The healing forest in post-crisis work with children : a nature therapy and expressive arts program for groups / Ronen Berger and Mooli Lahad.

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2013.

128, [24 unnumbered] pages : chiefly black and white illustrations, colour facsimile, forms ; 25 cm

Pt. I Background and Theory -- 1. "A Safe Place" -- Introduction -- "A Safe Place": Historical Background -- The Research Support: Widely Acclaimed Success -- 2. Post-Trauma and the Traumatic Experience: Definitions, Differences, and Methods of Coping -- Post-Trauma and the Traumatic Experience -- The Diagnostic Criteria of Post-Trauma -- Expected Reactions after Trauma and Prolonged Stressful Situations -- The Severity and Uniqueness of the Traumatic Reaction -- Trauma as a Social-Communal Phenomenon -- Psychological Treatment of PTSD -- 3. Resilience and Coping Resources -- What is Resilience? -- Do Modern Life and Educational Systems Limit Resilience? -- The Development of Resilience in Children -- "Fantastic Reality" -- The Healing Metaphor -- The Importance of Play in Children's Recovery -- 4. Nature Therapy: Theoretical and Practical Framework -- The Historical Context of Nature Therapy -- Nature Therapy: An Applied Theoretical Framework -- Nature as a Therapeutic Environment -- The Therapeutic Triangle: Client-Therapist-Nature -- Choosing the Right Space -- Rituals, Rituals, and More Rituals... -- Four Applied Models -- Pt. II The Program -- 5. The Protocol: A Practical Guide -- General Information -- 6. The Sessions -- Session 1 Trees also have a "Safe Place" -- Session 2 Finding a "Safe Place" and Becoming "Guardians of the Forest" -- Session 3 Choosing a "Safe Place" in Nature -- Session 4 Building a "Safe Place" (a "Home in Nature") -- Session 5 Building a "Safe Place" Continues (a "Home in Nature") -- Session 6 The "Big Bash"-Campsite Cooking -- Session 7 Treasure Hunt -- Session 8 Making Flags and Preparing to March -- Session 9 Hosting Another Class in the "Safe Place" -- Session 10 Helping Nature-Preparing for "Graduation" -- Session 11 Closure (Planting, Feeding Stations, and Nature Corner) -- Session 12 Farewell to the Space in Nature and to the Facilitator -- 7. Further Activities and Adaptations -- More Tree Activities -- Rainy Day Activities -- Adapting the Program to Kindergartens -- Appendix 1 Guidelines for preparing feeding stations (sessions 10-11) -- Preparing Feeding Stations from Recycled Plastic Containers -- Hanging the Station -- Placing Food in the Feeding Station -- Appendix 2 Preparing a peanut roll -- Stages of Preparation -- Appendix 3 Other types of feeding stations -- Appendix 4 Templates for "guardians of the forest" badges.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 118-121) and index.

In English, translated from Hebrew.