{"id":109430,"date":"2021-11-19T14:31:08","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T19:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=109430"},"modified":"2021-11-19T14:31:08","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T19:31:08","slug":"kidspeaces-healing-magazine-focuses-on-therapeutic-value-of-storytelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=109430","title":{"rendered":"KidsPeace\u2019s Healing Magazine Focuses on Therapeutic Value of Storytelling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCHNECKSVILLE, PA (November 19, 2021<\/strong>) &#8211; KidsPeace has published the latest issue of its flagship publication <em>Healing Magazine <\/em>&#8211; with a focus on <strong>the therapeutic value of telling stories<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In its Fall\/Winter 2021 edition, the magazine\u2019s <em>Spotlight <\/em>section includes perspectives on <strong>why storytelling is such a powerful tool <\/strong>for addressing the mental wellness needs of kids:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two therapists explain <strong>how they incorporate journal-writing into their work with childre<\/strong>n, and offer tips on making the experience fun and<\/li>\n<li>A foster care professional discusses how <strong>a \u201cLifebook\u201d captures the history of kids in care <\/strong>to help them remember and understand their journey when they\u2019re<\/li>\n<li>A filmmaker and a therapist detail their venture to <strong>bring the power of the medium of film to treatment of survivors of commercial sexual exploita<\/strong>tion, while a professional storyteller uses her talent to relay <strong>how her experience with a behavioral disorder influenced her career choice<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The latest <em>Healing Magazine <\/em>issue also features an article that discusses an approach that\u2019s being called <strong>\u201cCPR for suicide prevention<\/strong>,\u201d as well as an examination of an innovative program that is <strong>bringing the concept of \u201curgent care\u201d to issues of mental and behavioral health<\/strong>. And two teachers answer the question, \u201c<strong>How are kids doing as they return to in-person learning<\/strong>, after the changes in education prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Healing Magazine <\/em>is published twice a year, and features articles for children\u2019s professionals, parents, educators and others who are interested in helping children grow, thrive and succeed. The magazine and its articles are available for reading and sharing at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healingmagazine.org\/\">www.healingmagazine.org <\/a>&#8211; where visitors can also sign up for a free subscription to the print version of the magazine.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1882, KidsPeace has been building on its expertise to give hope, help and healing to children, adults and those who love them. Through its comprehensive range of residential treatment programs; accredited educational services; unique psychiatric hospital and foster care and community-based programs, KidsPeace is dedicated to helping people connect, transform and overcome their challenges to ensure a stable future, transition to adulthood and gain independence. Since its doors opened, nearly 300,000 children have participated in one of the multitude of programs KidsPeace offers.<\/p>\n<p>For additional resources or more information on how to get involved, become a foster parent or make a donation, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidspeace.org\/\">www.kidspeace.org. <\/a>Follow us at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kidspeace.org\">www.facebook.com\/kidspeace.org <\/a>or on Twitter @KidsPeace.<\/p>\n<p>Information Provided By:<br \/>\nRobert Martin<br \/>\nDirector of Communications<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA (November 19, 2021) &#8211; KidsPeace has published the latest issue of its flagship publication Healing Magazine &#8211; with a focus on the therapeutic value of telling stories. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=109430\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">KidsPeace\u2019s Healing Magazine Focuses on Therapeutic Value of Storytelling<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":109431,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-109430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/telling-stories.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109430"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=109430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109430\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/109431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=109430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=109430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=109430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}