Treating Child and Adolescent Aggression Through Bibliotherapy

Zipora Shechtman is Full Professor at the Faculty of Education, the School Counseling department, at the University of Haifa, Israel. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA; division 49), American Counseling Association (ACA; division of specialists of group work), American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA), and the Society for Research in Aggression. She is the Associate Editor of Group Dynamics (APA journal) and reviewer for several major journals in counseling and psychotherapy. Her major area of research is individual and group treatment of children at risk in the schools, including children with social difficulties, children with LD, children of divorce, and aggressive children. She has recently published a book (2007, Erlbaum) entitled Group Counseling and Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents. Treatment of aggression is her special interest; and she has published outcome and process research extensively in this area, conducted workshops on the treatment of aggression, and presented papers on the topic at international conferences. Her long practice with aggressive children and her intensive research on treatment will make this book a viable contribution to students, teachers, and professionals who are coping with aggressive youth.

The Nature of Aggressive Children.- Bibliotherapy as a Method of Treatment.- Bibliotherapy and Treatment of Aggression.- The Application of Affective Bibliotherapy.- Groups for Aggressive Children.- Individual Treatment.- Treatment in Pairs (Duo-Therapy).- Working with Caregivers.- Using Bibliotherapy as a Preventive Intervention in the Classroom.- Summary and Conclusions.