written Stories, xix The Structure of This Book, xx Story 1 A Story of the Story, xxiii PART I EFFECTIVE STORYTELLING FOR KIDS AND TEENS, 1 Chapter 1 The Magic of Metaphor, 3 Why Tell Healing and Teaching Stories to Kids and Teens?, 3 A Brief History of Teaching Tales, 4 How Stories Inform, 5 How Stories Educate, 6 How Stories Teach Values, 7 How Stories Discipline, 8 How Stories Build Experience, 9 How Stories Facilitate Problem-Solving, 10 How Stories Change and Heal, 11 When Not to Speak in Stories, 13 Chapter 2 Guidelines for Effective Storytelling, 15 Ten Guidelines for Effective Storytelling, 16 Six Guidelines for the Storytellers Voice, 25 Chapter 3 Tools and Techniques, 30 Books as a Source of Healing Stories: Bibliotherapy, 30 Drama as a Source of Healing Stories, 32 Videos or DVDs as a Source of Healing Stories: Videotherapy, 33 Puppets, Dolls, and Toys as Metaphor, 35 Play as Metaphor, 36 Humor as Metaphor, 38 Experiential Metaphors, 39 Child-Generated Metaphors, 41 Collaborative Tales, 42 To Discuss or Not to Discuss?, 43 PART II HEALING STORIES, TEACHING STORIES, 45 Chapter 4 Enriching Learning, 47 Story 2 Kids Can Make a Difference: A Kid Story, 47 Story 3 Kids Can Make a Difference: A Teen Story, 49 Story 4 Feed What You Want to Grow, 50 Story 5 Look after Yourself, 52 Story 6 Come up Laughing, 53 Story 7 Its in the Way You Do It, 54 Story 8 Making the Most of What You Are Given, 55 Story 9 Doing What You Can, 56 Story 10 Seeking Happiness, 58 Chapter 5 Caring for Yourself, 61 Story 11 Soaring to New Heights: A Kid Story, 62 Story 12 Soaring to New Heights: A Teen Story, 64 Story 13 Recognizing Your Abilities, 66 Story 14 Let Joe Do It, 68 Story 15 Discovering Your Specialness, 70 Story 16 The Importance of Accepting Compliments, 72 Story 17 What You Give Is What You Get, 74 Story 18 Good, Not Perfect, 75 Story 19 Be Yourself, 76 Story 20 Increasing Self-Awareness, 78 Chapter 6 Changing Patterns of Behavior, 81 Story 21 Facing Fears: A Kid Story, 82 Story 22 Facing Fears: A Teen Story, 84 Story 23 See for Yourself, 86 Story 24 Learning to Think for Yourself, 88 Story 25 Build on What You Are Good At, 90 Story 26 Learning New Tricks, 92 Story 27 A Gesture That Changed a Whole Suburb, 95 Story 28 Making a Difference, 96 Story 29 Changing Patterns of Behavior, 97 Story 30 Im Not Afraid Anymore, 99 Chapter 7 Managing Relationships, 102 Story 31 Caught in the Middle: A Kid Story, 103 Story 32 Caught in the Middle: A Teen Story, 104 Story 33 Making and Maintaining Friendships, 106 Story 34 The Four Faithful Friends, 107 Story 35 Negotiating a Solution, 108 Story 36 New Friends, 110 Story 37 Finding Tenderness, 112 Story 38 Going Inside, 114 Story 39 Putting Yourself in Someone Elses Place, 116 Story 40 Making and Keeping Friends, 118 Chapter 8 Managing Emotions, 121 Story 41 Heightening Pleasure: A Kid Story, 122 Story 42 Heightening Pleasure: A Teen Story, 123 Story 43 Having Fun, 125 Story 44 Cultivating Contentment, 127 Story 45 Nailing Down Anger, 129 Story 46 Helping with Humor, 131 Story 47 Flying off the Handle, 132 Story 48 Learning to Laugh, 133 Story 49 Change Your Posture, Change Your Feelings, 135 Story 50 Expressing Emotions Congruently, 136 Chapter 9 Creating Helpful Thoughts, 139 Story 51 Managing Grief: A Young Kid Story, 139 Story 52 Managing Grief: A Kid Story, 141 Story 53 An Act of Kindness, 142 Story 54 Things May Not Be What They Seem, 144 Story 55 Positive Reframing, 145 Story 56 Thoughts Determine Feelings, 146 Story 57 Finding Exceptions to Problems, 147 Story 58 Learning to Use What You Have, 149 Story 59 Learning to Discriminate, 150 Story 60 Awakening Confidence, 152 Chapter 10 Developing Life Skills, 155 Story 61 Facing a Moral Dilemma: A Kid Story, 156 Story 62 Facing a Moral Dilemma: A Teen Story, 157 Story 63 Learning about Rules, 159 Story 64 Sometimes Terrible Things Happen, 160 Story 65 Accepting What You Have, 162 Story 66 Taking Responsibility, 163 Story 67 Making Decisions, 165 Story 68 Taking a Different View, 167 Story 69 Overcoming Fear, 168 Story 70 The Secrets of Success, 170 Chapter 11 Building Problem-Solving Skills, 173 Story 71 Overcoming Adversity: A Kid Story, 174 Story 72 Overcoming Adversity: A Teen Story, 175 Story 73 Collaborative Problem-Solving, 177 Story 74 Thinking through a Problem, 178 Story 75 Solving a Problem, 180 Story 76 Acceptance, 182 Story 77 Learning to Share, 184 Story 78 Tending to the Neglected, 185 Story 79 Taking Control, 187 Story 80 Creating a Wish, 189 Chapter 12 Managing Lifes Challenging Times, 193 Story 81 Blowing Away Pain: A Kid Story, 194 Story 82 Managing Pain: A Teen Story, 195 Story 83 Beating a Bully, 196 Story 84 I Am Only Nine, 198 Story 85 Coping with Illness, 199 Story 86 Finding Solutions, 201 Story 87 Facing Challenges, 203 Story 88 Getting Back on