The Power of Vulnerability: Connecting Families Using Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse

ABSTRACT

As practitioners, it is important to find new and innovative ways to connect with our clients. One way to accomplish this goal is by incorporating pop culture into family sessions. This article addresses how counselors can incorporate pop culture with the families they treat. Specifically, this article addresses how practitioners can use Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse to relate to the clients they serve. The authors focus on how practitioners can use concepts from Structural Family Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, and Relational Cultural Theory to engage the families they serve.

KEYWORDS:

• Structural family therapy
• solution focused brief therapy
• relational cultural theory
• pop culture
• family systems theory
• creativity in counseling