Contents
Foreword
Preface
Introduction: The Community of Story
Part I: How Storytelling Works for Healing At-Risk Youth
Chapter 1: The Face Behind the Mask
Trauma Survivors and the Trickster Tale
Sexuality and the At-Risk Teen
Following the Crowd
Gangs and the Adolescent
Chapter 2: Changing Behaviors
The “I Don’t Know” Syndrome
Feeling Guilty
Part II: Learning to Dance in Our Relationship with At-Risk Youth
Chapter 3: Negotiating Separation
The Homecoming of an At-Risk Youth
Rules
When is Enough, Enough? Taking Care of Ourselves
Four Principles for Successful Negotiation
Part III: Journeying Toward an Adult/Youth Partnership
Chapter 4: The Crossroads: Choosing Life’s Path
The Dance
Risking Connection
Chapter 5: The Metaphor of the Tower
Construction: How and Why Towers are Built
Taboo
Planning and Preparation
Therapeutic Steps for Teaching Coping Skills
Getting Stuck in Adolescence
Part: IV: Introduction to the Healing Art of Story
Chapter 6: Using Hansel and Gretel with At-Risk Youth
The Metaphors of Hansel and Gretel
The Resilient Child and Survival
The Trauma of Hansel and Gretel
Chapter 7: Empowering Youth and Self
Choice
Ritual, Rites, and Initiation
Rites of Passage
Appendix: Materials Resource List
Bibliography
Index
About the Author