Clinical Supervision and Professional Development Using Clients from Literature, Popular Fiction, and Entertainment Media

Integrating the social determinants of mental health into case conceptualization and treatment planning

“…The importance of engaging in case conceptualizations collaboratively with clients while honoring their stage of change cannot be understated (Chadwich et al., 2003). Ethical, comprehensive, and individualized biopsychosocial (BPS) case conceptualization, accurate diagnosis skills, collaborative treatment planning, and implementation of evidence‐based interventions each represents vital and interrelated competencies for mental health professionals (Newsome & Gladding, 2014; Schwitzer et al., 2005). Consequently, obtaining a comprehensive understanding of the client's symptoms and the context within which they emerged and are being maintained represents a critical component of successful treatment planning and client prognosis.…”

Ethical Fairy Tales: Using Fairy Tales as Illustrative Ethical Dilemmas With Counseling Students

“…There are many examples of expressive techniques used in classroom settings. These include the use of popular literature (Gibson, 2007;Graham & Pehrsson, 2009;Schwitzer, Boyce, Cody, Holman, & Stein, 2005;Schwitzer, MacDonald, & Dickinson, 2008), film (Armstrong & Berg, 2005;Bonds-Raacke, 2008;Bradley, Whiting, Hendricks, Parr, & Jones, 2008;Koch & Dollarhide, 2000;Toman & Rak, 2000;Villalba & Redmond, 2008), reflective journals (Harrawood, McClure, & Nelson, 2011;Hubbs & Brand, 2005), theatre exercises (Bodenhorn & Starkey, 2005), and music (Harrawood et al, 2011;Hughes, 1984;Leck, 2006;Louden-Gerber & Duffey, 2008;Napoletano, 1988;Potkay, 1982), as well as entire courses focused on a variety of creative techniques (Smith, 2011;Waliski, 2009;Ziff & Beamish, 2004). The rationale for using creative interventions with students is similar to the rationale when using creative interventions with clients.…”

“…Hill, 1992;Holton, 1995;Lubetsky, 1989;Schwitzer, et al, 2005Schwitzer, et al, , 2008Tussing & Valentine, 2001;Whitaker, 1992). In counselor education, Gibson (2007) described the use of popular literature with a group supervision practicum class.…”

“…Graham and Pehrsson (2009) also used stories in supervision through bibliosupervision, which they described as a nontraditional, creative model of selecting stories and matching them to supervisees' needs. Schwitzer et al (2005) noted that using characters from popular media helps students' comprehension and offered an alternative method for teaching case conceptualization by having students conceptualize characters from popular fiction as clients. The utilization of popular characters helps to lessen discomfort with course material and assists with students' skill development (Schwitzer et al, 2005).…”

“…Schwitzer et al (2005) noted that using characters from popular media helps students' comprehension and offered an alternative method for teaching case conceptualization by having students conceptualize characters from popular fiction as clients. The utilization of popular characters helps to lessen discomfort with course material and assists with students' skill development (Schwitzer et al, 2005).…”