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Symbols of the Soul: Therapy and Guidance Through Fairy Tales

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Fairy tales are part of Western culture and history. The last 20 years have seen an increasing interest in the psycho-analytically orientated interpretation of fairy tales. This book focuses on them as a medium for therapy, highlighting their importance on many different levels. The authors show that fairy tales can be used in therapy and guidance in a number of ways. They found that using such stories in their daily work proved beneficial for staff-members and patients alike, generating responsive interest, and attention and sensitivity.
The applications of fairy tales in psychotherapy, what does it mean to apply fairy tales in therapy?, what do you wish to achieve?, who can use fairy tales?, which fairy tales can be used?, different kinds of techniques, the therapist's qualifications, Birgitte Brun; personality development through fairy tales - work with children, Marianne Runberg; fairy tale conversations with psychiatric patients in hospital and members of staff, Ernst W. Pedersen; Pinoccio and a schizophrenic man, Marianne Runberg and Birgitte Brun; Peter Pan - the eternally flying child, a psychodynamic interpretation of Peter Pan, Peter Pan and his author J.M. Barrie and Peter Pan in the psychotherapeutic process, Birgitte Brun; symbols in fairy tales, Birgitte Brun and Ernst W. Pedersen.
`There are a number of valuabe aspects to this book...the introductory chapters and the discussion of therapy with emotionally deprived children are clear and worth reading.'
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