Using Literature to Help Troubled Teenagers Cope with Abuse Issues

Subjects:

• Literature » Children's & Young Adult Literature
• Psychology » Adolescent Psychology
• Family Resources » Teen/Adolescent Issues

Reviews:

• Readers interested in helping young adults understand teen abuse will want to be sure Joan F. Kaywell's USING LITERATURE TO HELP TROUBLED TEENAGERS COPE WITH ABUSE ISSUES is part of the collection. Featured fiction includes such diverse young adult novels as Chris Crutcher's IRONMAN, John Marsden's SO MUCH TO TELL YOU and many others. Each novel receives a synopsis and a discussion of how it relates to a particular abuse issue, as well as a survey of how counselors and teachers may use the novel as a stepping stone for communication and understanding.
  —MBR Bookwatch August 2005
• 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, case studies, and important research findings regarding each type of abuse are summarized.
  —Adolsecence Fall 2005
• [A] well written book....Anyone interested in realistic teen literature or bibliotherapy will love this thorough dissection of books about teen abuse. It is highly recommended for parents, counselors, school libraries. and public libraries.
  —VOYA April 2005
• Of interest to teachers, parents, counselors, and anyone who works with teens.
  —Reference & Research Book News February 2005

Table of Contents:

• 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