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.

JOHN T. PARDECK is currently on the faculty at Southwest Missouri State University in the Department of Social Work. He is the author ofChild Abuse and Neglect: Theory, Research, and Practice (1989), Microcomputers in Early Childhood Education (1988),Child Welfare Training and Practice (Greenwood, 1982), Books for Early Childhood: A Development Perspective(Greenwood, 1986), and Young People with Problems: A Guide to Bibliotherapy(Greenwood, 1984).