Your Feet, 204 Story 89 Facing Thoughts of Suicide, 206 Story 90 Learning to Care for Yourself, 208 Chapter 13 Kids Own Healing Stories, 211 Story 91 The Ghost Who Learned to Scare, 212 Story 92 Girl, 213 Story 93 Days to Come, 214 Story 94 Mary-Janes Story, 216 Story 95 Sallys Problem, 218 Story 96 My Life, 220 Story 97 My Life Story, 221 Story 98 Rock Your Way out of It, 222 Story 99 When There Is Nothing I Can Do, 223 Story 100 Lucy Macs Story, 225 PART III CREATING YOUR OWN HEALING STORIES FOR KIDS, 227 Chapter 14 How Can I Use Metaphors Effectively?, 229 Potential Pathways for Effective Metaphor Therapy, 229 Potential Pitfalls in Effective Metaphor Therapy, 234 Chapter 15 Where Do I Get the Ideas for Healing Stories?, 240 Metaphors Built on a Basis of Evidence, 240 Metaphors Built on Heroes, 242 Metaphors Built on Imagination, 243 Metaphors Built on Therapeutic Strategies, 244 Metaphors Built on an Idea, 246 Metaphors Built on a Childs Own Story, 247 Metaphors Built on Humor, 249 Metaphors Built on Cross-Cultural Tales, 250 Metaphors Built on Client Cases, 251 Metaphors Built on Everyday Experiences, 252 Guidelines for Using Personal Life Stories, 253 Chapter 16 How Do I Plan and Present Healing Stories?, 255 The PRO-Approach, 255 Make an Outcome-Oriented Assessment, 256 Plan Your Metaphors, 258 Present Your Metaphors, 262 Stop, Look, and Listen, 264 Ground the Story in Reality, 264 Chapter 17 Teaching Parents to Use Healing Stories, 266 Stories for Parents and Parenting, 266 Some Values of Teaching Parents to Use Metaphors, 268 Steps for Teaching Parents Storytelling, 270 An Example of Effective Parental Storytelling, 271 Helping Parents Build Storytelling Skills, 274 . . . And the Story Continues, 275 Story 101 Will You Be My Teacher?, 277 Resources, References, and Other Sources of Metaphoric Stories, 279 Index, 295 Review "Healing Stories is a rare text: at once delightful to read, lively, informative, practical and reassuring. Burns? confidence in the curative power of metaphor bursts forth from the pages, demystifying the art of telling a good story in the process. Here are wonderful tales we can tell kids, they can tell us, and we can coauthor with them. Burns takes us through all the steps involved in building a good therapeutic narrative so even the most tongue-tied clinician can spin a useful tale." --Martha B. Straus, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Antioch New England Graduate School; author, No-Talk Therapy for Children and Adolescents George Burns is a highly experienced clinician with the remarkable ability to create, discover and tell engaging stories that can teach us all the most important lessons in life. With 101 Healing Stories for Kids and Teens, he strives especially to help kids and teens learn these life lessons early on, providing them opportunities for getting help and even learning to think preventively. Burns has made an invaluable contribution to helping young people build good skills and good lives. ?Michael D. Yapko, Ph.D., Author of Breaking the Patterns of Depression and Hand-Me-Down Blues 101 Healing Stories for Children and Teens is a must read for anyone working with this age group. George Burns takes the reader on a wonderful journey, balancing metaphor, good therapeutic technique, and empirical foundations during the trip. Given that Burns utilizes all three aspects of the Confucian story referred to in the book?teaching, showing, and involving?any reader using this resource should increase their understanding of how stories can be used therapeutically. ?Richard G. Whiteside, MSW, Author of The Art of Using and Losing Control and Working with Difficult Clients Long Description A comprehensive guide to understanding and using storytelling in therapy with kids and teens "George Burns is a highly experienced clinician with the remarkable ability to create, discover, and tell engaging stories that can teach us all the most important lessons in life. With 101 Healing Stories for Kids and Teens, he strives especially to help kids and teens learn these life lessons early on, providing them opportunities for getting help and even learning to think preventively." Michael D. Yapko, PhD Author of Breaking the Patterns of Depression and Hand-Me-Down Blues "George Burns takes the reader on a wonderful journey, balancing metaphor, good therapeutic technique, and empirical foundations during the trip. Given that Burns utilizes all three aspects of the Confucian story referred to in the book teaching, showing, and involving readers should increase their understanding of how stories can be used therapeutically." Richard G. Whiteside, MSW Author of The Art of Using and Losing Control and Working with Difficult Clients: A Practical Guide to Better Therapy "A treasure trove for parents and for professionals in the child-development fields." Jeffrey K. Zeig, PhD Director, The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Stories can play an important and potent role in therapy with children and adolescents helping them develop the skills to cope with and survive a myriad of life situations. In many cases, stories provide the most effective means of communicating what kids and teens might not want to discuss directly. 