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Biblio/Therapy Poetry – The Interactive Process: A Handbook

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Authors: Arlenn McCarty Hynes & Mary Hynes-Berry (with a new introduction by Peggy Osna Heller, PhD., MSW, PTR-MM/S. Third Edition updated and revised by Joy Ronlier Sawyer, MA, LPC, PTR-M/S)

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Biblio/Poetry Therapy – The Interactive Process: A Handbook was first published in 1986. Now in its third printing, this is a classic text for those studying bibliotherapy:  the use of literature in all its forms to promote mental health. The Hynes and Hynes-Berry four-stage bibliotherapy model is used by therapists, clinicians, educators, poets, and spiritual directors around the world.

Reviews:
"The only indispensible textbook for learning the art and practice of bibliotherapy/poetry therapy.” –Kenneth P. Gorelick, MD, PTR; past president of the National Association for Poetry Therapy

“The most comprehensive textbook available in the field of biblio/poetry therapy today.”
–Sherry Reiter, PhD, LCSW, BCT, PTR-MM/S, author, Writing Away the Demons; director, ­Creative “Righting” ­Center, Brooklyn, NY; past president of the National Association for Poetry Therapy and the National Federation for Biblio/Poetry Therapy
 
“In this new edition with updated resources, Hynes and Hynes-Berry's classic text is made current for a new generation.  A must-read for anyone who uses literature and writing as a tool for growth and healing.”  
–Kathleen Adams MA, LPC, PTR-MM/S; author, Journal to the Self; director, Center for Journal Therapy, Denver, CO; past president of the National ­Association for Poetry Therapy and co-president of the National Federation for Biblio/Poetry Therapy   
“The authors present us with a knowledgeable, comprehensive, and clearly written statement of a challenging discipline. This work is a must for undergraduate and graduate courses, practitioners, and interested lay persons.”        
–Arthur Lerner, PhD, PTR; past president of the National Association for Poetry Therapy

“Arleen Hynes and Mary Hynes-Berry encompass both artistry and strategy in their practical guide to the discipline of biblio/poetry therapy. For writers, educators, therapists and others seeking academic training in the healing application of literature, this is the definitive text.” 
–Peggy Osna Heller, PhD, MSW, PTR-MM/S; author, Word Arts Collage; co-director, Wordsworth Center, Potomac, MD; past president of the National ­Association for Poetry Therapy and the National Federation for Biblio/Poetry Therapy

About the Authors: Arleen Hynes, O.S.B. (1916-2006), established the first comprehensive hospital-based training for biblio/poetry therapy at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, DC. Her daughter, Dr. Mary Hynes-Berry, uses her lifelong interest in the power of stories as a teaching/learning tool in her work as a faculty member at the Chicago-based Erikson Institute, a graduate school in child development.  
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