ABSTRACT The study aims at investigating the prevalence of bibliotherapy programs among practicing helping professionals in health and educational institutions in Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria. The research objectives are to examine whether bibliotherapy programme is practiced and prevalent among helping professionals in Ota; and to identify the challenges encountered by helping professionals who practice bibliotherapy. Survey design was adopted. Purposive sampling was used in selecting the sample. Frequencies and percentages were employed to analyze the data gathered. The finding from the result analysis revealed that 57.1% of helping professionals recommended reading materials to help clients gain insight into their problems, while 65.3% of them used bibliotherapy for helping clients gain understanding about others experiencing similar problems. The study concludes that the practice of bibliotherapy technique is prevalent among helping professionals in Ota.

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尼日利亚 Ota 的帮助专业人员中书目治疗计划实践的流行：一项试点研究

摘要 该研究旨在调查在尼日利亚奥贡州大田市的卫生和教育机构的实践帮助专业人员中，书目疗法计划的流行情况。研究目标是检查书目疗法计划是否在大田的帮助专业人员中得到实施和普遍；并确定在帮助从事书目疗法的专业人员时遇到的挑战。采用了调查设计。在选择样本时使用了有目的的抽样。使用频率和百分比来分析收集的数据。结果分析的结果显示，57.1%的帮助专业人士推荐阅读材料来帮助客户洞察他们的问题，而65.3%的人使用书目疗法帮助客户了解其他遇到类似问题的人。