A workshop organized by the Emirates Council on Books for Young People
3 days with reading therapy
The workshop sought to provide writers and publishers with the knowledge and skills necessary to employ writers and reading as a therapeutic method.
From the source
Over the course of three days, the Emirates Council on Books for Young People held a workshop entitled "Therapeutic Reading", in cooperation with Abu Dhabi Libraries, with the aim of providing writers and publishers with the knowledge and skills necessary to employ writers and reading as a therapeutic method, contributing to enhancing psychological and mental balance, and improving children's mental health.
On the first day, the workshop, which was held at the Abu Dhabi Cultural Complex and moderated by bibliotherapy therapist Ella Berthoud, presented an introduction to the history and concept of bibliotherapy, the mechanisms for its development and empowerment in the world of literature, and its future directions.
While the second day dealt with the most prominent different methods and tools of reading therapy, and their mechanisms of action in a way that ensures achieving the best possible results, before concluding the third day by highlighting many titles and literary and intellectual productions, which are suitable for treating various problems and disorders, and creating a state of psychological and mental balance. the target person.
Berthoud emphasized during the workshop that reading therapy is carried out according to studied and specialized methods, which follow specific steps in order to obtain the maximum possible benefit.
Several examples were presented, in addition to providing the opportunity for participants to apply this type of treatment in practice during the activities of the workshop, to feel the extent of its effectiveness and the extent of its impact, in addition to experimenting with different mechanisms and models to reach the desired goal.
She said that "reading therapy is rare in the Middle East, and it needs to be shed more light on it, to enhance its presence among different age groups, because of its amazing results over time, and I was very happy when I saw the size of the interaction shown by the participants and attendees in the workshop And their passion to explore this unique and influential method of treatment, in addition to their aspiration to enhance their knowledge about the new ideas that were discussed during the workshop, which are suitable for use with everyone, whether children, adolescents or adults, and to achieve results that exceed expectations, contributing to the treatment of many of disturbances and problems of all kinds.”
Mentally healthy generation
• The reading therapist, Ella Berthoud, said that the therapeutic reading workshop deals with an important topic and enhances the knowledge of writers and publishers about it, which would open horizons to new ideas for books that contribute to raising a generation enjoying good mental health, which enables them to create a prosperous future for themselves and their communities. .
Ella Berthoud:
• “Reading therapy needs to shed more light on it to enhance its presence among different age groups in the Middle East.”
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