Children in hospital: II. Reading therapy and children in hospital.
Following the survey of book and library services described in the first of these two articles (Health Libraries Review, 8, 210-219), a research project funded by BNB Research Fund in 1991 investigated the theory and practice of reading therapy with children in hospital. Hospital play staff had been identified as the therapists most commonly involved and a number of them were interviewed using advance notice questionnaires and structured discussion. The following aspects were investigated: definitions of reading therapy, children in hospital, the reading therapy process, materials used, evaluation, services to facilitate and promote reading therapy, training and the role of libraries and librarians. Recommendations relate to practice, to provision and listing of materials, to evaluation procedures and to training. The final conclusions relate to the role of librarians in the processes and development of reading therapy with children in hospital.
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Department of Information and Library Studies, University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
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D001638:Bibliotherapy / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D007992:Libraries, Hospital; D010989:Play Therapy / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012107:Research Design; D013222:State Medicine; D014852:Wales; D000078329:Workforce