Educational Guidance Series -- Children's Story Therapy

Author: (USA) Gerard Brandell, Lin Ruitang
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: Storytelling has a positive impact on both adults and children. This book demonstrates the role of story therapy in assessment, establishing a sense of wholeness, and improving children's psychological well-being, serving as a research tool for evaluating outcomes. Dr. Brandell is an inspiring teacher, and his book offers significant educational value for both newcomers and experts in the field of therapeutic work. — Dr. Jack Novick, Supervising Analyst of Children and Adults at the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute, describes how he works with children through storytelling, bridging the fluid, free-associative primary process and the orderly, conscious, and logical-syntactic secondary process of thinking and communication. Dr. Brandell, the author, is one of the pioneers in this field. With extensive clinical experience and a consistently clear, well-structured narrative style, his rigorous psychoanalytic background allows him to clearly observe the relationships and psychological dynamics of cases. — Chen Zichai, Director of the Department of Child and Adolescent Mental Health at Taipei Children's Hospital, Taiwan. Dr. Brandell, a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, believes that storytelling has unparalleled unique effects in child psychological therapy based on his 23 years of experience in treating children. In the fluid, free-associative stories, children's experiences are utilized and given meaning in life and relationships. This book introduces, through theory and case studies, how to understand children's inner conflicts, inner struggles, anxiety, guilt, and aggressive attitudes through fantasy and metaphor in stories. By responding to the stories, it guides children to recognize the world, enrich their coping strategies, express emotional distress, and promote their growth through the interactions of story characters and the communication between the storyteller and listener.