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Bibliotherapy as an Alternative Approach to Children’s Emotional Disorders
Hezekiah Oluwasanmi Library, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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Creative Education·Volume 05 (2014)·Pages 1281–1285·Published 15 August 2014·DOI10.4236/ce.2014.514146
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Abstract
The alternative approach to solving children emotional and behavioral disorders is the use of bibliotherapy. Many African youths today are undergoing traumatic democratic governance, fear of future and a crazy for materialism and books can be used to address the menace. The objectives of this paper therefore are to find out why and how bibliotherapy can be administered as a correctional therapy for children undergoing emotional and behavioral disorders. Good book selection, individual guidance and skilled therapist increase intellectual soundness of children.
KeywordsBibliotherapyBehavioral DisordersYouthGood BooksCorrectional Therapy and Emotional Disorders
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