Communicating with Hospitalized Children: The Mutual Storytelling Technique

Children view hospitalization as a crisis in their lives. Ministry to children in crisis can be valuable to both child and pastor through use of a communication tool called The Mutual Storytelling Technique. Adaptation of this technique, coupled with a comprehension of the medical experience from th...

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Main Author: Schooley, Christopher C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1974
In: The Journal of pastoral care
Year: 1974, Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 102-111
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Summary:Children view hospitalization as a crisis in their lives. Ministry to children in crisis can be valuable to both child and pastor through use of a communication tool called The Mutual Storytelling Technique. Adaptation of this technique, coupled with a comprehension of the medical experience from the point of view of the child, leads to valuable relationships between pastor and young patient. Support, hope, and healing can be encouraged by the pastor. Expression of despair, anger, anxiety, and fantasy are developed and encouraged for the hospitalized child. Both patient and pastor learn to use the valuable stories of the Bible as well as their own creative stories to provide a mutual sharing in the hospital.
Contains:Enthalten in: The Journal of pastoral care
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/002234097402800206