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Can You Read Me? Creative Writing With Child and Adult Victims of Abuse

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A tool to help social care professionals facilitate self expression and long-term healing among child and adult victims of abuse, this training manual has been developed by two leading social work authors in collaboration with adult survivors from the Beyond Existing project and care workers at Barnado's. Emphasising the importance of boundaries and feeling comfortable and 'safe' in interactions with professionals, the authors show how poetry, story writing and journal keeping can be used as components of individual or group work. This book presents a wide range of writings, accompanied by comment and explanation, as well as photocopiable exercises and detailed case studies. Can You Read Me? illustrates the potential of artistic imagination and sensitivity in work with 'survivors' of abuse and those with mental health and disability problems.
The Writers and Dedication. Acknowledgements. 1. What it's all about 2. Issues and practicalities in preparing the book. 3. The projects. 4. Themes from the interviews. 5. Using poetry 1: Poems presented by the younger adults. 6. Using poetry 2: Poems presented by other adults. 7. Using journals. 8. Using stories: Adults. 9. Using stories: Children. 10. Endings and beginnings. 11. Exercises for adult victims. References. Index
The book is a guide to ways in which creative writing and personal disclosure help sufferers to express themselves and cope. There are a range of case studies, practical writing exercises and guidelines for facilitating groups and encouraging participants to develop self-esteem. The book is aimed at health and social care workers, but aids understanding and contains guidelines for those working with any writing group, in which a member may include a victim of abuse.
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