The Healing Heart provides powerful examples of the use of stories and storytelling in encouraging resiliency, empathy, respect, and healing. These engaging books contain stories, and narratives about the use of the stories in activities with different populations (children, teens, those with disabilities, seniors, inmates, etc.) or which address specific social or community problems (addictions, poverty, violence, racism, environmental degradation, homelessness, abuse).
The books are a collective effort containing the expertise of over 60 storytellers and health professionals who illustrate the power of story in moving others to commitment and action, in building self-esteem and mutual respect. Included are folk tales, personal stories, articles, exercises, games, songs, and quotations, together with resource lists of stories, books and community agencies focused on similar themes. Essays include information on why storytelling works, approaches for sharing stories in various settings, how to encourage others to tell stories (involving the audience and creating a safe environment for others to storytell), and how to process the story through song, art, games, improvisational story plays, community projects, and discussion.
The Healing Heart ~ Families focuses on families, dealing specifically with healing through story, health promotion, disease prevention, early childhood intervention, children with medical problems, adopting families, schools, sexual identities, grief, and spiritual healing.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 808.5/43
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9781550923155 0865714673
- LCCN
- GR72.3
- LCCN Item number
- H422 2003eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaBVAU
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xvi, 237 p.)
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)gtp00521092 (OCoLC)70737714 (CaOOCEL)404463
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaBVAU
Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Advance Praise 2
- Half Title Page 4
- Title Page 6
- Publication Data 7
- Dedication 8
- Contents 10
- Foreword 14
- Acknowledgments 16
- Healing Through Story 18
- Health Promotion and Disease Prevention 36
- Children with Medical Problems Reclaim Their Lives 72
- Stories in the Hospital and Beyond 92
- Coping with Grief 108
- Spiritual Healing 124
- Teach Your Children Well 142
- Early Childhood Interventions 158
- Stories go to School 170
- Adopting Families 186
- Exploring Alternative Sexual Identities 200
- Deconstructing Prejudice and Developing Empathy 212
- Bibliography 226
- Author biographies and contact information 246
- Ecoaudit 257