This practical manual begins with the philosophy and psychology underpinning the therapeutic value of storytelling. It shows how to use storytelling as a therapeutic tool with children and how to make an effective response when a child tells a story to you. It is an essential accompaniment to the series: Helping Children with Feelings series.

Covers such issues as:
- why storytelling is such a good way of helping children with their feelings
- what resources you many need in a storytelling session
- how to construct your own therapeutic story for a child
- what to do when children tell stories to you
- things to do and things to say when working with a child's story

Highly Commended in the Mental Health category of the 2002 BMA Medical Book Competition

[CODE: SM-4252, 96 Pages]

[Author: Margot Sunderland, Age Suitability: 3 - 14]