Online resources
Changing Lives Through Literature
A Brief Overview Of Poetry Therapy
Using Bibliotherapy with Gifted Children
Brewster, Liz: Medicine for the Soul (PDF)
Literature
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Juhani Ihanus (szerk.) (2002): Koskettavat tarinat. Johdantoa kirjallisuusterapiaan (Megrendítő történetek. Bevezetés az irodalomterápiába) BTJ Kirjastopalvelu Oy, Helsinki
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