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- [Writing for Meaning](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/therapeutic-storywriting/writing-for-meaning) - One of the main jobs of the primary class-teacher is to ensure pupils have mastered the rules of spelling, punctuation, and grammar in addition to writing for different contexts. All of this is, of course, important but there is one aspect which does not get much of a look-in which is Writing for Meaning. One
- [Story Characters as Aspects of the Self](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/therapeutic-storywriting/story-characters-as-aspects-of-the-self) - All the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely players… And one man in his time plays many parts. (As You Like It, Shakespeare) Many of us have experienced ourselves, at times, as not just one self but as different selves each wanting different things and sometimes competing for attention. Subpersonality is
- [Supporting a child with anger issues in a Therapeutic Storywriting group - a case study](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/therapeutic-storywriting/supporting-a-child-with-anger-issues-in-a-therapeutic-storywriting-group-a-case-study) - Ten-year old Mike (name changed) was an academically able Y6 boy who was on the SEN register because of his inability to regulate his anger. He had attended a 10- week Therapeutic Storywriting group with five other Y6 pupils and was interviewed at the end of this as part of a research project. According to the SENCO ‘he has
- [Open Training in Therapeutic Storywriting](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/news-and-updates/open-training-in-therapeutic-storywriting) - Wednesdays: 24 Jan, 7 Feb, 6 March 2024 3-day online training for SEND specialists working with groups of 6 pupils to support mental wellbeing. Research shows the intervention improves emotional resilience while developing writing skills. Training days are spaced out to allow supervision of case studies on Days 2 & 3. For more information contact
- [Magical metaphors](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/therapeutic-storywriting/magical-metaphors) - The magical element of story that defies rationalisation is what makes it attractive to thechild. Story writing is essentially a playful and creative activity. Children who are preoccupied with the anxieties of their internal world can find it difficult tofocus on classroom tasks. Sometimes their particular life circumstances can also make themfeel ‘different’ to other
- [Meet the trainer: Claudia Moss](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/therapeutic-storywriting/meet-the-trainer-claudia-moss) - Dr Claudia Moss is a highly experienced Chartered Educational Psychologist and Founding Director of Moss Inclusive Psychology. After completing her BSc Honours degree in Psychology at Sheffield Hallam University, she worked as an Inclusion Support Worker with KS3 and KS4 pupils who experienced Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs and then undertook a Postgraduate Certificate
- [Meet the trainer: Rachel Dann](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/news-and-updates/meet-the-trainer-rachel-dann) - Story Links supports the mental health of pupils whose behaviour patterns are related to attachment anxiety. It is a parent partnership intervention in which the educational professional facilitates the co-creation of stories between parent/carer and the child. The story metaphor is kept in the animal or fantasy genre to be non-threatening to the parent who
- [Supporting children learning about the Russian invasion of Ukraine](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/child-emotional-wellbeing/supporting-children-learning-about-the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine) - When really big news hits the headlines, we cannot fully prevent the children and young people in our care from hearing about what’s happening. As the mother of an eight-year-old, however much I try to turn the news bulletins down on the radio while we’re on the school run, or switch the channel over when
- [Supporting the mental wellbeing of children in a world with Covid-19](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/therapeutic-storywriting/supporting-the-mental-wellbeing-of-children-in-a-world-with-covid-19) - A report published in January this year by the then Children’s Commissioner Anne Longfield found that even before the Covid-19 crisis children’s mental health services “were far from meeting the existing level of need.
- [Helping children to move beyond reaction to reflection](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/therapeutic-storywriting/helping-children-to-move-beyond-reaction-to-reflection) - As they write, the participants are thinking about and reflecting upon what their character is experiencing. This can help the child to think more clearly about their own feelings and to draw on a broader range of vocabulary when expressing what is happening in their life.
- [Spotlight on Dyslexia and Therapeutic Storywriting](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/therapeutic-storywriting/helping-children-with-dyslexia-develop-a-love-of-creative-writing) - Dyslexia affects between 10-15% of people making it the highest incident specific learning difficulty or learning difference (source: British Dyslexia Association). Support for dyslexic children can be thin on the ground leading to frustration all round, for teachers, children and their parents.
