Using Superheroes in Counseling and Play TherapyHarness the Therapeutic Power of the Superhero!
With an incisive historical foreword by John Shelton Lawrence and insight from contributors such as Michael Brody, Patty Scanlon, and Roger Kaufman, Lawrence Rubin takes us on a dynamic tour of the benefits of using these icons of popular culture and fantasy in counseling and play therapy. Not only can superheroes assist in clinical work with children, but Rubin demonstrates how they can facilitate growth and change with teen and adults. Early childhood memories of how we felt pretending to have the power to save the world or our families in the face of impending danger still resonate in our adult lives, making the use of superheroes attractive as well, to the creative counselor. In presenting case studies and wisdom gleaned from practicing therapists' experience, Lawrence Rubin shows how it is possible to uncover children's secret identities, assist treatment of adolescents with sexual behavior problems, and inspire the journey of individuation for gay and lesbian clients, all by paying attention to our intrinsic social need for superhero fantasy and play. |
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The use of superheroes has been a natural fit with the adolescent male clients with whom she works. Although her knowledge of superheroes ... He has published widely on child media issues including superheroes from Batman to Spider-Man.
Blockbuster films such as the Christopher Reeve Superman series, the Spider-Man, The Hulk, Star Wars, and The Fantastic Four, ... Superheroes of assorted ethnicities entered a landscape that had been dominated by Caucasian men.
... (Bruce Wayne's) parents; or is orphaned, as in the case of Spider-Man, who is subsequently adopted and raised by his aunt and uncle. Other superheroes, such as the X-Men, each born a mutant, are raised in a group foster home, ...
... that would eventually become his costume, Peter Parker labored over the design for his Spider-Man outfit. Tony Stark wraps himself in super-strong armor in order to express his Iron Man invulnerability in the face of congenital ...
Shy, self-effacing high school student Peter Parker developed the strength, agility, and sensory prowess of SpiderMan after being bitten by a radioactive spider. The Fantastic Four were instantly transformed when their test ...
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SECTION II Superheroes and Unique Clinical Applications | 103 |
SECTION III Nontraditional Therapeutic Applications of Superheroes | 225 |
Afterword | 319 |
Appendix | 321 |
Index | 327 |
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| Titre | Using Superheroes in Counseling and Play Therapy |
| Rédacteur | Lawrence C. Rubin, PhD, LMHC, RPT-S |
| Éditeur | Springer Publishing Company, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0826101321, 9780826101327 |
| Longueur | 368 pages |
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