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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John Shelton Lawrence, PhD, showed early behavioral disorders stemming from encounters with fantasy superheroes. He had a kicking tantrum when the news of Franklin Roosevelt's death interrupted the Lone Ranger's radio show.
... Springfield and doing contract work with children and adolescents for Lewis and Clark Behavioral Health in Yankton. Nelson got his first superhero action figures at age 3 and has been collecting comic books for more than 20 years.
Jennifer Mendoza Sayers, PhD, trained in behavioral psychology at the University of California—Los Angeles, in humanistic psychology at Saybrook Institute, and in neuropsychology at Fielding Institute. She has taught psychology courses ...
On the issue of destructive imitations of behavior, she testified that a few children might be provoked to acts of delinquency as a result of encountering fantasies (p. 159). She also related that children in her ward at Bellevue had ...
The crowning jewel in his academic crown was a PhD dissertation relating swine vision to behavioral disturbances in rural residents. You get the idea! Was the little boy in the above scenario attempting to xxix Preface.
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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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