- [The father of Mindfulness, Thich Nhat Hanh](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/child-emotional-wellbeing/the-father-of-mindfulness) - The zen monk Thich Nhat Hanh, who died last weekend aged 95 years, was cremated today in Vietnam. On this day we salute the wonderful work he did making the practice of Mindfulness accessible to so many.
- [The healing power of stories](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/therapeutic-storywriting/the-power-of-stories) - Oral storytelling has a powerful impact on us, and has been shown to alleviate pain. There is a physiological and psychological impact. Important clinical implications affirm storytelling as a low-cost and humanized intervention that can improve the well-being of hospitalised children.
- [Tough term? How to support your mental wellbeing](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/wellbeing-for-educational-professionals/supporting-our-mental-wellbeing) - Tried and trusted evidence-based ways to make sure that we stay mentally healthy regardless of the challenges thrown at us.
- [Use of Mindfulness to support emotional literacy](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/therapeutic-storywriting/use-of-mindfulness-to-support-emotional-literacy) - Learning happens in the present moment Mindfulness is a mind-body based approach that aims to be bring people into awareness of the present moment. It is useful to remember that learning can only really happen when we are in the present moment – and the same applies to children. Many of the pupils I work with
- [Post-pandemic: time to bring Psychological Mindedness into schools](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/therapeutic-storywriting/post-pandemic-time-to-bring-psychological-mindedness-into-schools) - In delivering professional development to teachers working with vulnerable pupils it is clear that post Covid pandemic that there are even more pupils in need of emotional support in our schools than before. Teachers are reporting how some pupils are finding it difficult to settle back in the classroom and some are anxious to be
- [Therapeutic Storywriting on SENDcast](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/story-links/sendcast) - The SENDcast podcast has long been a favourite source of up-to-the-minute thought leadership in the SEND field. Dr Trisha was delighted to be recently interviewed by host Dale Pickles about the origins of Therapeutic Storywriting and its benefits to pupils who are distracted by their inner emotional landscape. Listen now: Therapeutic Story Writing with Dr
- [CTSW update: September 2021](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/news-and-updates/ctsw-update-september-2021) - There are a few places left on the Story Links Parent Partnership course and the Therapeutic Storywriting Groups training. Both interventions have an extensive evidence-base that shows they support both emotional wellbeing and academic literacy.Read our latest blog focuses on Story Links and gives a good overview of the intervention.You can also keep up to date with blogs
- [Story Links: How working with parents is key to effectiveness](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/child-emotional-wellbeing/story-links-working-with-parents) - For children who are struggling to make sense of the emotional anxieties they are experiencing, life can be incredibly confusing and bewildering. In order to help, we often need an approach that will support emotional and social wellbeing as well as developing the relationship between home and school, and between child and parent. Parent-partnership Story
- [CTSW update July 2021](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/news-and-updates/ctsw-update-july-2021) - Thinking of interventions for next term to support pupils' emotional wellbeing while also developing literacy skills?Research shows that our Therapeutic Storywriting Groups and Story Links (parent partnership) interventions meet both these targets. Please find details of our upcoming courses below. We are also now active on LinkedIn where we’ll be promoting concepts, courses and training opportunities. VIRTUAL 3-DAY
- [CTSW Update June 2021](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/news-and-updates/ctsw-update-june-2021) - We're increasing our presence on social media channels and would like to ask for your support in helping to promote the work of the Centre for Therapeutic Storywriting. We hope that SEN professionals will connect with us on LinkedIn, where we’ll be promoting concepts, courses and training opportunities. Facebook will be the place where we promote our work
