the healing power of stories alli griffin sept. 30, 20112011
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Definitions Storyteller: one who writes or reads stories. Meaning Making: process by which we cope with death or loss, or trauma Digital Story: brief individual storylines created on a personal computer. It is personal to the creator, last two to five minutes, contain pictures, words, music, and video. ellstory.htmTRANSCRIPT
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The Healing Powerof Stories
Alli GriffinSept. 30, 2011
Where is the Power?• Definitions• Ways of Using Stories• Benefits• Going Digital• Uniqueness– Who we are– How we live
http://www.journeyofhearts.org/kirstimd/tellstory.htm
Definitions• Storyteller: one who writes or reads stories.• Meaning Making: process by which we cope
with death or loss, or trauma• Digital Story: brief individual storylines
created on a personal computer. It is personal to the creator, last two to five minutes, contain pictures, words, music, and video.
http://www.journeyofhearts.org/kirstimd/tellstory.htm
Ways to Use Stories• Communicating • Educating and Informing • Building rapport • Establishing connections • Inspiring and
Encouraging • Preserving cultural
identity • Recreating and
Entertaining
• Clarifying emotions • Remembering • Translating memories
into stories • Coping with death,
illness, tragedy • Healing from loss • Leaving a legacy • Honoring the dying
person’s final journey
Benefits of Storytelling• Stories translate memories into concrete
matter that can be handed down.• Stories help us explain the world.• Stories help grievers to assimilate and accept
the loss.• Personal stories inspire others and can provide
hope.
Counseling Today, Dec. 2009
Going Digital• Words once spoken, or typed in black and
white, are now colorful movies.• Counselors and health care workers use digital
media to help children and adults “talk” about traumas and issues.
• The use of pictures, sounds, music and their voice gives them a place to share what they are feeling and it feels “safe”.
http://www.pelinks4u.org/articles/beagle0408.htm
Types o f D ig i ta l S tor ies
• Personal Narratives• Historical Themes and Events
based on student explored materials
• Stories that inform or instruct
A thought…
“We are a society that in general denies grief, avoids the emotion whenever possible, and expects those grieving to quickly ‘deal with it’ and ‘get over the loss.’ In our fast-paced, efficiency-focused society, people often do not recognize the benefits of telling or listening to the story.” Dyer, 2001.
• Each person has a story all their own. • It is constantly changing and being rewritten
by our actions and daily encounters. • Our stories shape who we are and what we
become. We are one
unique story!
Uniqueness
ResourcesBeagle, M & Hodges, D. (2009). Digital storytelling-What is your story? Retrieved
from: http://www.pelinks4u.org/articles/beagle0408.htm Center for Digital Storytelling. (n.d). Center for Digital Storytelling. Retreived
September 29, 2011, from http://storycenter.org/Dorado, J. (2010). Who are we, but for the stories we tell: Family stories and
healing. Psychology Trauma: Theory Research, Practice and Policy, Vol. 10, No. 3, 243-249. doi:10.1037/a0019893
Dyer, K. (2001). The importance of telling (and listening) to the story. Retrieved from http://www.journeyofthehearts.org/kristimd/tellstory.htm
Jencius, M. (2009). Every picture tells a story. Counseling Today, Vol. 52, Issue 6, 24-25.
Pitts, M. (2006). CFK top article pick: Telling stories that teach, and heal. Retrieved from http://sparkaction.org/content/cfk-top-article-pick-telling-stories-that-heal