Hope for the Journey

The authors-professional psychologists who work with children and families-believe that adults can help children build hope and combat hopelessness, and use stories that children construct about themselves to document the hope-building process. Included are two useful appendixes and a new introduction, in which the authors respond to readers' questions and reactions to the original edition, which was published by Westview Press in 1997.



C. R. Snyder, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas Diane McDermott, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas William Cook, Private Practice, Missoula, Montana Michael A. Rapoff, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas



Introduction to the Percheron Press Edition: Bringing Back Hope . . . Chapter 1. Hoping: Journeys of the Mind Chapter 2. A Good Story Goes a Long Way Chapter 3. Measuring Hope in Children Chapter 4. A Parent Needs Hope Chapter 5. Parents Instilling Stories of Hope: An Introduction Chapter 6. Parents Building Stories of Hope: Normal Problems Chapter 7. Parents Fostering Stories of Hope: More Difficult Problems Chapter 8. A Teacher Needs Hope Chapter 9. Teachers Infusing Tales of Hope: Primary School Years Chapter 10. Teachers Nourishing Tales of Hope: Secondary School Years Chapter 11. Using Hopeful Stories for Children with Physical Problems Chapter 12. Making Certain That the Hopeful Stories Last Appendixes Notes