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.
Recommended Citation
Skinner, Matthew, "Promoting bibliotherapy as a tool for therapeutic engagement with youth" (2016). Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects. 1135.
https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/etd/1135
https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/theses/f7623g007