Creative Therapies 101 with SPUM Edge 2022: Bibliotherapy

The five sessions on Bibliotherapy I had with the learning community at St. Paul Manila University ended early this month. My gratitude goes to Dr. Brian Bantugan and Dr. Aimee Santillan Butial for making this possible. I may be the facilitator, but, as it alaways happens in the teaching and learning process, the teacher learns.

Here are five things I learned from the Creative Therapies 101 Bibliotherapy:

1. I learned that participants need to be introduced or to be reviewed on literary forms and media formats, including genre of literature before using texts for bibliotherapy.

2. Alongside this review are sample texts that must be read in between sessions or as asynchornous activites

3. When reviewing or providing input on the above mentioned topics, it is important to use a framework. I plan to use the "form follows function" concept to make a framework for this input session. 

4. Co-facilitators can make a difference in deepening the concepts presneted and discussed during the webinar.

5. Make use of social media platforms for engagement and extension of aysnchronous activities.

It was a big help that Dr. Bantugan presented research and theories during the sessions. His presentation on the theories surrounding creative therapies grounded the process of bibliotherapy as a legitimate strategy for the promotion and growth of socio-emotional learning.