Assessment and evaluation of a bibliotherapy
session can be done by qualitative measurements. A survey of reader
satisfaction can be done after every session and at the end of a bibliotherapy
program. Interviews with children can be a good measure of success or otherwise.
Parents, caregivers and teachers who were present during the sessions can be
interviewed as well. The art, writing and recorded music and play activities of
kids, as well as the anecdotes recorded by the scribe are materials for
assessment and evaluation also. Unless the bibliotherapy session is a research or
a study, psychological measurements may be used.
Remember
to always ask permission from parents and guardians. They need to be informed
at the beginning of the session that record keeping and documentation will be
conducted. Be aware of the Data Privacy Act. Agreement forms and consent may be
drawn before a team engages in a bibliotherapy session with children. This
would include photos to be taken and exposure to social media of the materials
their children produced or created.
Debriefing
of Bibliotherapy Team
The
conduct and facilitation of a bibliotherapy session can be tiring. A lot of
effort is already exerted in the planning and preparation phase imagine the
energy that is involved in the actual implementation of the session. It is
essential that the team go through a debriefing process.
1.
Let the dust
settle. Debrief when all operational matters have been concluded.
2.
Debrief in a
place away from where the action is. Determine the time and manner of your team’s
debriefing session.
3.
Guide questions
may be prepared ahead of time and team members can write and answer these
questions. During discussion, everyone is ready to talk and communicate
4.
Document the
debriefing session. It is advisable to have a minutes of the meeting. This is information
for the team to improve the activities, sessions and programs.
5.
Celebrate a
bibliotherapy session that you and your team finished conducting!
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