JKP are now publishing actively in the new field of creative writing as therapy. The books are written for other professionals in the field, and for people in neighbouring disciplines who are looking for informed work on the subject.
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A Resource Handbook for Therapeutic Writing Workshops and Activities
Edited by Gillie Bolton, Victoria Field and Kate Thompson
'Gillie Bolton, Victoria Field and Kate Thompson are doing remarkable, deeply meaningful work – with eloquence and compassion. They encourage writing to help heal spirits and minds. I salute their clarity and conviction – we need their wisdom in this world.'
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-468-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 256pp, 2006, £15.99, $26.95
Categories: Creative Writing as Therapy, Health, Social Work and Social Care
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How Stories Can Change People
Rob Parkinson
The power of story in our lives is far from adequately understood in contemporary culture. Equally the therapeutic power of storytelling, how it can quite literally entrance and even heal, has been ignored until recently. Transforming Tales reveals the true of impact of stories on our lives and how stories can create feelings of hope, take away psychological distress and even stimulate the immune system.
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-974-7, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 336pp, 2009, £17.99, $34.95
Categories: Counselling, Creative Writing as Therapy, Storymaking
All Creative Writing as Therapy titles in alphabetical order
Creative Writing With Child and Adult Victims of Abuse
Edited by Jacki Pritchard and Eric Sainsbury
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-192-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 192pp, 2004, £19.99, $34.95
Category: Creative Writing as Therapy
Edited by Fiona Sampson
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-136-9, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp, 2004, £19.95, $36.95
Categories: Creative Writing as Therapy, Health Care
A Narrative Approach
Torben Marner
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-85302-894-6, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 112pp, 2000, £14.99, $24.95
Categories: Arts Therapies, Creative Writing as Therapy, Working with Children and Families
The Art of Eating Disorders
Susan R. Makin
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-85302-805-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp, 2000, £19.99, $35.95
Categories: Art Therapy, Creative Writing as Therapy
Theory and Practice of Creative Writing in Personal Development
Edited by Celia Hunt and Fiona Sampson
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-85302-470-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp, 1998, £18.99, $34.95
Category: Creative Writing as Therapy
Celia Hunt
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-85302-747-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 208pp, 2000, £18.99, $32.95
Category: Creative Writing as Therapy
Writing Myself
Gillie Bolton
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-85302-599-0, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 256pp, 1999, £17.95, $34.95
Category: Creative Writing as Therapy
How Stories Can Change People
Rob Parkinson
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-974-7, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 336pp, 2009, £17.99, $34.95
Categories: Counselling, Creative Writing as Therapy, Storymaking
Myra Schneider
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-113-0, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 208pp, 2003, £16.99, $32.95
Categories: Counselling, Creative Writing as Therapy
Deborah Philips, Liz Linington and Debra Penman
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-85302-650-8, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 160pp, 1999, £16.99, $34.95
Category: Creative Writing as Therapy
A Resource Handbook for Therapeutic Writing Workshops and Activities
Edited by Gillie Bolton, Victoria Field and Kate Thompson
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-468-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 256pp, 2006, £15.99, $26.95
Categories: Creative Writing as Therapy, Health, Social Work and Social Care
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