Discusses several junior/young adult books which deal with teenagers' problems and have strong appeal to young readers. (MKM)

Attempted to determine the effectiveness of bibliotherapy to reduce generalized fear in 30 second-grade children. Results supported the hypothesis that fear would be reduced through bibliotherapy, but measures should be taken to ensure good research design and maximization of the treatment over an extended period of time. (Author)

Discusses bibliotherapy as a nonconfrontational way for school counselors to help socially isolated adolescents. Offers five points which counselors should consider before undertaking a bibliotherapy program with these students. Considers the use of both books and audiovisual materials in the program. (NB)

Reviews the literature to show how bibliotherapy was used in the past by professionals in medicine, psychology, counseling, social work, and education, and how it is currently employed to implement and facilitate self-identification and to enhance self-perception. Finds researchers concur that providing pupils with carefully monitored literature…

Discusses the use of bibliotherapy in the context of family therapy as a means of helping stepchildren resolve confused family roles and loyalties. Criteria for selecting materials, samples of effective children's literature, and limitations of the bibliotherapeutic approach are discussed. (Author/RH)

This article presents a basic description of bibliotherapy and suggests ways a classroom teacher can apply the technique to help a student with emotional problems. Some titles relevant to childhood problems are suggested for pupils aged five to eight. (SJL)

Examines difficulties that may be encountered when substance abuse counselors switch from academic to "popular" writing styles to reach lay readers. Discusses the dichotomous audience, the use of controversial words, and the author's mode of communication. Provides suggestions for writing style improvements compatible with needs of the commercial…

Discusses use of bibliotherapy by school counselor. Provides bibliotherapy resource list on these topics: abandonment, abortion and pregnancy, aging, alcoholism, anorexia nervosa, belonging, child abuse, dating, death, delinquency, divorce, drug abuse, family relationships, friendship, identity, inferiority, love, maturation, prejudice, rebellion,…

Examined developmental effects of bibliotherapy-based classroom guidance curriculum. Students (n=22) in experimental group participated in 12 bibliotherapy-based lessons using titles selected for literary merit; control students (n=20) participated in 12 guidance lessons. Results suggest that use of stories to help students solve problems or…

Assigned 121 test-anxious college students to 1 of 4 conditions: telephone-contact; no-contact, stress-inoculation bibliotherapy; telephone-contact, wait-list control; and no-contact, wait-list control. Two experimental conditions were superior to control conditions in reducing subjective anxiety; telephone-contact and no-contact conditions were…

Describes a study examining whether 4- and 5-year-old children, after participating in a bibliotherapy and parent-child program of reading and discussion in 14 short sessions, acquired a significantly more "complete" understanding of death. Finds no statistically significant differences following this intervention, and discusses possible reasons…

Description of the social skill literature strategy (SSLS), an instructional approach that involves integrating social skills intervention into the literature curriculum, focuses on its application using the study of Shakespeare to develop the social skills of secondary students with learning disabilities in an inclusive setting. (Contains…

Analyzes the content of 24 fictional bibliotherapeutic children's books (12 German and 12 U.S.) for divorce themes. G. Allport's (1979) statistics were used to categorize the results. Results reveal that emic and etic themes were uncovered. (Author)

Four years after the 9/11 attack on the United States, the country continues to be in considerable turmoil. Children have lived through the devastation of the September 11th attacks, the panic over the anthrax mailings, the hunt for terrorists in Afghanistan, elevated homeland security threat levels, the war in Iraq, the tsunami disaster, and…