Creative CBT with Youth Clinical Applications Using Humor, Play, Superheroes, and Improvisation

Creative CBT with Youth: Clinical Applications Using Humor, Play, Superheroes, and Improvisation
English | 2022 | ISBN: 3030996689 | 459 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 28 MB
This book combines empirical support, clinical acumen, and practical recommendations in a comprehensive manner to examine creative augmentations to the robust cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) model. It discusses augmentations that are supported by research and practice and are also clinical-friendly tools. Each chapter briefly summarizes research findings, offers parsimonious explanations of theoretical concepts and principles, presents vivid descriptions of therapeutic procedures, and describes rich case illustrations. The book addresses the use of humor in CBT with youth, playful applications of CBT, applications of improvisational theatre in CBT and integrating superheroes into CBT.