- Faculty:
- Sophia Ansari
- Duration:
- 6 Hours 24 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
- Jun 07, 2018
Description
Outline
Why Superheroes? Clinically Relevant Themes in Comic books, Movies and TV Shows
- The rise of superheroes in therapy
- ”Geek Therapy” and geek culture
- The latest research on geek therapy in mental health
- Therapeutic alliance: Build trust, security, and vocabulary through their interests
Assessment Tools: Harnessing the “Superpowers” of Passion, Purpose and Playfulness
- Exploratory questions
- Strengths-spotting survey and activities
- Promote engagement with “Fantasy” exercises
- Draw a superhero to assess coping strategies
- Identify resources and obstacles with superhero gadget interventions
- The sidekick intervention – identify advocates in kid’s lives
Treat Trauma through the Filter of Comic Books
- Modalities – CBT, Bibliotherapy, Play Therapy, ACT and more
- Comic books and trauma narratives – help clients share trauma
- Choosing the appropriate story for the situation
- Talking about trauma through the filter of comics
- Trigger identification and coping skills exercises
- The Bat Signal/Utility Belt exercise
- Moving stories technique – Sandtray play
Help Kids and Adolescents Face Anxiety Like a Superhero
- Modalities – CBT, ACT, Exposure Therapy and Behavior Therapy
- Labeling our villains – help kids understand how anxiety is affecting their lives
- Build your clients readiness to face their worries and fears
- Create a safe distance from fears
- Heroes have dysfunctional behavior and cognitive distortions too
- Relating anxiety reduction techniques to superheroes
- Improve self-esteem and decrease anxiety with Spiderman
- Guided imagery with the Batmobile
Depression: Manage Change, Conflict and Grief After Loss
- Modalities – Interpersonal Psychotherapy, CBT, ACT, Bibliotherapy
- How relatable characters and situations from fantasy can be incorporated into therapy for clients facing:
- Social isolation
- Conflicts in relationships
- Change/relocation
- Grief after loss
- Superhero mindfulness techniques for self-compassion
- Harry Potter in the treatment of grieving children and adolescents
Disruptive Behavior Problems: Strategies to Reduce Disruptive Behavior Using Action Figures, TV Shows and More
- Modalities – Behavior Therapy, Play Therapy
- Facilitate self-awareness through “personal archetypes”
- Goal setting with the “superhero journey” metaphor
- Use the Hulk in play therapy to teach behavior management skills
- Level Up – how to use gaming metaphors in goal evaluation
- Directive and non-directive play strategies to promote positive behavioral change
Faculty
Sophia Ansari, LPCC, RPT Related seminars and products: 5
Sophia Ansari, LPCC, RPT, is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, Registered Play Therapist, author, educator, and co-founder of the Let’s Play Therapy Institute. She has worked with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. She provides workshops on play therapy to mental health professionals and educates parents and teachers on the importance of play as it relates to development and learning in the school setting.
She is a passionate research trainer who has bridged her knowledge of neuroscience and creative therapies to provide in-depth and highly experiential trainings.
Sophia co-hosts Hero Nation, a podcast on the Geek Therapy Network, which celebrates diversity in the media and explores how to use geek culture in therapy.
Sophia earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Wright State University and her Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Cincinnati.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Sophia Ansari has an employment relationship with the Let’s Play Therapy Institute. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Sophia Ansari is a member of the Association for Play Therapy.
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