Download or read book Of Mice and Metaphors written by Jerrold R. Brandell and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2016-02-05 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Of Mice and Metaphors, Second Edition, psychoanalyst and child treatment specialist Jerrold R. Brandell introduces a variety of dynamic strategies for therapists to understand and incorporate a child’s own creative story-narrative into an organic and reciprocal treatment process leading to therapeutic recovery and healing. Engaging case histories encompassing a wide spectrum of childhood problems and emotional disorders are used to illustrate complex, effective strategies that include actual clients’ stories and the author’s response to their narratives.