Creativity in Psychotherapy

* Preface * Acknowledgments * Introduction: Psychotherapy with Individuals, Couples, and Families As a Creative Enterprise * Old Wine in New Wineskins: What Is Creativity in the Context of Therapy? * Strengths and Limitations of Creativity in the Therapeutic Process * Getting the Most from the Incubation and Breaking Out of the Box Exercises * Section I: The Importance of Creativity in Individual, Couple, and Family Therapy: Health, Dysfunction, and Resiliency * Chapter 1. Essential Components of Creativity in Individual, Couple, and Family Treatment * Creative Incubation Exercise #1: Setting the Tone * Creativity As an Ecological, Contextual, and Systemic Concept * Eminent and Everyday Creativity * Creativity in Some Prominent Theories of Counseling * Creative Problem Finding and Problem Solving * The Importance of Divergent Thinking in Therapy * The Creative Process in Therapy * The creative Use of Play and Humor in Therapy * Breaking Out of the Box: Creating My Box * Chapter 2. An Overview of the Role of Creativity in Individual Mental Health, Psychopathology, and Family Dysfunction * Creative Incubation Exercise #2: Changing Lenses * The Importance of Creativity to Mental Health * Creativity, Mental Health, and Psychopathology in Adults: An Overview * Breaking Out of the Box: Creating My Metaphor * Chapter 3. Creativity and Resiliency in Children, Adults, Marriages, and Families * Creative Incubation Exercise #3: A Fresh Perspective * Creativity and Resiliency * Creativity in Marriage * Creativity in Families * Other Ways of Facilitating Creativity and Creative Thinking in Children and Adults * Conclusion * Breaking Out of the Box: Creating Spice * Section II: Therapists' Perceptions of Creativity in Their Work with Couples and Families * Chapter 4. The Meaning, Importance, and Role of Creativity in Couples and Family Therapy * Creative Incubation Exercise #4: Creativity is . . . * The Multifaceted Nature of Creativity * Summary of Qualitative Findings Regarding the Importance of Creativity in Therapy According to Study Participants * Breaking Out of the Box: From the Eyes of Babes (and Beyond) * Chapter 5. Characteristics of the Creative Family Therapist * Creative Incubation Exercise #5: My Creativity Time Line * Qualities/Characteristics of Creative Family Therapists * Enhancing Creativity in Individuals, Couples, and Families As Part of the Therapeutic Process * Breaking Out of the Box: Finding My Flow * Chapter 6. Creative Interventions in Couples and Family Therapy: Therapists' Descriptions * Creative Incubation Exercise #6: Creating Options * Therapists' Descriptions of creative Interventions in Couple and Family Therapy * Creative Closing Rituals and Terminations in Couple and Family Therapy * Contraindications in Using Experiential and Play-Oriented Approaches * Breaking Out of the Box: A Session of Possibilities * Chapter 7. Barriers and Constraints to Creativity in Family Therapy * Creative Incubation Exercise #7: Barriers and Beyond * Social-Psychological Inhibitors of Creativity * Institutional/Organizational Rules, Policies, and Turfism As Inhibitors of Creativity * Responses from Study Participants Regarding Barriers to Creativity in Therapy * Breaking Out of the Box: Designing a Creative Ritual * Section III: Creative Interventions in Individual, Couple, and Family Therapy and Supervision * Chapter 8. Creative Interventions in Ten Contemporary Schools of Thought, Part 1: Psychodynamic, Intergenerational, Cognitive-Behavioral, and Emotion Focused * Creative Incubation Exercise #8: Herding Cats * Introduction * Psychodynamic Approaches * Intergenerational Approaches * Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions * Emotion-Focused Interventions * Breaking Out of the Box Creating Shifts * Chapter 9. Creative I