Reflective writing in counselling and psychotherapy
By: Jeannie Wright, Gillie Bolton
Contributors: Bolton, Gillie
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London; Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
ISBN-13: 9780857023278; 9780857023285
Subjects: Methods; Creative writing; Counseling; Therapeutic use; Psychotherapy; Writing
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [194]-200) and index.
Table of contents: title: MAPS; title: Preparing for the journey: what this book is and how to use it; title: Why take the journey? The rationale for personal and professional journal keeping; title: Preparing for the adventure: essential theory; title: Starting out: how to write reflectively; title: Writing to identify prejudice: culture, assumptions and stereotypes; title: Navigation; title: With company or travelling alone? Writing with others, whether in writing groups, online or to an imagined audience; title: Writing the past: autobiographical memories; title: Here and now: writing the present: focuses on current experiences and relationships, both personal and professional; title: Looking back to look forward: writing the future: focuses on using imagination to envisage the future; title: Signposts; title: Getting stuck: how to deal with blocks, overcoming obstacles and general difficulties: how to develop hope and resilience; title: Supervision, reflexive and reflective writing: reflective practice is one of the cornerstones of professional therapeutic relationships; title: Assessment: signposts for assessing personal development writing; title: Arrivals and continuing the journey: reflective writing for CPD; essential questions.