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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as a way to help clients identify and incorporate superheroic traits into their own personalities and lives. Jeffrey Pickens, PhD, is an associate professor ...
Through her work, she has come to appreciate that the most resilient children are those who identify with the rescuer rather than the victim role, ...
... Home Journal.3 He sharply disagreed with Bender, often quoting her or like-minded colleagues in his writings without identifying the specific sources.
Such identification explains why so many adults feel comfortable in allowing their children to consume fantasies that Wertham treated as merely fascist ...
Because children identified with the characters who lost their mothers, the consequence could be nightmarish fears. Bender believed that negative effects in ...
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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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