Bibliotherapy

Catalog description

Bibliotherapy is a study of the history, methodologies, and applications of the use of therapy through books and as a process of dynamic interaction between the personality of the reader and literature. Literature for children and adolescents is presented as a tool and a backdrop for counseling troubled clients with needs similar to those of characters presented in the literature. Appropriate bibliographies with assigned readings are combined with topics on issues of common concern. Students are given the opportunity to explore personal issues as well as those expected to be encountered in social service settings.