Evaluation by students of bibliotherapy technique used in group guidance activities

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the views of psychological counseling and guidance students on the impact of structured bibliotherapy application on their social and emotional skills.  The research was conducted through a case study, interviews and content analysis. The study group of the research consisted of 30 people from the 3rd grade psychological counseling and guidance students studying at the Faculty of Education of a private university in Cyprus in the 2017-18 academic year.  According to the results obtained from the study, it is seen that psychological counseling and guidance department students underline that the tales used in bibliotherapy supported group guidance activities are didactic, educative, impressive, instructive and awareness-raising. In addition, it was observed that the students of the psychological counseling and guidance department agreed that their social emotional gains in bibliotherapy supported group counseling activities strengthened communication, contributed to their ability to look at different perspectives, to think more broadly, to get rid of prejudices, and to possess empathic thinking skills.