Introducing Digital Storytelling to Influence the Behavior of Children and Adolescents

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Storytelling as a creative counseling tool for children is well supported in counseling literature (Bradley, Whiting, Hendricks, Parr, & Jones, 20081. Bradley , L. , Whiting , P. , Hendricks , B. , Parr , G. and Jones , E. 2008 . The use of expressive techniques in creative counseling . Journal of Creativity in Mental Health , 3 : 44 - 59 . doi: doi:10.1080/15401380802023605 View all references; Burns, 20042. Burns , G. W. 2004 . 101 healing stories for kids and teens: Using metaphors in therapy , New York, NY : John Wiley and Sons . View all references; Pehrsson, 200511. Pehrsson , D. E. 2005 . Fictive bibliotherapy and therapeutic storytelling with children who hurt . Journal of Creativity in Mental Health , 1 ( 3/4 ) : 273 doi: doi:10.1300/J456v01n03_16 View all references). Storytelling, whether in the form of oral, pictorial, written, or film media, has been an essential element in the lives of mankind throughout history (McClean, 20078. McClean , S. T. 2007 . Digital storytelling: The narrative power of visual effects in film , Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press . View all references). Stories help in the exchange of experiences from one individual to another. Now with the growth and accessibility of multimedia tools, the practice of storytelling as a counseling tool with children can be expanded through the use of technology. The creation of the digital stories can be therapeutic for both the originator and the viewer. This article includes an introduction to digital storytelling and a description of a pilot program.View full textDownload full textKeywordsstorytelling, peer intervention, children, adolescents, behavior problems, technology, counseling, creativityRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15401383.2011.630308