Promoting bibliotherapy as a tool for therapeutic engagement with youth

Graduation Date

2016

Document Type

Project

Program

Other

Program

Project (M.S.W.)--Humboldt State University, Social Work, 2016

Committee Chair Name

Yvonne Doble

Committee Chair Affiliation

HSU Faculty or Staff

Keywords

Rural mental health, Reading therapy, Bibliotherapy, Mental health with teens, Mental health, Humboldt State University -- Projects -- Social Work, Mental health with adolescents, Youth mental health, Teen mental health, Adolescent mental health, Behavioral health, Mental health with youth

Abstract

According to Merriam-Webster (2015), bibliotherapy is "the use of reading materials for help in solving personal problems or for psychiatric therapy." The goal of this project was the promotion of bibliotherapy for therapeutic engagement with youth in a rural mental health setting. According to Hiatt (2006), the ADKAR Model of Change consists of awareness, desire, knowledge, ability, and reinforcement. Using the ADKAR Model of Change as a framework for development and supporting organizational change, a bibliotherapy implementation guide was created for clinicians at a rural, Northern California mental health agency. The purpose of this guide was to introduce bibliotherapy to clinicians who are unfamiliar with it, and to promote it as a potential practice for working with youth in a rural area. A literature review on bibliotherapy was a part of this project.

https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/theses/f7623g007

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