Expressive Writing: Foundations of Practice (It's Easy to W.R.I.T.E. Expressive Writing)

Expressive Writing: Foundations of Practice (It's Easy to W.R.I.T.E. Expressive Writing)

<span><span><span>Expressive writing is life-based writing that focuses on authentic expression of lived experience, with resultant insight, growth and skill-building. For decades, it has been the province of journals, memoirs, poets, and language arts classrooms. Social science research now provides indisputable evidence that expressive writing is also healing.</span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span><br /><span><span>In this remarkable collection, eight leading experts from education, counseling, and community service join to offer compelling guidance from applied practice. You’ll discover:</span></span><br /><ul start="1" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li><span>How writing poetry helps primary school children develop emotional intelligence</span></li><li><span>A model for helping teens at risk write safely about their deepest hurts</span></li><li><span>How to engage reluctant writers and help them develop vital writing skills </span></li><li><span>A simple and effective way to build structure, pacing, and containment into life-based writing</span></li><li><span>How discovering the wellspring of inner speech helps strengthen writing skills</span></li><li><span>A method to transform expressive writing into insightful problem-solving</span></li><li><span>Easy strategies to write family stories</span></li><li><span>Innovative ways to bring literature into the classroom to hone critical thinking skills through reflective practice</span></li><li><span>Practical, time-tested ways for expressive writing in guidance and counseling</span></li><li><span>Case studies for all levels of learners: Primary, teens, college-age, and adults</span></li></ul><span><span> </span></span><br /><span><span>Whether you are an educator, a counselor, a facilitator or a writer, you’ll find this volume an invaluable and innovative resource for the foundations of practice of expressive writing.</span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span></span>