101 Healing Stories for Kids and Teens provides straightforward advice on using storytelling and metaphors in a variety of therapeutic settings. Ideal for all who work with young people, this unique resource can be combined with other inventive and evidence-based techniques such as play, art, music, and drama therapies as well as solution focused, hypnotic, and cognitive-behavioral approaches. Offering guidance for new clinicians and seasoned professionals, George Burnss latest work delivers a unique combination information on incorporating storytelling in therapy, dozens of ready-made stories, and tips for creating original therapeutic stories. Innovative chapters include: Guidance for effective storytelling Using metaphors effectively Where to get ideas for healing stories Planning and presenting healing stories Teaching parents to use healing stories In addition, 101 Healing Stories for Kids and Teens includes dozens of story ideas designed to address a variety of issues, such as: Enriching learning Teaching self-care Changing patterns of behavior Managing relationships, emotions, and life challenges Creating helpful thoughts Developing life skills and problem-solving techniques Review Text "Healing Stories is a rare text:Â at once delightful to read, lively, informative, practical and reassuring.Â Burns? confidence in the curative power of metaphor bursts forth from the pages, demystifying the art of telling a good story in the process.Â Here are wonderful tales we can tell kids, they can tell us, and we can coauthor with them. Burns takes us through all the steps involved in building a good therapeutic narrative so even the most tongue-tied clinician can spin a useful tale." --Martha B. Straus, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Antioch New England Graduate School; author, No-Talk Therapy for Children and Adolescents George Burns is a highly experienced clinician with the remarkable ability to create, discover and tell engaging stories that can teach us all the most important lessons in life. With 101 Healing Stories for Kids and Teens, he strives especially to help kids and teens learn these life lessons early on, providing them opportunities for getting help and even learning to think preventively. Burns has made an invaluable contribution to helping young people build good skills and good lives. ?Michael D. Yapko, Ph.D., Author of Breaking the Patterns of Depression and Hand-Me-Down Blues 101 Healing Stories for Children and Teens is a must read for anyone working with this age group. George Burns takes the reader on a wonderful journey, balancing metaphor, good therapeutic technique, and empirical foundations during the trip. Given that Burns utilizes all three aspects of the Confucian story referred to in the book?teaching, showing, and involving?any reader using this resource should increase their understanding of how stories can be used therapeutically. ?Richard G. Whiteside, MSW, Author of The Art of Using and Losing Control and Working with Difficult Clients Feature Only book to combine information on how to use storytelling in therapy with kids and teens, guidelines for creating your own therapeutic stories, and dozens of examples of ready-made stories that can be retold in therapy. Should be especially suited for people doing play therapy and other innovative therapy techniques with children (e.g., art therapy, music therapy, psychodrama). Companion to popular 101 Healing Stories: Using Metaphors in Therapy, also by George Burns. Details ISBN0471471674 Author George W. Burns Short Title 101 HEALING STORIES FOR KI Language English ISBN-10 0471471674 ISBN-13 9780471471677 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2004 Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc Subtitle Using Metaphors in Therapy Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Edition 1st Birth 1913 Affiliation Ohio Wesleyan University Milton H. Erickson Institute of Western Austr Illustrations black & white illustrations DOI 10.1604/9780471471677 UK Release Date 2004-11-23 NZ Release Date 2004-10-14 Pages 336 Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc Publication Date 2004-11-23 DEWEY 618.928914 Audience Professional & Vocational US Release Date 2004-11-23 AU Release Date 2004-10-13 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:102471937;

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