Using superheroes in counseling and play therapy / edited by Lawrence C. Rubin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rubin, Lawrence C., 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Play therapy--Methodology.

Play therapy.

Adolescent psychology.

Child psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, c2007.

Language Note:

English

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

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; SECTION I. Traditional Superheroes in Counseling and Play Therapy; SECTION II. Superheroes and Unique Clinical Applications; SECTION III. Nontraditional Therapeutic Applications of Superheroes; Afterword; Appendix; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-95800-6

9786610958009

0-8261-0132-1

OCLC:

437109918