The subject of bibliotherapy is very much unfamiliar to many. Taking into consideration this fact I have written the first chapter entitled as “BIBLIOTHERAPY: AN INTRODUCTION.” In this chapter all facts regarding bibliotherapy has been referred to. My next chapter deals with the title “HISTORICAL BACKGROUND”. Full history, its origin, its development, its introduction to hospitals as well as in schools, etc., have been explained.
Bibliotherapy in the elementary, middle, and high-school classroom is used to foster healthy social and emotional growth in children and young adults to develop an insight, a deeper understanding of self, solutions to personal problems, development of life skills, or enhanced self-image. Bibliotherapy can be used to address students’ specific issues ranging from mild behavioural issues to physical and psychosocial conditions.
Bibliotherapy is the outcome of reading new and imaginative ideas in the form of story books into reality. It is characterised by the ability to perceive the work in new ways to make connections between seemingly unrelated phenomena, and to generate solutions. It involves two processes a thinking, then producing. Bibliotherapy is the process of bringing something new into being. It therefore, requires patience and commitment.
Contents –
1. Bibliotherapy : An Introduction
2. Bibliotherapy : Its Goal and Objective
3. Historical Background
4. Varieties Found in Bibliotherapy
5. About Reading and Narration of Stories
6. Stories Read or Told
7. Bibliotherapy and Books
8. Bibliotherapy and Self -Help Books
9. Listening to Stories
10. The Therapeutic Use of Stories
11. Children with Learning Disabilities: Their Training Through Bibliotherapeutic Technique
12. Helping Abused Children Through Story – Telling Technique
13. About the Teachers and Librarians
14. Ethical Considerations in Bibliotherapy
15. A Glimpse Through Ancient Literature : Guide to Bibliotherapy
16. Drama Therapy
17. Dysfunctioning Families and Parents
18. Dysfunctional Family and their Children
19. Increasing a Sense of Belongingness in Children and Adults for Reading
20. Concluding Statements