The Place of Storytelling in Clinical Contexts
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Wellbeing
| Saturday, June 5, 2021 |
| 9:55 AM - 10:45 AM |
| Room P5 |
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In the area of mental health there is little literature geared towards informing the young directly about illnesses and situations that impact their family lives. Storytelling is a powerful means not only of sharing but also of empowering and enabling the reader to view their world and the world of others from a different viewpoint. Storytelling can be used to help engage young people in discussions about tough topics such as eating disorders, depression, cancer and death. By examining the world from a child's perspective, adults working with and caring for children going through traumatic experiences may reflect on the context that the child is living within and thus work on developing effective strategies to best support the child and help them to develop the resilience needed to cope in their daily lives.
Discover the foundations of storytelling and how vital this is to a child's social, emotional and creative development. Explore narratives in everyday life and through examples of classic, contemporary and alternative storytelling learn how to use these in your classroom, your own writing and in your engagement with young people in clinical and family setting. Suitable for educators, writers and all who work with young people.
Speaker
Elizabeth Cummings
Speaker
Author
The Place of Storytelling in Clinical Contexts
Biography
Elizabeth is a Sydney based author and poet. Born and raised in the UK, Elizabeth studied Psychology and Business Studies at Edinburgh University before training as a primary school teacher. Her works often reflect the world from the perspective of those who are marginalised, misunderstood or simply unheard. An active member of several literary associations Elizabeth spends her time writing for children when not teaching or presenting at events. She is a member of the both the Australian Psychological and American Societies and has a special interest in narrative therapies as well as innovative practices in eating disorder recovery programmes.