- [CTSW Update, April 2021](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/news-and-updates/ctsw-update-april-2021) - Virtual Training in Therapeutic Storywriting and Story LinksAre you looking to support pupils' emotional wellbeing while also developing their academic skills? Our Therapeutic Storywriting and Story Links interventions have an extensive research base that shows they achieve both these targets.Therapeutic Storywriting groups develop writing skills while the parent-partnership Story Links intervention focuses on pupils' reading skills. Both are
- [Primary-age children who self-harm](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/therapeutic-storywriting/primary-age-children-who-self-harm) - Primary schools are increasingly encountering self-harm amongst pupils who cannot explain why they are doing it, leaving teachers struggling to know what to do. It is an expression of feeling. Self-harm tends to be associated with teenagers and schools are more likely to be able to confidently respond to this behaviour. Unlike adolescents younger children
- [CTSW Update, February 2021](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/news-and-updates/ctsw-update-february-2021) - Many pupils returning to school will be in need of support with both their emotional wellbeing and academic skills. Our Therapeutic Storywriting and Story Links interventions have an extensive research base that shows they achieve both these targets.Therapeutic Storywriting groups develop writing skills while the parent-partnership Story Links intervention develops pupils' reading skills. Both support emotional and
- [BBC coverage of Therapeutic Storywriting](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/therapeutic-storywriting/bbc-coverage-of-therapeutic-storywriting) - The Centre for Therapeutic Storywriting worked with Young Minds on a project that awarded funding to four schools in the UK to take part in a programme of therapeutic teaching which uses story writing to explore feelings. The BBC reported on the project at Worle Community School in Somerset. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolreport/21829980
- [Attachment Behaviour and Learning](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/therapeutic-storywriting/attachment-behaviour-and-learning) - The contribution that an understanding of attachment theory can make to schools and learning outcomes is considerable. There are links between attachment, behaviour and learning. Behind every child who misbehaves and underperforms in school there is a story, and the story is acted out in the classroom. While it is the pupil’s behaviour that will
- [CTSW Update, December 2020](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/news-and-updates/3781) - I hope your term is going well despite everything. Just to let you know there are a few places left on the Story Links course that starts in January '21 and the Therapeutic Storywriting Groups training in April '21. Both trainings are practise-based and designed to provide emotional support for pupils while also developing their
- [CTSW Update, May 2021](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/news-and-updates/ctsw-update-may-2021) - Research shows that Therapeutic Storywriting and Story Links interventions support pupils' emotional wellbeing while also developing their academic skills. Therapeutic Storywriting groups develop writing skills while the parent-partnership Story Links intervention focuses on pupils' reading skills. Both are proven to support emotional and social well-being.The trainings are practice-based and professionals are expected to start the intervention after
- [CTSW Update, July 2020](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/news-and-updates/ctsw-update-july-2020) - As pupils return to school, the need for emotional support within the learning environment will be needed more than ever. Therapeutic Storywriting Groups and Story Links are evidence-based 10-week interventions that can easily be delivered in a socially distanced and Covid-safe manner in school. Our virtual training makes the interventions, which are used in over
- [Therapeutic Storywriting  Supports Pupils' Emotional Wellbeing](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/therapeutic-storywriting/therapeutic-storywriting-supports-pupils-emotional-wellbeing) - What if we could develop the confidence in children and young people to talk about, and understand, any troubling emotions that are holding them back? Therapeutic Storywriting aims to do just that and schools in more than 23 Local Authorities in the UK are using the programme with great success. Therapeutic Storywriting works with the

