Can you ride a bike? Mindful and alert story processing as a new assessment procedure for bibliotherapists

Bibliotherapy is a unique therapeutic method which relies on different reading and writing processes. A crucial part of this the focus process identification-echoing-insight that occurs while or listening to story; readers identify with character in story, relate events story their personal lives, finally, examine from broader perspective gain new insight. While there are diverse creative techniques for bibliotherapeutic work, no assessment procedures process, especially younger ages. Accordingly, current article presents novel procedure aims evaluate young children: Mindful Alert Story Processing (MASP). The describes MASP explores directions work based three case examples.