Define bibliotherapy Discuss strengths of

using literature Structure &

example activities Reflections &

results High quality

literature

Share some of your thoughts while you were listening.

Share some of your connections to the text.

Why do you think Joey acted this way?

How would you feel if you were Joey?

Goals:› Provide information about problems› Provide insight into problems› Stimulate discussion about problems› Communicate new values and attitudes› Create an awareness that others have

dealt with similar problems› Provide solutions to problems

Pardeck & Pardeck,

Biblioguidance Bibliocounseling Bibliopsycholgoy Biblio-Matching

Biblio-Linking Literatherapy Library Therapy Guided Reading

“guidance in solution of personal problems through directed reading”

Two Types Clinical Bibliotherapy Developmental Bibliotherapy

(Pardeck & Pardeck, 1998)

Provide information about problems Provide insight into problems Stimulate discussion about problems Communicate new values and attitudes Create an awareness that others have

dealt with similar problems Provide solutions to problems

Pardeck & Pardeck, 1998

Three Conditions Should Be Met

› Trust, rapport, and confidence established› Agreement on the existing problem› Some preliminary exploration of the problem

(Pardeck, 1994)

Identification› Reader associates herself

with a character and events

Catharsis› Reader shares feelings &

motivations of character

Insight› Reader realizes her

situation can be dealt with more effectively by imitating or adopting ideas from the reading materials

(Bodart, 1980, Gregory & Vessey, 2004, Shrodes, 1950)

Encourages peer interaction› Feedback

Provides safety and security to students who feel singled out

Lessons of anxiety & promote feeling of belonging

Aids in social development

Bibliotherapy can impact academic achievement› Increase

communication skills (Pehrsson & McMillen, 2007, Lundstein, 1972)

› Reading achievement (King, 1972)

Assertiveness increases (Allen, 1978, Ballou, 1995)

Attitude Changes Behavioral Changes Self-Development

› Develop successful coping strategies

(Ballou, 1995)

Retelling Text to self

connections Text to world

connections Cause and effect Inferring SynthesizingBodart, 1980

Small groups of students gathered to discuss a text

Discussion guided by students’ response Role of the school counselor

› Facilitator› Observer

Written response: “thinking aloud on paper”

Schlick Noe & Johnson, 1999

Standing Strong: Girl’s Friendship Group› Books: Chrissa, by Mary Casanova &

Stand Up for Yourself and Your Friends, by the American Girl Company Activity: Words that Work Activity: Literature circles Activity: SHINE bracelets

Standing Strong : Boy’s Friendship Group› Books: Just Kidding and Sorry! by Tricia

Ludwig Activity: Distracting the Teaser Activity: Literature Circles

All Stars: Impulse control for students diagnosed with ADD/ADHD› Book: Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by

Jack Gantos Activity: Movie poster Activity: Letters to Joey

Movin’ On Up: Transition to middle school› Book: A Smart Girls Guide to Middle

School by American Girl Company Activity: Your Locker Activity: Peer Pressure

Confident Conflict Conquerors: Conflict Resolution group(2-4)› Book: Simon’s Hook by Karen Gedig

Burnett Activity: Stay Away Activity: Letters of Advice

Standing Strong Girl’s Friendship Group› Chrissa by Mary

Casanova 100% of students

showed improvement on pre/post test› 72% of students

improved in more than one area assessed

Books for Girls:› Chrissa by Mary Casanova› Stand Up for Yourself & Others by

American Gril Company› American Girl: A Smart Girl’s Guide

to…› The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes› Blubber by Judy Blume

Books for Boys:› Sorry! by Tricia Ludwig› Just Kidding by Tricia Ludwig› Loser by Jerry Spinelli› Blue Cheese Breath and Stinky Feet by

Catherine DePino

Friendship Books:› Simon’s Hook› How to Be a Friend by Marc Brown

Books for ADD/ADHD:› Joey Pigza books by Jack Gantos

Books for Divorce:› Was It the Choclolate Pudding? by

Sandra Levin› Dinosaurs Divorce by Marc Brown› A Smart Girl’s Guide to Her Parents

Divorce by American Girl Company› Boundless Grace by Mary Hoffman

Books for Study Habits:› Annie’s Plan by Jeanne Krauss› School Smarts by American Girl

Company

Diversity Awareness Books:› Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman› Junebug by Alice Mead

Middle School Transition:› A Smart Girl’s Guide to Starting Middle

School by American Girl Company

Books for Grief:› When Dinosaurs Die by Marc Brown

Kelsey Augst Felton› www.schoolcounselinghilburndrive.weebly.com› kfelton@wcpss.net› 919.571.6805

Stephanie Bruce› stbruce@email.unc.edu

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Bodart, J. (1980). Bibliotherapy: The right book for the right person at the right time and more. Top of the News, 36, p.183-188.

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Pehrsson, D.E., & McMillen, P. (2005). A bibliotherapy evaluation tool: Grounding counselors in the therapeutic use of literature. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 32(1), 47-59.

Pehrsson, D.E., & McMillen, P. (2007). Bibliotherapy: Overview and implications for counselors (ACAPCS-02). Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.

Schlick Noe, K. & Johnson, N. (1999). Getting Started with Literature Circles. Norwood, MA: Christopher Gordon Publishers.

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