Using literature to help troubled teenagers cope with abuse issues
By: edited by Joan Kaywell.
Contributors: Kaywell, Joan F.
Series: Greenwood Press "Using literature to help troubled teenagers" series
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
Subjects: Abused teenagers -- Rehabilitation.; Bibliotherapy for teenagers.; Young adult literature -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
Description: "This resource for teachers, parents, and anyone interested in helping teens battle the damage of abuse is divided into four subsections: neglect, emotional abuse, physical abuse, and sexual abuse. The book summarizes reports by mental health workers, organizations, and agencies, as well as their statistics, case studies, and important research findings dealing with each type of abuse. Useful Web links and information on finding the professional print resources cited throughout the book are included. Literary and professional perspectives are offered for each selected work of fiction, along with applications for utilizing the stories in a hypothetical therapy setting. Suggestions for additional fiction suitable for bibliotherapy conclude each section."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. Neglect. Understanding the parentified child by reading Margaret Haddix's Don't you dare read this, Mrs. Dunphrey / Sue Street, Joan F. Kaywell; title: A reader's and counselor's response to Heather Quarles's A door near here / Jessica Pawelkop, Leah Armstrong; title: Pt. 2. Emotional abuse. Escaping the emotional hold using Chris Crutcher's Ironman as a springboard for discussion / Sue Street, Joan F. Kaywell; title: Han Nolan's Born blue: using self expression to heal the wounds of emotional abuse and neglect / Danielle Lyons, Candace Odierna; title: Without witches and wizards: surviving emotional abuse and neglect through journaling on James Deem's 3 NBS of Julian Drew / Nicole Schaefer-Farrell, Eileen Kennedy; title: Pt. 3. Physical abuse. Staying fat for Sarah Byrnes: a counselor picks up where Crutcher stops off / Sue Street, Joan F. Kaywell; title: Precocious teacher encounters professional social worker: conversations toward understanding physical abuse through Chris Crutcher's Whale talk / Shannon D. Dosh, Carolyn T. Royalty; title: Pt. 4. Sexual abuse. Winning the battle for self after the big lie in Chris Crutcher's Chinese handcuffs / Joan F. Kaywell, Sue Street; title: Voices of healing: how creative expression therapies help us heal through an in depth look at Laurie Halse Anderson's novel Speak / Diane Ressler, Stan Giannet; title: Finding strength in friendship in Jacqueline Woodson's I hadn't meant to tell you this / Leslie Hibbs, Tom McDevitte; title: A therapeutic teacher's reader response to Beatrice Sparks' Treacherous love / Terry Burkard Plaia, Judy Plummer Bailey.