Expressive writing

Expressive writing is life-based writing that focuses on authentic expression of lived experience, with resultant insight, growth and skill-building. Research shows that expressive writing can help in the development of emotional intelligence, better choice-making, and healthy coping skills.In this remarkable collection, 11 experts from education and community service join to offer compelling guidance on applied practice. You?ll discovera model for a poetry group for youth at risk;how to help students develop inner resources through metaphor;a ?photovoice? project to help at-risk students stay in school; how storytelling develops emotional intelligence in primary school children; a method that helps teachers become more confident writers;how expressive writing can help teachers manage stress and avoid burn-out;expressive writing as change agent for communities;the benefits and limitations of writing programs in prisons and jails;hip-hop as ?the pen of the people?;finding a writing group; writing with others;the ethics and standards of practice for expressive writing in the classroom and community;guidance for all levels of learners: Primary, teens, college-age, adult; professional development, personal growth.Whether you are a teacher, a counselor, a facilitator, or a writer you?ll find this volume an invaluable and innovative resource for expressive writing in the classroom and in the community.