Overview

This is an excellent resource into the emerging field of bibliotherapy, which is the intentional use of the therapeutic potential of literature in a variety of clinical and creative schemes. The book advances a simple, accessible, and cost-effective way of addressing a variety of physical, emotional, psychological and social issues by revealing how bibliotherapy helps people restore meaningful connections with themselves, with others, and with the world around them in times of difficult transitions and physical, psychological, emotional and social challenges.

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Author:   Natalia Tukhareli
Publisher:   The Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
Imprint:   Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
ISBN:  

9780773400610

ISBN 10:   0773400613
Pages:   212
Publication Date:   April 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Abstract; Foreword by Joseph Gold; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter I; A Historical Overview of Bibliotherapy: From Early Records to Recent Applications; 1. The history of bibliotherapy from early records through the 19th century; 2. The development of bibliotherapy in the 20th century; 3. Bibliotherapy in the first decade of the 21st century to the present; Chapter II; Book-Reader Interaction in Bibliotherapy; 1. Books as silent therapists ; 2. The psychological basis of bibliotherapy: identification in sight paradigm; 3. The book-reader interaction and the construction of meaning in bibliotherapy; Chapter III; Theoretical Aspects of Biblitherapy: Definition and Classification; 1. The problem of definition; 2. Traditional types of bibliotherapy clinical and developmental; 3. The development of bibliotherapy in the 21st century and its terminological implication; Chapter IV; Clinical Bibliotherapy: Current Trends and Tendencies; 1. Self-help bibliotherapy; 2. Types of self-help materials used in bibliotherapy; 3. Recent applications of self-help bibliotherapy; 4. Bibliotherapy for depression; 5. Supported (guided, assisted) and unsupported bibliotherapy); 6. Potential benefits and drawbacks of self-help bibliotherapy; 7. Self-help bibliotherapy within a stepped-care model in primary care; 8. Books on Prescription bibliotherapy model; Chapter V; Creative Bibliotherapy; 1. Recent applications of creative bibliotherapy; 2. Evaluation of creative bibliotherapy schemes; 3. Benefits and challenges of the creative bibliotherapy approach AND MORE.

Reviews

Dr. Tukhareli puts before us that bibliotherapy is measured as successful when it is able to lead the reader to a new sense of personal empowerment. When the reader feels renewed optimism, hope and energy, and when a feeling of increased control and agency is experienced, than many changes become possible...a fitting and valuable contribution to the multidisciplinary field of bibliotherapy. (Dr. Joseph Gold, Professor Emeritus, University of Waterloo) This is an excellent resource and historical overview of a field (bibliotherapy) that has not yet had such comprehensive scholarly work... This book provides a comprehensive survey of the diverse practice of bibliotherapy through history; it also shows mastery in explaining complicated scholarly ideas in simple words and effective classification. It is by far the most complete and detailed scholarly introduction to bibliotherapy that I know. (Prof. Hoi Cheu, Laurentian University, Canada)

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