Biblioterapia: estudo comparativo das práticas biblioterápicas brasileiras e norte- americanas

Abstract

Bibliotherapy is a reading process, which helps people to control their feelings so that they can seek strategies to solve their psychological and physical problems. From this statement, and knowing the benefits this area would achieve by going further on research, a review of the literature in bibliotherapy was made, focusing on Brazil and United States. We attempted to provide a short description of the process of reading, particularly the therapeutic reading and its use in bibliotherapeutic practices. In Brazil, the projects in the field of bibliotherapy demonstrated activities using books, music, drawings and other instruments in schools, nursing homes, hospitals, and so on... North Americans, on the other hand, fundamentally used the books as tool on their projects. It is possible to note that bibliotherapy has positive results in both countries. We have come to the conclusion that the bibliotherapy contributes to improve the quality of life.