Expressive Writing: Foundations of Practice - Couverture souple

Adams, Kathleen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1475803125 ISBN 13 : 9781475803129

Editeur : R&L Education, 2013

Synopsis

Expressive writing is life-based writing that focuses on authentic expression of lived experience, with resultant insight, growth and skill-building. For decades, it has been the province of journals, memoirs, poets, and language arts classrooms. Social science research now provides indisputable evidence that expressive writing is also healing.

In this remarkable collection, eight leading experts from education, counseling, and community service join to offer compelling guidance from applied practice. You'll discover:
How writing poetry helps primary school children develop emotional intelligenceA model for helping teens at risk write safely about their deepest hurtsHow to engage reluctant writers and help them develop vital writing skills A simple and effective way to build structure, pacing, and containment into life-based writingHow discovering the wellspring of inner speech helps strengthen writing skillsA method to transform expressive writing into insightful problem-solvingEasy strategies to write family storiesInnovative ways to bring literature into the classroom to hone critical thinking skills through reflective practicePractical, time-tested ways for expressive writing in guidance and counselingCase studies for all levels of learners: Primary, teens, college-age, and adults
Whether you are an educator, a counselor, a facilitator or a writer, you'll find this volume an invaluable and innovative resource for the foundations of practice of expressive writing.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Kathleen Adams LPC is a licensed psychotherapist in Denver, Colorado. She is the founder/director of the Center for Journal Therapy and the online Therapeutic Writing Institute and is the series editor for the It's Easy to W.R.I.T.E. expressive writing series.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: R&L Education
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1475803125
• ISBN 13: 9781475803129
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 196
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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