Introduction

This practical handbook begins with the philosophy and psychology underpinning the therapeutic value of story telling. It shows how to use story telling as a therapeutic tool with children and how to make an effective response when a child tells a story to you.

Series and Coverage

It is an essential accompaniment to the "Helping Children with Feelings" series and covers issues such as:

• Why story telling is such a good way of helping children with their feelings?
• What resources you may need in a story-telling session?
• How to construct your own therapeutic story for a child?
• What to do when children tell stories to you?
• Things to do and say when working with a child's story.