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"Storytelling Therapy Association of India" ( STAI ) The form of Storytelling Therapy that we are especially
developing has eight
steps. This approach elaborates
upon and extends the three-step
therapeutic process developed by Dr Carl Jung. Mission Statement: * To develop ways that methods of Storytelling Therapy
could be used in a wide range of formal and informal wellness-inducing
processes such as Life Coaching, Facilitating Personality Development,
Therapeutic Storytelling work, Healing, Psychological Counselling, and
Therapy. (The STAI accepts the premise
that one needs to have earned a Masters degree in a Psychology-related
discipine to possibly conduct Counselling or Therapy.) * To help further establish the field of Storytelling
Therapy, so that it could take its place in general global culture beside the
more-established and known fields such as Drama Therapy, Dance-movement
Therapy, Biblio Therapy, and Poetry Therapy. * To further esatblish Storytelling Therapy as one of the
Expressive Therapies, and Creative Arts Therapies. * To further esatblish Storytelling Therapy as a component
of Expressive Arts Therapy (which perceives artistic expression to be a
holistic process, across the senses). * To help research, develop, and apply "in the modern
world" traditional ways of using stories and storytelling to heal,
comfort, and guide -- especially in relation to the cultures of India. * To help research, develop, and apply ways the processes
of story analysis and composition
can be therapeutic and/or stimulating of personal social-emotional growth,
awareness, and maturity. * To help research, develop, and apply ways the process of story writing can be
therapeutic and/or stimulating of personal social-emotional growth,
awareness, and maturity. * To help research, develop, and apply ways the inter-personal, social process of
storytelling can be therapeutic and/or stimulating of personal
social-emotional growth, awareness, and maturity. _____________ As of August 2020, there are 47 members of the Storytelling
Therapy Association of India (STAI). Most STAI members have attended Dr Eric Miller's 11-session
course on "Using
a 'Storytelling Therapy' Method for Life Coaching, Counselling, and Therapy." The upcoming edition of this course would begin on
Wednesday 23 Sept 2020, 7pm-9pm (India time). _____________ The
Storytelling Therapy Association of India would
be participating in, Chennai Storytelling Festival 2021 (Friday 5th to Sunday 14th Feb 2021). The theme of CSF 2021 is "The Healing Power of Story, Storytelling, and
Story-enactment" (HPSx3). In CSF 2021, --- A 24-hour set of
Zoom segments would begin on Sat 6th Feb, at 7:30pm India time. --- A 24-hour set of Zoom
segments would begin on Sat 13th Feb, at 7:30pm India time. --- Thus, there would be
a total of 48 hours of Zoom programming
in CSF2021-HPSx3. CSF2021-HPSx3 would
feature: 1)
Storytelling Performances. Up-to-10-minutes
for telling a story, immediately followed by up-to-10-minutes of
story-related discussion and role-play.
Any kind of story could be told.
Tandem Storytelling is encouraged.
2)
Workshops. 3)
Healing Story Circles. 4)
Interactive Talks. 5)
Panel Discussions with Demonstrations. The
Chennai
Storytelling Festival -- approaching its 9th annual edition -- is presented
by the World Storytelling Institute (an NGO registered in Chennai in
2007). Dr Eric Miller co-founded and
directs the World Storytelling Institute. _____________ The Storytelling Therapy Association of India (STAI) was
founded in February 2020 by Dr Eric. _____________ Links to Storytelling Therapy -related writings by Dr Eric
are here. _____________ For additional info regarding the above, please contact, Dr
Eric Miller (based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (PhD in Folklore, MSc in Psychology) India
mobile:
98403 94282 Email:
eric@storytellinginstitute.org Indian
Institute of Psychodrama Host, "Storytelling
by and for adults" Open-mic series, on the first Monday of each
month (via Zoom), Co-facilitator, |
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