Therapeutic Value of Bibliotherapy in Special Library

Abstract

Bibliotherapy is a remedies technique used by our librarian`s professionals to make therapeutic use of selected reading materials for clients and patrons. Through the guided reading of written materials, patrons/clients are helped to gain an understanding or insight into solving problems relevant to therapeutic needs thereby affecting attitude and behavioral changes. Health and wellness professionals rely on the librarians’ knowledge of literature to recommend books and other informational material to help reach goals set forth in the therapy process. Bibliotherapy is usually performed collaboratively with health, psychology, and information professionals. Bibliotherapy is used in public, private, and independent health resource information centers, libraries, and in conjunction with traditional forms of psychotherapy. Librarians working as bibliotherapists strive to reflect all aspects of applicable literature (fiction and non-fiction), current treatment, diagnosis, and recovery for a wide variety of mental and physical health needs.

Keywords: Librarian as a therapist, practice, psychological treatment of books, bibliotheraphical respondent in special libraries, remedies, fiction and non-fiction of bibliotherapy