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- [Home](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/) - Stories to support pupils' emotional literacy and academic skills FOR educational professionals The Centre for Therapeutic Storywriting promotes the use of Therapeutic Storywriting by educational professionals supporting the mental health of pupils in schools. We do this by delivering training to educational professionals, conducting evaluative research, providing online support and delivering a Train-the-Trainer programme. Schools in
- [Research: TSW Groups](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/research/research-tsw-groups) - The evidence-base shows Therapeutic Storywriting Groups develop pupils' emotional wellbeing and improve academic literacy skills. Research Findings Summary Sheet for Schools 2025 Norfolk Educational Psychology Service (Winfield, H. & Coleman, M.; research facilitated by Sarah Gentle) Exploring the Impact of Therapeutic Storywriting in Norfolk 2016 Leeds Educational Psychology Service (Moss, C. & Jackson, E.) A summary
- [Course dates: Therapeutic Storywriting Groups](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/training/courses/course-dates-therapeutic-storywriting-groups) - 3-day course for SENCOs, SEN teachers, learning mentors, school counsellors & educational psychologists supporting pupils with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties. All courses are delivered by Centre for Therapeutic Storywriting Accredited Trainers. VIRTUAL 3-DAY TRAINING:THERAPEUTIC STORYWRITING GROUPS The virtual training group will be limited to 12 education professionals. Participants will be expected to set up a
- [Sarah Gentle](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/training/trainers/sarah-gentle) - SEMH Specialist Teacher, Norfolk LA BA Sarah Gentle completed an Education degree at Middlesex University, where she specialised in SEND for her final year, and qualified as a teacher in 1980. She has completed her National Award for SEN Coordination and her advanced SENCO course. Sarah has worked in a variety of educational settings in
- [Trainers](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/training/trainers) - Dr Trisha Waters Founding Director & Lead Trainer Read more Accredited Trainers Dr Rachel Dann Educational Psychologist, Independent Dr Laura Giles Educational Psychologist, Hampshire Dr Georgina Maclean Educational Psychologist, Hampshire Dr Jemma Murray Educational Psychologist, Hampshire Dr Claudia Moss Educational Psychologist, Independent Anne Henderson Behaviour Specialist Teacher, South-west Surrey Dr Laura Kay Educational Psychologist, Kirklees Helen Meyer Special Education
- [Dr Cheryl Forsyth](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/training/trainers/dr-cheryl-forsyth) - HCPC Registered Educational PsychologistBSc, MSc and Doctorate in Applied Educational Psychology Cheryl graduated with a Psychology degree from Bangor University in 2011, further developing her knowledge with an MSc in Developmental from the University ofLincoln in 2015. Cheryl has worked across education and social care settings, supporting theneeds of vulnerable adults and children with special educational
- [Contact](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/contact) - Send us a message Contact information Email: admin@TherapeuticStoryWriting.co.uk Tel: 07818 057698 Join the mailing list
- [Online Courses](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/training/courses)
- [Story Links Booking](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/story-links-booking) - What is Story Links? Story Links is a parent partnership intervention to support vulnerable pupils at risk of exclusion. It uses therapeutic storywriting to address emotional and behaviourissues of pupils with attachment difficulties, develops parents’ emotional literacy skills and improves pupils’ reading. Is this training right for me? This course is aimed at SEN teachers,
- [Therapeutic Storywriting Booking](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/therapeutic-storywriting-booking) - What is Therapeutic Storywriting? Therapeutic Storywriting uses the metaphor in stories to support children whose emotional and behavioural difficulties are getting in the way of their learning. Research shows that the 10-week intervention improves pupils’ writing skills while also developing their emotional and social skills and is in use in over 35 Local Authorities in
- [Supervision](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/supervision) - When delivering Therapeutic Storywriting, it is good practice to attend a supervision session at least twice over the 10-week intervention period. Supervision provides you with a safe space and the opportunity to listen and learn from yourcolleagues. The purpose is to support you in thinking about the children who are participating in your Storywriting Groups.
