Using Superheroes in Counseling and Play TherapyLawrence C. Rubin, PhD, LMHC, RPT-S Harness 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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... Film Characters Can Inspire the Journey of Individuation for Gay and Lesbian Clients in Psychotherapy 293 Roger ... Films to Amplify Homosexual Archetypes and the Journey of Individuation 302 Case Study: A Gay Man Finds Mirroring in The ...
... film Fifty Years of Children's Television, from Howdy Doody to Spongebob, which focused on Batman, Superman, and the Power Rangers. He is also active in the Popular Culture Association, where he chairs the section on celebrity and ...
... films has lead to essays published in the Los Angeles Times, White Crane Journal, Gay and Lesbian Review Worldwide, and in the anthology, Finding the Force of the Star Wars Franchise: Fans, Merchandise, and Critics. John Shelton ...
... film as well as other traditional adolescent interests, Weidenbenner has been instrumental in developing creative therapeutic interventions for a program milieu, which has become represented more and more by clients with significant ...
Contents
SECTION II Superheroes and Unique Clinical Applications | 103 |
SECTION III Nontraditional Therapeutic Applications of Superheroes | 225 |
Afterword | 319 |
Appendix | 321 |
Index | 327 |