ENGL 391 Topics in Literature-Bibliotherapy (2 SH)

This seven-week course will introduce and provide practice in therapeutic reading for clinical settings. Course content will include academic essays on bibliotherapy's principles and best practices as well as appropriate selections in fiction, prose non-fiction, and poetry. The student cohort will meet weekly with the course instructor to discuss readings and the field experiences at the Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community. Graded assignments will include a protocols test, a reflection journal, a class presentation, and mid-course and final reflection essays. (Fall 2022)
Core: CL, LI