- [Dr Emily Jackson, Leeds](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/training/trainers/dr-emily-jackson-leeds-eps) - Educational Psychologist, Leeds EPS BSc, DEdPsy, Health Professionals Council registered professional. After graduating from Sussex University with a degree in Psychology in 2000, Emily worked in a number of roles within the health, education and charity sectors including working as an English teacher in Italy, working to support the helplines at ChildLine and Macmillan and as
- [About the Centre for Therapeutic Storywriting](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/about-us) - We are committed to: Continuous development for SEND professionals Professional development for those supporting pupils with emotional and behavioural difficulties. Use of story metaphor for emotional containment Animal stories and fantasy metaphors within the literacy curriculum to support emotional wellbeing. Improving attachment and confidence The reasons for the effectiveness of the interventions and what the
- [Research: Story Links](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/research/research-story-links) - Story Links works with individual pupils and their parents. Research shows it improves parental engagement, pupils' reading skills and emotional wellbeing. 2022 Holmes, E. & Waters, T (Impact, Journal of the Chartered College of Teaching) Story Links: Therapeutic Storywriting with parents and children at risk of exclusion 2020 Howarth, R. & Saxton, S. (Implementation of Story Links for
- [Dr Rachel Dann](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/training/trainers/dr-rachel-dann) - Witherslack Group & Independent B Sc, PG Cert Ed, DEdPsy.Chartered Educational Psychologist (British Psychological Society)Health Professionals Council registered professional After graduating from the University of Wales, Bangor with a degree in Psychology, Rachel worked as a Learning Support Assistant and Holiday Club Coordinator before completing her PGCE in 2004. Rachel began her teaching career in
- [Training enquiries](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/how-to-book) - Register your interest Please let us know below which course you are interested in attending. All our courses are online and have a maximum of 12 participants. We'll get back to you with a booking form and further details. If you prefer, you can email us at: admin@therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk
- [Book](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/book) - Therapeutic Storywriting A Practical Guide to Developing Emotional Literacy in Primary Schools Therapeutic Storywriting shows how literacy work can provide a therapeutic context in which to support children with emotional and behavioural difficulties in mainstream primary schools. Suitable for teachers interested in developing both pupils' emotional and academic literacy, this book includes: a clear theoretical
- [Story Links Intervention](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/story-links) - Working with parents of vulnerable pupils Story Links is a more specialised extension of Therapeutic Storywriting Groups and includes work with parents of vulnerable pupils. For many of these pupils the emotional difficulties that are getting in the way of their learning are related to attachment difficulties. Story Links uses therapeutic storywriting to address behaviour issues, support
- [Training](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/training) - Course dates Training for SENCOs, SEN teachers, learning mentors, school counsellors & educational psychologists Therapeutic Storywriting Story Links Meet our trainers All our accredited trainers have completed the CTSW Train-the-Trainer programme and receive regular supervision Dr Trisha Waters Associate trainers Online Support All participants on both Therapeutic Storywriting Groups and Story Links training courses are
- [Therapeutic Storywriting Groups Intervention](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/storywriting-groups) - Supporting distracted and disengaged pupils Therapeutic Storywriting Groups use the metaphor in stories to support children whose emotional and behavioural difficulties are getting in the way of their learning. The intervention is delivered by educational professionals who have attended the 3-day training Setting Up Therapeutic Storywriting Groups. The Groups are for 6 pupils aged 7-13 years, run
- [Teachers' Comments](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/about/what-teachers-say-about-therapeutic-storywriting-groups) - "This is an excellent course ... delivered at a level that is very accessible for school staff and behaviour support services." Support teacher, Kent & Medway "Without having to train as a therapist, Therapeutic Storywriting allows a teacher to provide a safe place to explore difficult feelings by creating their own stories and staying within
- [Join mailing list](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/contact/newsletter) - Subscribe to our mailing list We never sell or share your data, every mailing comes with an unsubscribe link. Email Address (required) First Name (required) Last Name (required) Telephone Workplace 2nd email Role LA
- [Participating Schools](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/training/participating-schools) - Therapeutic Storywriting Groups Story Links
- [Research](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/research) - Therapeutic Storywriting Groups The evidence-base shows Therapeutic Storywriting Groups develop pupils' emotional wellbeing and improve academic literacy skills. Research: Therapeutic Storywriting Groups Story Links Story Links works with individual pupils and their parents. Research shows the intervention improves parental engagement, pupils' reading skills and emotional wellbeing. Research: Story Links
