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

272 Pages·2022·8.721 MB·English

by  Robert D. Friedberg, Erica V. Rozmid

Robert D. Friedberg
Erica V. Rozmid   Editors
Creative
CBT
with Youth
Clinical Applications Using Humor, Play,
Superheroes, and Improvisation
Creative CBT with Youth
Robert D. Friedberg • Erica V. Rozmid
Editors
Creative CBT with Youth
Clinical Applications Using Humor, Play,
Superheroes, and Improvisation
Editors
Robert D. Friedberg Erica V. Rozmid
Palo Alto University Clarity CBT & DBT Center
Palo Alto, CA, USA Los Angeles, CA, USA
ISBN 978-3-030-99668-0 ISBN 978-3-030-99669-7 (eBook)
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To my mom whose writing, perspicacity, and
creativity never received the attention it
deserved but who nurtured my efforts. You
are the true superhero. (R. D. F.)
To all the children, adolescents, and families
for whom I have treated and to those who I
will work with in the future. (E. V. R.)
Acknowledgments
First and always, to my brilliant wife Barbara whose own writing career is a model
and catalyst to my creativity. I really don’t deserve you, but I treasure you anyway!!
Second, huge kudos and gratitude to my fantastic co-author, Dr. Erica Rozmid,
whose intelligence, clinical skillfulness, and creativity are unparalleled. Everyone
should have a colleague like her! Loud shoutouts to the individual chapter authors
whose outstanding work filled the pages of this volume. Thank you to the many
patients who entrusted their care to me over the years. Finally, to the late Aaron
T. Beck, M.D. who sadly passed away shortly before the publication of this book, I
am forever indebted to you for your inspiration, wisdom, friendship, pioneering
leadership, and encouragement to find my own CBT voice. (R. D. F.).
Dr. Robert D. Friedberg started out as my mentor and became a colleague; I am
so incredibly honored to co-author this book with him! It is because of him that I am
an evidence-based clinician, and I am eternally grateful for his clinical and aca-
demic expertise. To my husband, Ramsey, thank you for always being my number
one fan and cheerleader. I especially appreciate how you committed to watching the
entire Star Wars series with me after I realized I couldn’t skillfully edit a chapter
with my little Star Wars knowledge. I’d also like to acknowledge my parents, who
live and breathe the concept of “one to many.” I truly hope that this one book has the
impact on many children around the world. 100 years on this Earth, but lifetimes of
impact. Dr. Aaron T. Beck, this book would not have existed without you. Thank
you for paving the way, tirelessly and effortfully creating and studying CBT
throughout your life. Lastly, huge shoutouts to the wonderful expert authors of this
book. Their creativity and expertise in CBT have inspired me to incorporate more
fun and humor into my own clinical work. (E. V. R.).
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Contents
1 Incorporating Humor, Superheroes, and Improvisational
Theatre Exercises into CBT with Youth: “Just Because Something
Works, It Doesn’t Mean It Can’t Be Improved” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Erica V. Rozmid and Robert D. Friedberg
2 Humor and Engagement with Children and Adolescents . . . . . . . . . . 9
David Castro-Blanco
3 Humor, Irreverent Communication, and DBT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
William M. Buerger and Alec L. Miller
4 Humor with Pediatric Patients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Hara Stephanou, Christina G. Salley, Kelsey Largen,
and Becky H. Lois
5 Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Susan M. Knell
6 Incorporating Play into Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Youth . . . 83
Alayna L. Park and Rachel E. Kim
7 Playful Approaches to CBT with Aggressive Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Eva L. Feindler and Alexandra Mercurio Schira
8 Playful CBT with Children Diagnosed with OCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Jennifer Herren, Elena Schiavone, Anna Charlton Kidd,
and Briana A. Paulo
9 Superheroes and CBT for Youth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Sandra S. Pimentel and Ryan C. T. DeLapp
10 Using Superheroes with Children who have Chronic Illnesses . . . . . . 175
Laura Nabors and Olutosin Sanyaolu
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11 The Force Awakens: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
Using Star Wars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Drea Letamendi
12 Clinical Applications of Steven Universe in Cognitive
Behavioral Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Christy Duan, Gian Ramos Monserrate, Elaine Shen,
Rishi Chelminski, Diana Mujialli, and Mamatha Challa
13 Integrating Psychodrama [Experiential] and CBT
with Adolescents in Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Thomas W. Treadwell and Debora J. Dartnell
14 Integrating Popular Culture, Movie Clips, and Improvisation
Theater Techniques in Clinical Supervision; Add a Dash of Spice
to CBT Supervision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Robert D. Friedberg and Erica V. Rozmid
15 The Last Stanza: Creativity, Ingenuity, and Wisdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Erica V. Rozmid and Robert D. Friedberg
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Contributors
William  M.  Buerger Cognitive and Behavioral Consultants, LLP, White
Plains, NY, USA
David  Castro-Blanco Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology,
Medaille College, Buffalo, NY, USA
Mamatha Challa Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge
Health Alliance, New York, MA, USA
Rishi Chelminski Pace University, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, New
York, NY, USA
Debora J. Dartnell West Chester University, Morgantown, PA, USA
Ryan  C.  T.  DeLapp Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
Anxiety and Mood Program Child Outpatient Psychiatry Division, Bronx, NY, USA
Christy Duan Private Psychiatric Practice, New York, NY, USA
Mind Body Seven, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Eva L. Feindler Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program, Brookville, NY, USA
Robert D. Friedberg Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
Jennifer  Herren Pediatric Anxiety Research Center, Bradley Hospital and
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of
Brown University, East Providence, RI, USA
Anna  Charlton  Kidd Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor
University, Waco, TX, USA
Rachel E. Kim Judge Baker Children’s Center, Boston, MA, USA
Susan M. Knell Private Practice, Highland Heights, OH, USA
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Kelsey Largen Stephen D. Hassenfeld Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood
Disorders, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York, NY, USA
Drea Letamendi Counseling and Psychological Services, Student and Campus
Resilience, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Becky  H.  Lois Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Hassenfeld
Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone, New York, NY, USA
Alec L. Miller Cognitive and Behavioral Consultants, LLP, White Plains, NY, USA
Gian Ramos Monserrate Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine,
Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Diana Mujialli Worcester, MA, USA
Laura Nabors Health Promotion and Education Program, School of Human
Services, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Alayna L. Park Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR,
USA
Briana A. Paulo Department of Applied Psychology, Bouvé College of Health
Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
Sandra  S.  Pimentel Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
Anxiety and Mood Program Child Outpatient Psychiatry Division, Bronx, NY, USA
Erica V. Rozmid Clarity CBT and DBT Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Christina G. Salley Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Hassenfeld
Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone, New York, NY, USA
Olutosin Sanyaolu Health Promotion and Education Program, School of Human
Services, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Elena Schiavone Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
Alexandra Mercurio Schira Ridgewood, NY, USA
Elaine Shen Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern
University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Hara Stephanou St. John’s University, Jamaica, NY, USA
Thomas W. Treadwell Center for Cognitive Therapy, University of Pennsylvania
and West Chester University, Philadelphia, PA, USA