Creativity in Counseling Children and Adolescents

Teresa Behrend Fletcher, PhD, LCPC, ACS, (she/her) is a professor and program director of the Sport and Human Performance Program at Adler University in Chicago, Illinois. Amanda C. DeDiego, PhD, LPC, NCC, BC-TMH, (she/her) is an associate professor of counseling and a program coordinator at the University of Wyoming.

1. A Lens for Social Responsibility and Advocacy 2. Experiential Learning Theory and Theoretical Framework 3. Successful Counseling 4. Trust the Process 5. Strengths and Skills 6. Stress and Trauma 7. Treating DSM-5 Diagnoses 8. Parables, Storytelling, Literature, and Books 10. Expressive and Creative Arts 11. Scientific Thinking 12. Group Activities 13. Extracurricular Activities 14. Animal Assisted Activities and Interventions 15. Adventure Based Counseling 16. Final Reflections: Implications and Future Directions