Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- SECTION I. Traditional Superheroes in Counseling and Play Therapy -- 1. Introduction: Look, Up in the Sky! An Introduction to the Use of Superheroes in Psychotherapy -- Imagination, Fantasy, and Fantasy Play -- The Superhero Fantasy -- How Superheroes Can Help -- 2. Superheroes in Therapy: Uncovering Children's Secret Identities -- The Objective and Virtual Play Spaces -- Cases Studies -- Summary and Conclusion -- 3. What Would Superman Do? -- Superheroes in Clinical Practice -- Adlerian Therapy-An Overview -- Superheroes and the Phases of Adlerian Therapy -- What Would Superman Do? -- Case Study -- Conclusion -- 4. Superheroes and Sandplay: Using the Archetype Through the Healing Journey -- Sandplay Therapy -- Mythology and the Hero's Journey -- Case Studies -- 5. The Incredible Hulk and Emotional Literacy -- The Role of Emotions -- Emotional Literacy -- Neuroscience and Emotion -- Case Studies -- Conclusion -- SECTION II. Superheroes and Unique Clinical Applications -- 6. Holy Franchise! Batman and Trauma -- Psychic Trauma -- Death Guilt -- The Solution -- Nonintegrated Personality -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- 7. Making a Place for the Angry Hero on the Team -- The Angry Superhero -- The Appeal of the Angry Hero -- Anger, Aggression, and Boys -- Superhero Play -- The Angry Hero on the Team -- Case Studies -- Conclusion -- 8. A Super Milieu: Using Superheroes in the Residential Treatment of Adolescents With Sexual Behavior Problems -- Traditional Residential Treatment -- Incorporating the Superhero and Supervillain -- Cornerstone Superheroes -- Integrating Superheroes Into the Residential Treatment Culture -- Clothing -- Conclusion -- Postscript -- 9. Superheroes Are Super Friends: Developing Social Skills and Emotional Reciprocity With Autism Spectrum Clients.

The Appeal of Superheroes -- Autism Spectrum Disorders -- Play in Autism Spectrum Disorders -- Treatment -- Case Study -- Conclusion -- 10. Superheroes in Play Therapy With an Attachment Disordered Child -- The Role of Neuroscience -- The Therapeutic Appeal of Superheroes to the Child With Attachment Disorder -- An Orientation to Treatment -- Case Study -- 11. Luke, I Am Your Father! A Clinical Application of the Star Wars Adoption Narrative -- Adoption, Superheroes, and Star Wars -- The Reality of Adoption -- The Case of Alex -- Conclusion -- SECTION III. Nontraditional Therapeutic Applications of Superheroes -- 12. Becoming the Hero: The Use of Role-Playing Games in Psychotherapy -- Role-Playing the Superhero -- Heroes and Their Journeys -- Matching the RPG to the Client -- Applying the RPG in Clinical Practice -- Case Studies -- Outcome and Reflections -- 13. To Boldly Go! Star Trek Superheroes in Therapy -- "Make it So!" The Positive Outlook of Star Trek -- Crew Report: The Star Trek Characters -- Ship Counselor's Log: The Case of Blake -- Conclusions: Captain's Log-Beam Me Up! -- Appendix A -- 14. Hypnosis and Superheroes -- About Hypnosis -- A Legend in Their Own Minds -- Managing Pain With Hypnosis -- Trauma -- Ego Strengthening and Self-Perception -- Caveats -- Conclusion -- 15. Heroes Who Learn to Love Their Monsters: How Fantasy Film Characters Can Inspire the Journey of Individuation for Gay and Lesbian Clients in Psychotherapy -- A Soulful, Archetypal Approach to Gay-Affirmative Psychotherapy -- The Gay Hero's Journey: Process of Individuation -- Using Fantasy Films to Amplify Homosexual Archetypes and the Journey of Individuation -- Case Study: A Gay Man Finds Mirroring in The Lord of the Rings -- Conclusion: The Heroic Potential of Gay and Lesbian Clients -- Afterword -- Appendix -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I.

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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 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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