Bibliotherapy and Developmental Bibliotherapy:
Good Health Information: Consider the following criteria while doing a lateral search...
Check in several places that I trust.
What's the larger conversation being reported about this topic across multiple locations?
DOMAIN NAME/ URL (UNIVERSAL RESOURCE LOCATOR): Is it professional sounding? .com (commercial? selling something?)
AUTHOR/Creator AND FUNDING: Is the person an expert in their field? Is someone being paid to send this message?
DESIGN AND LANGUAGE: Does it look professionally made? Is the writing correct? Mistake free?
EMOTION: Is the tone neutral OR is there langauge and terminology that makes you feel angry or targets an individual or group?
PURPOSE: What is the purpose of the message?
What’s the VERDICT? Trustworthy?
Excellent Mental Health and Resource Database:
username: bay shorehs
password: bshs
Topics that negatively impact SELs:
Avoiding Toxic Positivity
Avoiding Ableism
