VIKBB59 Bibliotherapy

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/60. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
dr. Judit Béres, Ph.D. (lecturer), PhDr. Michal Lorenz, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Michal Lorenz, Ph.D.
Division of Information and Library Studies – Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Sabina Kubisová
Supplier department: Division of Information and Library Studies – Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course aims to set out the basics of bibliotherapy, and gives a general introduction to bibliotherapeutical work as a tool for personal development. We will focus on special tasks, methods and selection of materials aiming to foster a deeper understanding of ourselves, to help problemsolving, coping with crisis and existential questions. The course is recommended for every students interested in personal development, adult education, psychotherapy, public libraries, school libraries, and mental health services.
Syllabus
  • Reading and mental health - Therapeutic reading. Bibliotherapy among art therapies and psychotherapies - How group bibliotherapy helps participants? - Receptive and active techniques involved (e.g. creative writing) - Special target groups (mixed adult groups, children, youth, young parents, women, seniors, prisoners etc.) - How to select materials?
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Bolton, Gillie (2011). Write Yourself: Creative Writing and Personal Development. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
  • Goddard, A. T. (2011). Children’s books for use in bibliotherapy. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 25(1), 57-61.
  • Cather, Christine (2006). To Every Reader Her Book: Creating Bibliotherapy for Women. Dissertation for MA of Information and Library Studies, University of Strathclyde.
  • Gold, Joseph (2009). The O'Henry Syndrome. Bibliotherapy and Applied Literature: An E-Journal, Association of Bibliotherapy & Applied Literature Conference, keynote lecture, URL: http://www.abal.laurentian.ca/Text/Gold_OHenry.pdf
  • Beatty, William K. A Historical Review of Bibliotherapy. Library Trends 11 (2) 1962: 106-117. URL: https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/6050/librarytrendsv11i2c_opt.pdf?sequence=1
  • American Library Association. ‘Bibliotherapy’: http://www.ala.org/tools/bibliotherapy
  • Changing Lives Through Literature, bibliotherapy programme for prisoners, University of Massachusetts, blog: https://cltlblog.wordpress.com/category/bibliotherapy/
  • Doll, B. & Doll, C. A. (1997). Bibliotherapy with Young People: Librarians and Mental Health Professionals Working Together. Englewood, Colo: Libraries Unlimited.
    not specified
  • Pehrsson, Dale-Elizabeth & McMillen, Paula (2006). Competent Bibliotherapy: Preparing Counselors To Use Literature With Culturally Diverse Clients. URL: http://counselingoutfitters.com/Pehrsson.htm
  • McCulliss, Debbie & Chamberlain, David (2013). Bibliotherapy for youth and adolescents: School-based application and research. Journal of Poetry Therapy. 26 (1), 13-40. URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/08893675.2013.764052
  • Well into words. A short film about bibliotherapy services in Kirklees Libraries, England. http://vimeo.com/wellintowords
  • Journal of Poetry Therapy. National Association for Poetry Therapy web site: http://www.poetrytherapy.org/
  • Pehrsson, Dale-Elizabeth & McMillen, Paula (2005). A bibliotherapy evaluation tool: Grounding counselors in the therapeutic use of literature. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 32 (1), 47-59.
  • McMillen, P.S. & Pehrsson, D.E. (2004). Specialty of the house: Bibliotherapy for hospital patients. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 4 (1), 73-82.
  • McLaine, Susan (2012). Bibliotherapy: Reading for Wellbeing in Old Age. URL: https://fightdementia.org.au/sites/default/files/Susan_McLaine.pdf
  • Literature Therapy Team web site: http://www.littherapy.com/
  • International Federation of Biblio/poetry Therapy web site: http://ifbpt.org/
  • Záznam prvního dne výuky dostupný zde: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nfifGv0tYI&feature=youtu.be
  • Plock, Simon du (2014). ‘Bibliotherapy and Beyond: Research as a Catalyst for Change in Therapeutic Practice’, in Goss, S. P. & Stevens, C. (eds). Making Research Matter. Researching for change in the theory and practice of counselling and psychotherapy.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Students will be evaluated according to their activity during the course and will be given a following task: Choose five literary texts which could be good for bibliotherapeutic work and try to explain why. Write about the main target group, the topic to be discussed with the help of the text, and therapeutic aims. One ot two pages per text are enough, including bibliographic data of the chosen text. Originally English texts or texts translated in English are recommended.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: in blocks.
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