Making a place for bibliotherapy on the shelves of a curriculum materials center: The case for helping pre-service teachers use developmental bibliotherapy in the classroom

Abstract

Abstract:With developmental bibliotherapy frequently used in schools, this article addresses the necessity of educating future teachers in the proper implementation of bibliotherapy so that their students may reap the benefits and avoid inadvertent harm. The purpose of this article is to discuss the benefits and use of developmental bibliotherapy in the classroom and to promote the same. The article also reviews the role of the education librarian in a Curriculum Materials Center (CMC).

Reading experience librarianship: working with readers in the 21st century

“…Whether we talk about clinical bibliotherapy (i.e., therapy that uses reading and books to help improve a person's mental and physical health) or developmental bibliotherapy (i.e., a practice of using books to help individuals without mental and physical health issues cope with challenging situations and life transitions), the focus is always on experience: the experience of interacting with a book, the experience of engaging with a story, or the experience of discussing a book with a therapist, a counsellor, a librarian and/or a group of peers. As Amy Catalano (2008) astutely observed, "Who is the therapist: the book or the person directing the reading?" This question illustrates the issue at hand; that bibliotherapy, whether clinical or developmental, is not about doing a subject search in a library database, compiling a bibliography on a therapy issue, and then handing over a book (p. 21).…”

Bibliotherapy with Preschool Children: A Case Study

“…Ayrıca ilginç ve eğlenceli yöntemler öğrenerek sorunları çözebilmelerine, stres, kaygı ve yalnızlık duygularını azaltmalarına ve rahatlamalarına yardımcı olmaktadır. Bibliyoterapi tekniğinin önemli bir diğer yararı da çocukların kendi özelliklerini, ilgi alanlarını fark edip zayıf yönleriyle baş edebilmeleri sayesinde özsaygılarını olumlu yönde etkilemesidir (Mitchell-Kamalie 2002, Catalano 2008, Leana Taşçılar 2012. Bibliyoterapinin çocuk ve ergenlerin kişisel ve toplumsal uyumunu, olumlu benlik algısını geliştirmede ve özgüveni desteklemede etkili sonuçlar verdiği belirlenmiştir (Myers 2012, McCulliss ve Chamberlain 2013.…”

“…Gelişimsel bibliyoterapi, gelişimi destekleme, zorbalık, boşanma ve kendilik algısı gibi konularda tutum, duygu ve davranışları değiştirme amacı ile kullanılabilir (Catalano, 2008). Bibliyoterapinin klinik kullanımında çocuklarda ve ergenlerde travma, depresyon ve anksiyete bozuklukları üzerindeki etkisine odaklanan meta-analiz çalışmaları etkili sonuçlar ortaya koymaktadır (Rapee Abbott ve Lyneham 2006, De Vries ve arkadaşları 2017, Yuan ve arkadaşları 2018).…”

A Picture Book Is Worth a Thousand Words: Building a Character Literacy Library

“…12 Amy Catalano also noted that education librarians who are familiar with advances in psychological theory, research, and classification can play an important role in creating collections of bibliotherapeutic resources and recommending titles to guide school professionals' selection of relevant books. 13 Around the turn of the twenty-first century, the discipline of psychology introduced a new perspective, called positive psychology, to balance its traditional focus on repairing damage. 14 Over the last two and a half decades, positive psychology has evolved into the scientific study of what makes life worth living, including positive experiences, positive traits, and enabling institutions.…”