| Description |
1 online resource (xxxiii, 333 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Look, up in the sky! : an introduction to the use of superheroes in psychotherapy / Lawrence C. Rubin -- Superheroes in therapy : uncovering children's secret identities / Robert J. Porter -- What would Superman do? / Cory A. Nelson -- Superheroes and sandplay : using the archetype through the healing journey / William McNulty -- The Incredible Hulk and emotional literacy / Jennifer Mendoza Sayers -- Holy franchise! : Batman and trauma / Michael Brody -- Making a place for the angry hero on the team / Harry Livesay -- A super millieu : using superheroes in the residential treatment of adolescents with sexual behavior problems / Karen Robertie [and others] -- Superheroes are super friends : developing social skills and emotional reciprocity with autistic spectrum clients / Patty Scanlon -- Superheroes in play therapy with an attachment disordered child / Carmela Wenger -- Luke, I am your father! : a clinical application of the Star wars adoption narrative / Lawrence C. Rubin -- Becoming the hero : the use of role-playing games in psychotherapy / George Enfield -- To boldly go! : Star trek superheroes in therapy / Jeff Pickens -- Hypnosis and superheroes / Jan M. Burte -- Heroes who learn to love their monsters : how fantasy film characters can inspire the journey of individuation for gay and lesbian clients in psychotherapy / Roger Kaufman |
| Summary |
Harness the Therapeutic Power of the Superhero!.: Application of the Star Wars Adoption Narrative.; Emotional Literacy and the Incredible Hulk.; Batman and Trauma.; What Would Superman Do--An Adlerian Approach?. 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 c |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Play therapy.
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Heroes
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Superhero films.
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Fantasy.
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Children -- Counseling of.
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Adolescent psychology.
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Child psychology.
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Imagination.
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Fantasy literature.
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Play Therapy -- methods
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Play Therapy
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Fantasy
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Child Behavior
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Psychology, Adolescent
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Psychology, Child
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Counseling -- methods
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Imagination
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heroes.
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fantasies (literary works)
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fantasies (visual works)
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imagination.
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fantasy (imagination)
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MEDICAL -- Psychiatry -- Child & Adolescent.
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Imagination
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Child psychology
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Adolescent psychology
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Children -- Counseling of
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Fantasy
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Heroes
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Play therapy
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Superhero films
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rubin, Lawrence C., 1955-
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| ISBN |
9780826101327 |
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0826101321 |
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1280958006 |
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9781280958007 |
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