Vivienne Mountain
Biographic Data
| ID | 9339792 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vivienne Mountain |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vivienne |
| FAMILY NAME | Mountain |
| SIGNATURE | MOUNTAIN V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Researcher and Lecturer Stirling Theological College, University of Divinity, Melbourne, Australia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Play Therapy – respecting the spirit of the child
Play Therapy is an appropriate form of counselling for children; it is based in a therapeutic relationship where communication is developmentally appropriate and easily expressed. Using a variety of methods from non-directional to co-operative play, the therapist acts to affirm, articulate and co-regulate emotional expressions and joins the child in finding meaning, and understanding of the environment. Play Therapy is presented in this paper as …
Four links between Child Theology and children’s spirituality
It is my thesis that the Child Theology Movement is a new and significant aspect of cultural change within the Christian church that will have resonance with the wider community, affecting parenting behaviour as well as spiritual and religious education. This paper examines some of the aspects of children’s spirituality that link to and have value in the Child Theology Movement. These aspects are: living based in relationship, living in vulnerabi…
Deeno's dream journeys in the big blue bubble
Educational contexts for the development of children’s spirituality
As a Chaplain working in the Anglican school system in Melbourne, Australia, my concern is with the spiritual development of students. This year I have been trialing the educational application of activities used in creative arts therapy. Continuing the theme of my recent doctoral studies in children’s spirituality, I am concerned that education should have a more holistic emphasis, where the experiences and creative imagination of children are v…
Prayer is a positive activity for children—a report on recent research
This article reports on Australian research investigating the meaning and function of prayer for children. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 60 primary school participants selected from six different schools in Melbourne, reflecting some of the diverse philosophical and religious traditions found in the Australian society. The three sources of data were analysed qualitatively using the method of Grounded Theory. Considerable agreemen…
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Prayer is a positive activity for children—a report on recent research
This article reports on Australian research investigating the meaning and function of prayer for children. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 60 primary school participants selected from six different schools in Melbourne, reflecting some of the diverse philosophical and religious traditions found in the Australian society. The three sources of data were analysed qualitatively using the method of Grounded Theory. Considerable agreemen…
Educational contexts for the development of children’s spirituality
As a Chaplain working in the Anglican school system in Melbourne, Australia, my concern is with the spiritual development of students. This year I have been trialing the educational application of activities used in creative arts therapy. Continuing the theme of my recent doctoral studies in children’s spirituality, I am concerned that education should have a more holistic emphasis, where the experiences and creative imagination of children are v…
Deeno's dream journeys in the big blue bubble
Four links between Child Theology and children’s spirituality
It is my thesis that the Child Theology Movement is a new and significant aspect of cultural change within the Christian church that will have resonance with the wider community, affecting parenting behaviour as well as spiritual and religious education. This paper examines some of the aspects of children’s spirituality that link to and have value in the Child Theology Movement. These aspects are: living based in relationship, living in vulnerabi…
Play Therapy – respecting the spirit of the child
Play Therapy is an appropriate form of counselling for children; it is based in a therapeutic relationship where communication is developmentally appropriate and easily expressed. Using a variety of methods from non-directional to co-operative play, the therapist acts to affirm, articulate and co-regulate emotional expressions and joins the child in finding meaning, and understanding of the environment. Play Therapy is presented in this paper as …
Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Psychotherapist (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Spirituality (3 works) · Child Therapy and Development (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Psychoanalysis (2 works)