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Informationen zum Autor JOAN F. KAYWELL is Interim Department Chair of Secondary Education and Professor of English Education at the University of South Florida. She is Past-President of the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE (ALAN). She has written reviews and artilces for English Journal , The ALAN Review , and The New Advocate . She is also the author of six books including Adolescent Literature as a Complement to the Classics , and Adolescents at Risk: A Guide to Fiction and Nonfiction for Young Adults, Parents, and Professionals (Greenwood, 1993). She is the series advisor for the Greenwood series Using Literature to Help Troubled Teens . Klappentext This book deals with four types of abuse: neglect, emotional abuse, physical abuse, and sexual abuse. For each type of abuse, selected works of fiction, literary, and professional perspectives are juxtaposed along with applications for utilizing the stories in a hypothetical therapy setting. In addition, reports of mental health workers, organizations, agencies, statistics, cases studies, and important research findings regarding each type of abuse are summarized. Web links are provided as well as information on finding the professional print resources cited. Suggestions for additional fiction suitable for bibliotherapy are provided. This is an invaluable resource for teachers, parents, and any adults interested in helping teens battling with the damage of abuse. Zusammenfassung This book deals with four types of abuse: neglect! emotional abuse! physical abuse! and sexual abuse. For each type of abuse! selected works of fiction! literary! and professional perspectives are juxtaposed along with applications for utilizing the stories in a hypothetical therapy setting. Inhaltsverzeichnis Dedication Acknowledgments Series Foreword Introduction: Neglect Understanding the Parentified Child by Reading Margaret Haddix's "Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey" by Sue Street and Joan F. Kaywell A Reader's and Counselor's Response to Heather Quarles's "A Door Near Here" by Jessica Pawelkop and Leah Armstrong Escaping the Emotional Hold Using Chris Crutcher's "Ironman" as a Springboard for Discussion by Sue Street and Joan F. Kaywell Han Nolan's "Born Blue": Using Self Expression to Heal the Wounds of Emotional Abuse and Neglect by Danielle Lyons and Candace Odierna Without Witches and Wizards: Surviving Emotional Abuse and Neglect through Journalizing on James Deem's "3 NB's of Julian Drew" by Nicole Schaefer-Farrell and Eileen Kennedy Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes: A Counselor Picks Up Where Crutcher Stops Off by Sue Street and Joan F. Kaywell Precocious Teacher Encounter Professional Social Worker: Conversations toward Understanding Physical Abuse through Chris Crutcher's "Whale Talk" by Shannon D. Dosh and Carolyn T. Royalty Winning the Battle for Self After the Big Lie in Chris Crutcher's "Chinese Handcuffs" by Joan F. Kaywell and Sue Street Voices of Healing: How Creative Expression Therapies Help Us Heal through an In-Depth Look at Laurie Halse Anderson's Novel "Speak" by Diane Ressler and Dr. Stan Giannet Finding Strength in Friendship in Jacqueline Woodson's "I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This" by Leslie Hibbs and Tom McDevitte A Therapeutic Teacher's Reader Response to Beatrice Sparks' "Treacherous Love" by Terry Burkard Plaia and Judy Plummer Bailey About the Editor and Contributors ...
