101 Healing Stories for Kids and Teens

heroes, 242–243

humor, 249–250

imagination, 243–244

therapeutic strategies, 244–245

character of, 256

child-generated, 41–42

children use, 211

collaborative, 42–43

evidenced-based, 240–242

experiential, 39–40

for:

building problem-solving skills, 173

caring for yourself, 61–80

changing patterns of behavior, 81–101

creating helpful thoughts, 139–154

developing life skills, 155–172

enriching learning, 47–60

managing emotions, 121–138

managing life’s challenging times, 193–

210

managing relationships, 102–120

parents, 266–267

healing, 256

humor as, 38–39

making:

appropriate to client, 232–234

memorable, 232

planning, 258–262

play as, 36–38

potential:

pathways, 229–234

pitfalls, 234–239

practitioners, 43–44

presenting, 262–263

processes for creating, 229

puppets, dolls and toys as, 35–36

sources for building, 229

teaching parents to use, 268–275

some values, 268–270

steps for, 270–271

therapeutic, 229

INDEX

Index 301

therapist(s), 24, 44

therapy, 13, 30, 229, 237, 238, 243, 245,

260, 275

to extend the child, 231

Miller, S. T., 253, 259

Moral(s), 9, 155, 156

dilemma, 155, 156–158

responsibility, 156, 158

standards, 156, 158

Movies,

children’s, xvii

Mutism:

case of elective, 11–13, 235, 239, 257,

260

Negotiation, 108, 167

Norton, B. E., 38

Norton, C. C., 38

Nurture(ing), 50, 51

Observation, 23, 181

O’Connor, K. J., 37, 38

Old beliefs, 82, 84

Optimism, 160, 223, 241

Optimistic, 174, 176

Options, 145, 165, 180

Outcome(s), 4, 11, 21, 24, 26, 33, 34, 35, 36,

201, 211, 233, 237, 242, 249, 251, 252,

253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258–259, 259,

260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 271, 272

anticipation of, 258

-focused stories, 10

-orient(ed), 254, 257–258

approach, 257–258

assessment, 256–258, 259, 263

assumption, 258

magical, 248

offering, 263–264

therapeutic, 257

Outline(s), 25

of the story, 21