A Program For The Practice Of Writing Therapy From A Clinical Perspective

Abstract

In non-Arab societies, there is a lot of scientific evidences confirming the effectiveness of many methods of expressive therapy ، such as: art therapy, poetry therapy, dance therapy, reading therapy, music therapy, drawing therapy, and writing therapy. On the contrary, in Arab societies there is little evidence that shows the effectiveness of these expressive therapies, despite the use, since ancient times, of many forms of expressive arts as a therapeutic power to relieve stress and pain, and to reach happiness and positivity in many stages of human development.

Among the most important expressive arts that have empirical evidence of their therapeutic effectiveness with many groups is the treatment of writing, and why not writing has a clear importance in changing and improving the human lifestyle. Writing is one of the preventive methods against depression, and it has an important role in transferring knowledge and information, and thus developing the cognitive component for a person's lifestyle, writing is a form of expression of feelings, and it is an outlet for a person to distance himself from anxiety and fear. And so on, Writing is a form of communication and understanding.

Based on the above, we can Introduce a program for practicing writing therapy in Arab families and societies, generally through the following axes:

First: the foundations upon which the program is based.

Second: Program Objects

Third: Program stages

Fourth: the program tools

Fifth: Written exercises.