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My Very Special Book – Bibliotherapy Project that Involves Working with Children with Special Needs. Application Proposal
My Very Special Book – Bibliotherapy Project that Involves Working with Children with Special Needs. Application Proposal

Author(s): Amelia Walotek
Subject(s): Education, Inclusive Education / Inclusion, Sociology of Education
Published by: Uniwersytet Jana Długosza w Częstochowie
Keywords: bibliotherapy; therapy; autism; project-based work;

Summary/Abstract: The article’s primary goal is to present the educational project MyVery Special Book, based on the bibliotherapy method, and illustrate the development of social competencies in students with special needs during revalidation classes based on this idea. The article discusses the process of creating a therapeutic story with sixth-grade students in an integrated school based on My Very Special Book project carried out as part of a grant from the "Nowa Era" Publishing House in the Projektanci Edukacji contest. The theoretical foundations, course, assumptions, and method of conducting revalidation classes are analysed, the aim of which is to improve emotional and social competencies. The project involved creating a therapeutic story with students about their difficulties and problems. The project recipients are the students with special needs, difficulties in social functioning, chronic diseases and low self-esteem.

  • Issue Year: 2024
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 129-140
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English
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