Enhancing self-perception through bibliotherapy.
Bibliotherapy has been used for generations by professionals in medicine, psychology, counseling, social work, and education. A selected review of the literature is provided to show how bibliotherapy was used in the past and how it is currently employed to implement and facilitate self-identification and to enhance self-perception. Researchers concur that the process of providing pupils with carefully monitored literature will result in positive or negative changes in their self-perception.
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Department of Special Programs, California State College, Bakersfield 93311.
D000293:Adolescent; D001638:Bibliotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010553:Personality Development; D012649:Self Concept