- [Train-the-trainer](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/training/train-the-trainer) - In order to support the dissemination of Therapeutic Storywriting Groups and Story Links, a Train-the-Trainer programme is now available for each of these trainings. Professionals wishing to train as trainers will be required to meet the following criteria: Completion of the 3-day course Setting Up Therapeutic Storywriting Groups/Story LinksExperience of delivering at least two 10-week
- [Course dates: Story Links](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/training/courses/course-dates-story-links) - 3-day course for Behaviour Intervention Teams, Educational Psychology Services, Looked After Children Services and other professionals working with parents of vulnerable pupils. All courses are delivered by Centre for Therapeutic Storywriting Accredited Trainers. VIRTUAL 3-DAY TRAINING: STORY LINKS The virtual training group will be limited to 12 education professionals. Participants will be expected to set up a
- [TSW Groups: Participating Schools](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/training/participating-schools/participating-schools) - Teachers from the following schools and educational support services have completed the 3-day Therapeutic Storywriting training and implemented the intervention. Expand all / Close all Bedford Edith Cavell Lower SchoolGoldington Green Lower SchoolHazeldene LowerHarrowden Middle SchoolLakeview Lower SchoolStephenson LowerChurch End LowerBedford BoroughQueens Park AcademyPutnoe Middle SchoolRobert Bruce Middle SchoolShartstown Lower SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic SchoolSt Lawrence Lower
- [Helen Meyer,  Australia](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/training/trainers/helen-meyer-australia) - Special Education Teacher Helen has qualifications in Secondary Education and Special Education and much of her career has been spent in both primary and secondary schools working with students, teachers and parents. With over 30 years’ experience in teaching, Helen provides up to date thinking and is aware of the current issues impacting student engagement within the classroom.
- [Bibliography](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/training/bibliography) - Therapeutic Storywriting Waters, T 2004 David Fulton, London A Practical Guide to Developing Emotional Literacy in Primary Schools. This text provides a clear theoretical rationale for therapeutic storywriting. Amazon Attachment Behaviour and the Schoolchild Barrett and Trevitt 1991 Routledge, London This is one of the first books to look at attachment in the classroom and
- [Online Support](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/training/online-support) - All participants on both Therapeutic Storywriting Groups and Story Links training courses are given access to an online training manual to support their work in schools: Online Training Manual for Therapeutic Storywriting Groups Online Training Manual for Story Links
- [Terms of Website Use](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/terms-of-website-use) - PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE Terms of website use This terms of use (together with the documents referred to in it) tells you the terms of use on which you may make use of our website www.therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk (our site), whether as a guest or a registered user. Use of
- [Dr Trisha Waters](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/training/trainers/dr-trisha-waters) - Author, Founding Director of CTSW & Lead Trainer B Sc, Cert Ed, MA(Ed), Dip Psych., PhD Trisha is the author of this online manual and the lead trainer for Setting Up Therapeutic Storywriting Groups. She is the founding Director of the Centre for Therapeutic Storywriting. She previously led a 2 year project Supporting Emotional Wellbeing
- [Story Links: Participating schools](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/training/participating-schools/story-links-participating-schools) - Teachers from the following schools and educational support services have completed the 3-day Story Links training and implemented the intervention with pupils in their schools. Expand all / Close all Bedford Wootton Lower SchoolSt LawrenceSt JosephsShortstownRobert BruceLivingstone SchoolHarrowdenGoldington Green LowerEdith Cavell Lower Bexley Wellbrook PrimaryEducational Psychology Service Brighton & Hove Queen's Park JuniorDown's JuniorMoulscoombElm GroveSt Joseph'sCarden
- [Anne Henderson, Surrey](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/training/trainers/anne-henderson) - Behaviour Specialist Teacher, South-west Surrey Anne Henderson has extensive experience within education, as a class teacher, Assistant Head and currently as a Specialist Teacher offering outreach support to schools in Surrey. Anne has been involved with facilitating support groups and delivers training to schools for vulnerable pupils from reception through to Year 11. Her work involves
- [Dr Laura Kay, Kirklees](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/training/trainers/dr-laura-booth) - BSc, PGCE, MA and Doctorate in Applied Educational Psychology.Health and Care Professionals Council registered. Laura graduated with a degree in Psychology from the University of Manchester in 2004. After university she worked with children with Autism and as a research assistant at the university before completing a PGCE in Primary teaching in 2007. During that
- [Booking Terms & Conditions](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/booking-terms-conditions) - Cancellation Terms Cancellation more than 4 weeks: 10% admin fee Cancellation less than 4 weeks before course: 50% refund Cancellation less than 3 days before: no refund.
