Bibliotherapy the Interactive Process: A Handbook

by Arleen McCarty Hynes

The recognition that literature can be a healing tool is as old as Aristotle's discussion of catharsis. In bibliotherapy an individual reads or listens to a work of literature specifically for its therapeutic value. But until now a real professional tool was lacking. This handbook, the first of its kind, is designed to teach both professionals and laypersons how to use the whole spectrum of literature--from poetry to science fiction--to promote greater...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 036702215X
• ISBN13: 9780367022150
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.