<i>Bibliotherapy in the Classroom</i>Using Literature to Promote the Development of Emotional Intelligence

Sullivan, Amie K.; Strang, Harold R.

doi:10.1080/00094056.2003.10522773

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“…One approach in helping young people express themselves comfortably is through bibliotherapy. Bibliotherapy is reading of selected literature to produce affective change and to promote personality growth and development (Betzalel & Shechtman, 2010;Rozalski, Stewart, & Miller, 2010;Watson & Beswick, 2008;Jack & Ronan, 2008;Furner and Kenney, 2011;Heath, Sheen, Leavy, Young, & Money, 2005;Furner, 2004;Reis & Renzulli, 2004;Sullivan & Strang, 2003:Abdullah, 2002Forgan, 2002 and2003;Sridhar & Vaughn, 2000;Doll and Doll, 1997;Jeon, 1992;Lenkowsky, 1987). Bibliotherapy can be used as an attempt to help young people understand themselves and cope with problems by providing literature relevant to their personal situations and developmental needs (Betzalel & Shechtman, 2010).…”

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Helping all Students Become Einstein’s using Bibliotherapy when Teaching Mathematics to Prepare Students for a STEM World

Furner

2017

Pedagogical Research

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Helping all Students Become Einstein’s using Bibliotherapy when Teaching Mathematics to Prepare Students for a STEM World

Furner

2017

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“…Bibliotherapy is not new, although it is no longer in wide use in mental health (Westerhof & Bohlmeijer ). According to Sullivan and Strang (), the ancient Greeks maintained that literature was psychologically and spiritually important. Libraries were considered a ‘healing place for the soul’.…”

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Things you can learn from books: Exploring the therapeutic potential of eating disorder memoirs

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Flynn

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Int J Mental Health Nurs

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This paper explores the potential benefits that books, and specifically memoirs, might offer mental health students, positing that first-person testimonials might make the complex experiences of a mental health challenge, in this case, eating disorders, accessible to learners. The paper presents a pedagogical approach, based on transformative learning, to assist in encouraging the development of a recovery approach in students. Transformative learning is a pedagogy that is interested in problematic practices that keep afflicting an area, such as the imbalanced focus on learning illness, rather than well-being, and in pondering and revising the educational solutions. The paper proposes that forward movement in this area will be based on considering and developing such innovative curricula, and researching its impact. By virtue of their accessibility, memoirs could offer to a large audience the benefits of universality, empathy, hope, and guidance. Teachers and learners could be making use of these books in face-to-face or online activities. This paper explores the groundwork that is needed before eating disorder memoirs can be confidently recommended as a therapeutic tool.

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“…The selection process takes skill and insight, as the web resources must provide correct information about a problem while not imparting a false sense of hope. (3) Presentation of web resources carefully and strategically so that the client is able to see similarities between himself or herself and the characters in the selected resources, and applying the technique through developmentally appropriate strategies by holding discussions with the client by asking the following questions: (Sullivan and Strang, 2003). These discussions provide therapists with the opportunity to determine whether the client adequately understands the selection's message; and ( 4 ) F ol l ow -u p of th e cl i en t af te r r e a di n g th e r e s ou r c e s ( e .…”

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“…Webotherapy involves reading and processing online literature that the "webotherapist" (defined as any qualified professional who is using the web as a medium for practice) has carefully chosen to help the client understand the societal influences that impact his or her personal experiences and to grow in self-awareness. Clinical psychologists, mental health professionals, counselors, and librarians often assign literary resources to help individuals with psychological needs (Sullivan and Strang, 2003).…”

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Webotherapy: reading web resources for problem solving

Noruzi

2007

The Electronic Library

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to indicate that when webotherapy is applied, it can be of benefit to clients in giving them insight into their problems, resulting in a change of behavior. Design/methodology/approach -Webotherapy, which can be conducted with individuals or groups, refers to the use of web resources or other online reading material (e.g. e-books, ejournals) to assist clients (especially children and young adults) in their healing process. It may be defined as the use of web resources to help others gain additional insight and to help them cope with everyday life. Most people have probably read web resources to determine how others have approached a delicate issue. Findings -This paper suggests that webotherapy is a potentially powerful method for psychologists, librarians, schoolteachers and counselors to use on many levels. It begins with a brief review of the history of webotherapy, continues with a discussion of some approaches to webotherapy (developmental, clinical, and interactive), then addresses the four basic stages of webotherapy (identification, selection, presentation, and follow-up), and finally discusses the benefits and limitations of webotherapy. Originality/value -The paper discusses webotherapy and offers a review of literature on related fields.

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Bibliotherapy in the ClassroomUsing Literature to Promote the Development of Emotional Intelligence

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Helping all Students Become Einstein’s using Bibliotherapy when Teaching Mathematics to Prepare Students for a STEM World

Helping all Students Become Einstein’s using Bibliotherapy when Teaching Mathematics to Prepare Students for a STEM World

Things you can learn from books: Exploring the therapeutic potential of eating disorder memoirs

Webotherapy: reading web resources for problem solving

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