- [Course Evaluation](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/course-feedback)
- [Dr Claudia Moss, Independent](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/training/trainers/claudia-moss) - Educational Psychologist BSc, PG Cert Ed, DAppEdPsy, CPsychol Claudia is a highly experienced Chartered Educational Psychologist and Founding Director of Moss Inclusive Psychology. She is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council, Association of Educational Psychologists and the British Psychological Society. Claudia has an interest in story and narrative and was awarded Level 1
- [Dr Trisha Waters: recent publications](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/about/dr-trisha-waters-publications) - Waters, T. (2018). Story Links: Using Therapeutic Storywriting with Parents and Pupils at Risk of Exclusion. Chapter 11 in: Ficksman, M. and Adelizzi, J. (eds) The Clinical Practice of Educational Therapy 2nd edition. New York: Routledge. p221-234. Story Links: Using Therapeutic Storywriting with Parents and Pupils Who Are At Risk of Exclusion Waters, T. (2014) Story
- [Dr Laura Giles, Hants](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/training/trainers/dr-laura-giles) - BSc(Hons), DEdPsych, Health and Care Professions Council registered Laura completed her doctoral training at The University of Southampton, and now works as an Educational Psychologist for Hampshire Educational Psychology (HEP). She is based in Winchester, working primarily for the Winchester and Test Valley community team. Laura first became interested in using story writing as tool for
- [Dr Jemma Murray, Hants](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/training/trainers/dr-jemma-murray) - Educational Psychologist, Hampshire BA, DEdPsych. Health and Care Professions Council registered. Association of Educational Psychologists registered. After graduating from the University of Sussex with a degree in Psychology, Jemma worked independently with families of children with autism at home, nursery and school. Later she worked for the NHS as a paediatric therapy assistant helping to deliver speech and
- [Dr Georgina Maclean, Hants](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/training/trainers/dr-georgina-maclean) - Educational Psychologist, Hampshire BSc, PG Cert Ed, DEdPsych. Chartered Educational Psychologist (British Psychological Society) Health and Care Professions Council registered. Georgina graduated from the University of Kingston with a degree in Psychology and Sociology. She went on to complete her PGCE at the University of Brighton in 2002. Georgina began her teaching career in a primary
- [Therapeutic Storywriting Book Reviews](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/book/reviews) - Times Educational Supplement 22/04/05 "Therapeutic Storywriting by by Trisha Waters deals very sensibly with the hot topic of 'emotional literacy' in primary schools. She shows how making up stories can be a highly effective way of exploring who we are, and how the combination within a narrative of playfulness and control allows us to visit
- [Foreword by Lindsey Rousseau](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/book/foreword-by-lindsey-rousseau) - The 11 Special Educational Needs (SEN) Regional Partnerships were established in 2000 by the Department for Education and Skills to develop better regional planning arrangements for SEN. One of the objectives is to develop more inclusive policies and practices and it has been a great pleasure and privilege in the South East Regional SEN (SERSEN)
- [Contents](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/book/contents) - Foreword by Lindsey Rousseau, manager of SERSEN Chapter 1 Introduction to Therapeutic Storywriting Chapter 2 Principles of Therapeutic Storywriting Chapter 3 Subpersonalities and a Model of the Self Chapter 4 Working with Subpersonality Polarities Chapter 5 Setting up Therapeutic Storywriting Groups and Individual Sessions Chapter 6 Ways into Story and their Settings in Fantasy or
- [Excerpt from Chapter 1](https://therapeuticstorywriting.co.uk/book/excerpt-from-chapter-1) - Book Excerpt Therapeutic Storywriting by Trisha Waters publ. David Fulton Copyright

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