Part 1- Introduction and Overview
1. Overview of the Book
2. Popular Culture as a Learning Tool in Counseling and
Psychotherapy
Part 2- Diagnosis, Case Conceptualization, and Treatment
Planning
3. Clinical Thinking Skills
4. Diagnosis
5. Case Conceptualization
6. Treatment Planning
Part 3- Diagnosis, Case Conceptualization, and Treatment Planning:
30 Case Illustrations
7. Child and Video Game Characters
8. Troubled Youth in Film and on Stage
9. Animated Characters
10. Adults in Television Sitcoms and Drama
11. Characters in Music, Musicals, and Advertising
12. Characters in Literature and Comics
Part 4- Epilogue and Media Resources
13. Epilogue
14. Getting to Know the Clients Through Internet Sources, Published
Literature, and Film
References
Alan “Woody” M. Schwitzer, PhD, is a Licensed Psychologist and
Professor of Counseling at Old Dominion University (ODU) in
Norfolk, Virginia. Dr. Schwitzer completed his graduate degrees in
Counseling Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University and
interned at the University of Texas at Austin Counseling and Mental
Health Center. Prior to full-time faculty work, he was the Clinical
Director of the Tulane University Counseling and Testing Center and
then Assistant Professor and Training Director of the James Madison
University Counseling and Student Development Center. Dr. Schwitzer
is past editor of the Journal of College Counseling and has chaired
the Council of Journal of Editors of the American Counseling
Association (ACA). Currently he is a Consulting Editor of the
Journal of American College Health and Editorial Board Member of
the Journal of College Student Development, and on the Board of
Contributors of About Campus Magazine, publications of the American
College Health Association and American College Personnel
Association. Dr. Schwitzer has published over 70 journal, magazine,
and newspaper articles primarily examining college and university
student adjustment, development, learning, and counseling. He also
specializes in teaching diagnosis, case conceptualization, and
treatment planning. His previous books include Skills and Tools for
Today’s Counselors and Psychotherapists: From Natural Helping to
Professional Counseling and Promoting Student Learning and Student
Development at a Distance. Among Dr. Schwitzer’s recent awards are
the Ralph M. Berdie Memorial Award for Research and Scholarship in
the Field of College Student Affairs; the American College
Counseling Association’s Meritorious Service Award, and Outstanding
Contribution to Professional Knowledge Award; and the American
College Personnel Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award in
College Counseling & Psychological Services, and Commission
Research Award. Woody serves on the Virginia psychologists’ state
legislative committee, and maintains a private practice focusing on
consultation, training, and continuing education. He lives on the
Lafayette River with his wife, dog and cat. Lawrence “Larry” C.
Rubin, PhD, ABPP has been, throughout his career, a licensed mental
health counselor & registered play therapist, and a Professor of
Counselor Education at St. Thomas University in Miami, Florida,
where he directed the Mental Health Counseling Program and was a
private practice psychologist, professional counselor, and play
therapist. Dr. Rubin is past president of the Florida Association
for Play Therapy, and chaired the Board of Directors of the
Association for Play Therapy. Dr. Rubin’s research interests and
publications lie at the intersection of psychology and popular
culture. He has been a prolific writer and editor. His book,
Psychotropic Drugs and Popular Culture: Medicine, Mental Health and
the Media, won the 2006 Ray and Pat Browne Award for Best
Anthology. His other books include Food for Thought: Essays on
Eating and Culture, Popular Culture in Counseling, Psychotherapy
and Play-Based Intervention, Using Superheroes in Counseling and
Play Therapy, Messages: Self-Help Through Popular Culture, Mental
Illness and Popular Media: Essays on the Representation of
Psychiatric Disorders, and Play-Based Interventions for Children
and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Dr. Rubin has
blogged about popular culture and psychology for Psychology Today
magazine and was the Area Chair of the Division of Mental Health,
Mental Illness and Popular Culture for the Popular Culture
Association.
Today, Larry is a retired Professor of Counselor Education from St.
Thomas University, a Licensed Psychologist, and an adjunct
professor at his alma mater, Nova Southeastern University. He
remains a clinician, educator, and author at the intersection of
psychology and popular culture – and is the Executive Editor for
Psychotherapy.net. Larry recently relocated to North Carolina.
Refusing to go quietly into the night, he wanders the hills and
woods of the N. C. mountains and plays golf … or at least he plays
at it!
“A true strength of this book is that the authors are able to
describe complex, abstract concepts in a practical, straightforward
manner that is highly accessible for students from a variety of
mental health professions. The authors should be commended for
integrating detailed models for developing diagnostic, case
conceptualization, and treatment planning skills into one text.
Students often learn these types of clinical thinking skills in
separate courses and then experience difficulty in weaving this
information together to inform their work with actual clients. The
authors of this book succeed in bridging this gap for students.
With the use of thirty fascinating case studies drawn from popular
culture and from across the spectrum of mental health concerns,
students are able to see in vivid detail how diagnosis, case
conceptualization, and treatment planning skills may be applied in
clinical practice. The rich case descriptions help make the
material come alive for the reader so that he or she remains
actively involved in the learning process. I recommend this
extremely practical and engaging tool for all beginning clinicians
as a foundation for developing strong clinical thinking
skills.”
*Laura Choate, Ed.D., LPC, NCC*
"Diagnosis And Treatment Planning Skills For Mental Health
Professionals: A Popular Culture Casebook Approach is a hit. We all
think about popular culture figures and wonder what they’d be like
if they were real. Schwitzer and Rubin carry this concept steps
further by imagining 30 pop culture figures as clinical cases, and
approaches them as mental health professionals. Using the Inverted
Pyramid Method as an organizing structure, the authors walk
students through the process of diagnosing clients, conceptualizing
cases, and planning treatment. They illustrate this method and the
theories and research underpinning it through the cases derived
from popular culture figures and in doing so make the material
engaging, compelling, and memorable."
*Robin S. Rosenberg, Ph.D.*
“If you are interested in finding a text that creatively describes
common clinical issues, this is your book! Distinguished
pop-culture-in-counseling authors and educators, Schwitzer and
Rubin, collaborate on this vast compilation of material to present
step by step directions using often poignant vignettes within a DSM
counseling paradigm. A must- read for all counselors,
psychotherapists and popular culture enthusiasts!” - Thelma Duffey,
Editor, The Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, University of
Texas at San Antonio
*Thelma Duffy*
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