Expressive writing : counseling and healthcare /

Expressive writing : counseling and healthcare / compiled by Kate Thompson and Kathleen Adams ; foreword by Christina Baldwin. - 1 online resource (253 pages) - It's easy to W.R.I.T.E. expressive writing series . - It's easy to W.R.I.T.E. expressive writing series. .

Includes bibliographical references.

Section 1: Theory -- 1. In This Together: Writing in Health and Social Care / Graham Hartill and Victoria Field -- 2. Your Brain on Ink: Expressive Writing and Neuroplasticity / Deborah Ross -- 3. Expressive Writing for Caregiver Resilience: A Research Perspective / John Evans, Meredith Mealer, Karen Jooste, and Marc Moss -- 4. Writing the Darkness: A Transformative Writing Model / Sherry Reiter -- 5. Emotional Balance, the Therapy Session, and the Journal / Beth Jacobs -- Section 2: Practice-- 6. WOWSA! Play-Based Journal Therapy / Cherie Spehar -- 7. Therapeutic Writing in Psychiatric Care / Carol Ross -- 8. Now That I See: Journal Writing with Deaf Teens / Donna Houston -- 9. Roots of Resilience: Writing for Practitioner Self-Care / Susan Smith Pierce -- 10. Creating a New Story after Brain Injury / Barbara Stahura -- 11. After the Deep Dive: Reflections on Writing beyond Cancer / Jean Rowe -- Epilogue -- 12. Honoring Silence / Jeannie Wright and Kate Thompson.

9781475807745 (e-book)


Diaries--Authorship--Psychological aspects.
Diaries--Therapeutic use.
Writing--Psychological aspects.
Creative writing--Therapeutic use.


Electronic books.

PN4390 / .E97 2015

615.8/515