Read Two Books and Let's Talk Next Week: Using Bibliotherapy in Clinical Practice

by Janice Maidman Joshua, Donna Dimenna

A complete guide to more than 300 of the best reading resources for use in your practice

Bibliotherapy can be a valuable adjunct to virtually any psychotherapeutic approach. Recommending books that focus on your clients' core problem issues helps them see that they are not alone in their suffering. It also may help them more rapidly gain insight and a more realistic sense of control regarding their situation.And, by extending the therapeutic process beyond the therapist's office, bibliotherapy functions as a valuable cost-containment strategy.

But, with thousands of self-help titles to choose from, how do you separate the wheat from the chaff and find the best match between client and book?

Read Two Books and Let's Talk Next Week provides you with the detailed information you'll need to confidently navigate the vast, ever-growing sea of self-help literature. Organized by nineteen major presenting problems, it features reviews of more than 300 of the best self-help books published over the past thirty years.

Each summary includes:
* A concise synopsis detailing the book's main subject area and its author's approach
* A description of the three major client groups for whom the book is appropriate
* Five main therapeutic insights readers may gain by reading the book
* Complete publishing information to facilitate easy access.

Genres: Psychology

432 pages, Paperback

First published June 28, 2000

Reviews

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

A companion to Rent Two Films and Let's Talk In the Morning, this is a guide for therapists to find books to recommend to their clients based on the issues they're struggling with, but could also be useful for self-exploration. As a therapist in the trenches, books like this are some of the most useful. Clinicians come out of school ready to learn their jobs, and then over time they build their own libraries of tools that have been handy - a handout here, a video there, a book or magazine article - and share them with their colleagues (unless they're the kind of jerks who don't share things like that). Books like this are examples of that same kind of sharing on a wider scale. The authors have done a true public service.

[Nancy Svinicki · Rating 3 out of 5]

This resource is great if you're trying to start your own bibliotherapy resource. It contains good lists for reading, but is strongly tilted to self-help books. It is also 20 years old, having been published in 2000. There may be other resources that are more up to date, but this is a good place to start.

[Ursula S · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great resource. Clearly lays out books that may be useful in explaining and addressing specific topics. My only complaint is that it is rather outdated. Most of the books referenced are either no longer in print or not easily available. Obviously, since it was published in 2000, this would be the case.

I would love to see an updated reference.

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little outdated (over twenty years) but appreciate the format, separating professional notes, how it can help with specific situations, etc. I hope they come out with a more recent edition!

[Leah]

I accidentally an expert in this field.