Dramatherapy: Raising Children's Self-Esteem and Developing Emotional Stability [Paperback]

Providing a new and proven way forward for practitioners who want to help children, but who do not have recourse to a qualified therapist, this book covers:

• tried and tested practical activities to use with children
• simple explanations of how and why dramatherapy works
• informative case studies that show activities being used in practice
• a useful list of further reading, centres for training and qualifications.

Providing a new and proven way forward for practitioners who want to help children, but who do not have recourse to a qualified therapist, this book covers:

• tried and tested practical activities to use with children
• simple explanations of how and why dramatherapy works
• informative case studies that show activities being used in practice
• a useful list of further reading, centres for training and qualifications.

List of Stories Acknowledgements Foreword Preface An Introduction to Dramatherapy A Way of Working: embodiment-projection-role The Significance of Metaphor and Symbol in Dramatherapy The Value of Personal Storytelling The Use of Pre-written Material and Recurrent Themes Dream Work Working with Loss and Bereavement Group Work Appendices - Issues, Exercies, Activities, Sources, Training Bibliography and References IndexUS? Penny McFarlane 2005