Writing Routes: A Resource Handbook of Therapeutic Writing
Bolton Gille Field
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Description for Writing Routes: A Resource Handbook of Therapeutic Writing
Paperback. Writing Routes is an essential roadmap for anybody setting out on the journey of self-discovery through words. Seventy contributors from a variety of different backgrounds and circumstances explain how they came to write a particular piece and why, how they found ways of transforming their experience into writing, and how it was beneficial to them. Editor(s): Bolton, Gillie; Field, Victoria; Thompson, Kate. Series Editor(s): Bolton, Gillie. Series: Writing for Therapy or Personal Development. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: MQTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
The use of creative writing as a route to personal or professional development is a powerful therapeutic tool, yet often the most difficult part is knowing how and where to begin. The experiences of others, and the strategies and approaches they have used in their own writing, can provide tried-and-tested models for practice, and 'ways in' that facilitators might wish to recommend to others.
Writing Routes is an essential roadmap for anybody setting out on the journey of self-discovery through words. This diverse collection of short pieces introduce and demonstrate many different ways of getting into and thinking ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Writing for Therapy or Personal Development
Condition
New
Weight
364g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849051071
SKU
V9781849051071
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-1
About Bolton Gille Field
Gillie Bolton has worked in reflective and therapeutic writing for personal and professional development for twenty-five years, and has written and edited five books, one of which is now in its third edition. A grandmother of three, she lives in Bloomsbury, London, and Hope Valley, Derbyshire. Kate Thompson is a BACP senior accredited counsellor and supervisor and a journal therapist. ... Read more
Reviews for Writing Routes: A Resource Handbook of Therapeutic Writing
This very readable anthology collects together over 70 contributors who offer a diverse and rich array of personal experience of using creative writing.. I read the writers' words and pieces over a long Bank Holiday weekend by dipping into different parts as the mood took me, and was variously heartened, confounded, warmed and amused. At times, I was stopped in ... Read more