What does literature have to say about change and transformation? Through exploring specific extracts we will view different perspectives on how to deal with moments of great change, transformation and transition, such as leaving home, changing jobs, divorce, menopause etc. We will explore a gentle therapeutic approach that draws on selected reading to help us adopt a positive perspective on our old and new selves.
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
- The experience of using literature as an art therapy and as form of remedy and healing within our daily lives.
- An understanding of the key principles of Bibliotherapy and how to apply them, including books ‘on prescription’ and making use of a practical, interactive approach with clients.
- We will look at specific extracts that help us address feelings of change and transformation and consider how they might be used in terms of personal assessment, growth and adjustment.
Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?
- Educators and practitioners or anyone interested in themes of change and transformation.
How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?
- This workshop will provide a theoretical and practical context to Bibliotherapy and reading for wellbeing and show how it can be integrated into our work practice.
Course Content
Presenter
Nicole Moody has worked as an instructor and facilitator since 2008, teaching a range of courses to American undergraduate students. Partly as a response to the pandemic, Nicole designed, developed and delivered a new course: “Bibliotherapy – The Art of Reading for Wellbeing”. The course explores the way reading can be used as a tool towards improving the quality of our everyday lives, aiding the enhancement of self-esteem, interpersonal relationships, and emotional granularity. She has delivered webinars on Bibliotherapy and is an experienced facilitator who has run Reading for Wellbeing and Therapeutic Writing workshops. She has spoken in schools, book shops and charities and runs a regular “Reading for Wellbeing course” at her local independent bookstore, Books on the Hill in St Albans.
