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Bibliotherapy and the Reading and You Scheme (RAYS)

Kirklees Culture and Leisure Services - February 2013
juliei.walker@kirklees.gov.uk

Reading and You Scheme (RAYS)

About the Reading and You Scheme (RAYS)
Bibliotherapy for anyone who doesn't read very much or doesn't use their local library and who may be suffering from stress, mild depression or is feeling isolated and lonely.

Bibliotherapy toolkit

This toolkit was written by John Duffy, Jo Haslam, Lesley Holl and Julie Walker.

The information is for anyone who would like to start providing a bibliotherapy service. It aims to be a guide to working in this area by sharing the knowledge that bibliotherapists in Kirklees have built up over the years they have been working.

Chapters

Chapter 1 - What is bibliotherapy?
Giving an idea of the way that bibliotherapy works.
Chapter 2 - The benefits of bibliotherapy
The positive effects that bibliotherapy can have on participants.
Chapter 3 - Models of bibliotherapy
The different ways that bibliotherapy can be delivered.
Chapter 4 - How to do it
A guide to being a bibliotherapist - including what you may need to be aware of. This chapter should take the fear out of getting started.
Chapter 5 - Getting it out there
How to spread the word and make contacts.
Chapter 6 - Advocacy for bibliotherapy
How to 'sell' bibliotherapy - useful if you are wanting to raise funding.
Chapter 7 - Booklist
A list of some books and poetry that bibliotherapists in Kirklees have found useful.

Contacts

Julie Walker
juliei.walker@kirklees.gov.uk
01484 226365
Lesley Field
lesley.field@kirklees.gov.uk
01484 226365

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