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Expressive Writing: Counseling and Healthcare Contributor(s): Thompson, Kate (Author), Adams, Kathleen (Author), Baldwin, Christina (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1475807732 ISBN-13: 9781475807738 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: August 2015 Click for more in this series: It's Easy to W.R.I.T.E. Expressive Writing |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Counseling - Academic Development - Education | Essays - Medical | Allied Health Services - Occupational Therapy |
Dewey: 615.851 |
LCCN: 2015017278 |
Series: It's Easy to W.R.I.T.E. Expressive Writing |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9" L (0.80 lbs) 252 pages |
Features: Bibliography |
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Publisher Description: Expressive writing is life-based writing that focuses on authentic expression of lived experience, with resultant insight, growth, and skill-building. Therapists, coaches, healthcare professionals, and educators have known for decades that expressive writing is a powerful tool for better living, learning, and healing. But until now, few have had access to practical applications that have proven successful. In this groundbreaking collection, you'll discover: -how expressive writing can call us into healing community -exciting new discoveries about how writing can support neuroplasticity and actually help change our brains-and thus our thinking and behavior -new research on the role of expressive writing for prevention of compassion fatigue in RNs -how transformative writing can create art from the ashes of trauma -the role of journal writing for emotional balance -sensible ideas about the synergy of expressive writing and play therapy for children, teens, and adults -interventions and strategies for the use of expressive writing in acute psychiatric care -how interactive expressive writing helps deaf teens communicate inarticulate feelings and thoughts -how cancer survivors can use expressive writing to reclaim identity and strength post-treatment -the role of expressive writing in developing the roots of resilience for practitioners |
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