Using Bibliotherapy in Clinical Practice - A Guide to Self-Help Books

Pardeck provides mental health professionals with readily available information on self-help books that can be effectively used with various clinical problems. The materials presented can also be used by those not necessarily trained in clinical intervention; this group would include parents, teachers, and librarians. The approach offered--bibliotherapy--is an emerging clinical technique. There are over 400 self-help books presented and annotated that focus on chemical dependency, coping with change, family violence and dysfunctional families, parenting, personal growth, serious illness, social relationships, and divorce and blended families.

List of contents

Preface
Introduction
Clinical Applications
Chemical Dependency
Coping With Change
Family Violence and Dysfunctional Families
Parenting
Personal Growth
Serious Illness
Social Relationships
Divorce and Blended Families
Author Index
Title Index
Subject Index

About the author

JOHN T. PARDECK is Professor of Social Work at Southwest Missouri State University. He has published extensively on the topic of human services.

Product details

• Authors: John T. PH. D . Pardeck, Pardeck John T.
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.10.1993
• EAN: 9780313279911
• ISBN: 978-0-313-27991-1
• No. of pages: 160
• Weight: 425 g
• Series: International Contributions in Psychology
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; SELF-HELP / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Psychology, REFERENCE / Bibliographies & Indexes, Coping with personal problems, Social issues & processes, Social and ethical issues, Bibliographies, catalogues