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King Tiger and the roaring tummies: a novel way of helping young children and their families change *
Author(s) -
Wood Andrew
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-6427
pISSN - 0163-4445
DOI - 10.1046/j..1988.00299.x
Subject(s) - tiger , family therapy , psychology , task (project management) , psychological intervention , psychotherapist , developmental psychology , psychiatry , computer science , engineering , computer security , systems engineering
Therapy with young children and their families poses special challenges for the therapist. In particular, it is important for the therapist to meet the child at his or her ‘view’ of the world. King Tiger is a special helper who can assist the therapist in this task. Once the idea or existence of King Tiger has been introduced to the child and family in therapy, the therapist can commence writing letters and stories to the child on King Tiger's behalf. These written interventions can affect the entire family. The paper will examine some of the useful and creative techniques that can be incorporated into King Tiger therapy. A case example will illustrate how King Tiger can work as a co‐therapist.