Clinical Development Series: Certification Course in Superhero Therapy - Part 1
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Clinical Development Series: Certification Course in Superhero Therapy - Part 1

Sat, Apr 10th, 2021
10:00am – 5:00pm US Eastern Time

Part of: Clinical Development Series: Superhero Therapy: Combining Evidence Based Therapy with Pop-culture Narratives to Heal Clients

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About the Event

Superhero Therapy refers to incorporating elements from popular culture into evidence-based therapy to help a client of any age to become the hero of their own journey. This workshop will focus on how to incorporate elements of popular culture and interactive games into evidence-based therapies, such as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), and narrative exposure therapy (NET) to help clients better manage anxiety, depression, PTSD, and other psychological disorders. It will also demonstrate how to help clients understand and process their origin stories, as well as how to create a treatment plan using Superhero Therapy and game-based therapy.

AGENDA

DAY 1: ● 10:00 am – 11:30 am: Introduction to Superhero Therapy; Formulation and processing of an origin story ● 11:30 am – 11:45 am: Morning Break ● 11:45 am – 1:00 pm: Creating a treatment plan using Superhero Therapy ● 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm: Lunch Break ● 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm: Introduction to game-based therapy ● 3:00 pm – 3:15 pm: Afternoon Break ● 3:15 pm – 5:00 pm: Research related to game-based and demonstrate game-based interventions Establishing emotional safety through pop culture; introduction to willingness and vulnerability - Patronus Charm

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This live online event will be held as a Zoom Webinar. Attendees will have the option to interact through features such as the Chat and Q&A, but cameras and microphones will not be enabled.

Live Event Instructor

Janina Scarlet

Janina Scarlet

Clinical Psychologist

Dr. Janina Scarlet is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, author, and a full-time geek. A Ukrainian-born refugee, she survived Chernobyl radiation and persecution. She immigrated to the United States at the age of 12 with her family and later, inspired by the X-Men, developed Superhero Therapy to help patients with anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Dr. Scarlet is the recipient of the Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award by the United Nations Association for her work on Superhero Therapy. Her work has been featured on Yahoo, BBC, NPR, Sunday Times, CNN, CW, ABC, Huffington Post, The New York Times, Forbes, the Nerdist, BuzzFeed, and many other outlets. She currently works at the Center for Stress and Anxiety Management in San Diego. She authored Superhero Therapy, Harry Potter Therapy, Therapy Quest, Dark Agents, Super-Women, Supernatural Therapy, as well as numerous contributions to Star Wars Psychology, Star Trek Psychology, Wonder Woman Psychology, Supernatural Psychology and many other books.

Target Audience

This live interactive is intended for Behavioral Health professionals. It is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this activity, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Explain the concept of Superhero Therapy.
  2. 2 Demonstrate how to incorporate pop culture examples into treatment.
  3. 3 Create a treatment plan using Superhero Therapy.
  4. 4 Explain the concept of game-based approaches to therapy.
  5. 5 Discuss research related to game-based and demonstrate game-based interventions
  6. 6 Demonstrate how clients can learn to build emotional safety through pop culture connections

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Ferchaud, A., Seibert, J., Sellers, N., & Escobar Salazar, N. (2020). Reducing mental health stigma through identification with video game avatars with mental illness. Frontiers in psychology, 11, 2240.

Gabriel, S., Read, J. P., Young, A. F., Bachrach, R. L., & Troisi, J. D. (2017). Social surrogate use in those exposed to trauma: I get by with a little help from my (fictional) friends. Journal of social and clinical psychology, 36(1), 41-63.

Granic, I., Lobel, A., & Engels, R. C. (2014). The benefits of playing video games. American psychologist, 69(1), 66.

Holmes, E. A., James, E. L., Coode-Bate, T., & Deeprose, C. (2009). Can playing the computer game “Tetris” reduce the build-up of flashbacks for trauma? A proposal from cognitive science. PloS one, 4(1).

Johannes, N., Vuorre, M., & Przybylski, A. K. (2020). Video game play is positively correlated with well-being. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/qrjza

Lee, J. H., Jung, H. K., Lee, G. G., Kim, H. Y., Park, S. G., & Woo, S. C. (2013). Effect of behavioral intervention using smartphone application for preoperative anxiety in pediatric patients. Korean journal of anesthesiology, 65(6), 508.

Peña, J., & Chen, M. (2017). With great power comes great responsibility: Superhero primes and expansive poses influence prosocial behavior after a motion-controlled game task. Computers in Human Behavior, 76, 378-385.

Vezzali, L., Stathi, S., Giovannini, D., Capozza, D., & Trifiletti, E. (2015). The greatest magic of Harry Potter: Reducing prejudice. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 45(2), 105-121.

White, R. E., & Carlson, S. M. (2016). What would Batman do? Self‐distancing improves executive function in young children. Developmental science, 19(3), 419-426.

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