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Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 20:32:24 EDT
From: Gail Rosen
Subject: Re: storytellers






I use story in working with grief and bereavement. There are similarities I
think (when we are ill, we are grieving our health and our ability to depend=

on our bodies) and so I would add another therapeutic use to your list Andre=
.
That would be helping the patient to integrate this experience into her/his
life story, in other words, to make or find meaning in this part of his/her
story.
Gail Rosen

In a message dated 4/12/01 5:28:32 PM, hear@MR.NET writes:

>As the training progressed they identified 6 possible therapeutic uses
>of
>story:
>
>=B7 helps the patient to feel supported creating a sense of belonging.
>=B7 enables the patient to integrate their experience in a meaningful way.
>=B7 enhances cognitive skills including organizational, decision-making,
>and
>concentration skills.
>=B7 supports patients in learning verbal and written skills.
>=B7 develops inter-personal and intra-personal skills
>=B7 improves perceptional and interpretative skills.