Journal Potuguese Release - February 2024 - Flipbook - Page 37
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“Ghost of Fury in Transformation.”
The letters C and A were added to signify the initials for Calm and Angry, English
vocabulary learned by the boy at school. Descriptions and facts previously
mitigated by the problem populate the conversations, allowing the child to be
perceived through his resources (learns another language, likes to paint,
collaborates with the mother). Immersed in a dialogical and horizontal
relationship, instigated by conversations fueled by painting, I outlined Daniel's
hands on a blank piece of paper, with the letters F (Fury) and C (Calm) to be taken
home. They could help them remember that when they manage to stay calm, the
Giant weakens.
“Drawings of Daniel's Hands as signalers of emotions in the house.”
The session that followed this one focused on efforts to distinguish the influences
of the Giant/Ghost in the family's life and the family's in the Giant's life. The rage
The Bad and the Good Ghosts: A Story of Reauthoring in Narrative Therapy with Children
Journal of Contemporary Narrative Therapy, February 2024 Release, www.journalnft.com, p. 2446.