Child Abuse: Chain of Pain

Meridian Education

Overviews the five basic categories of child abuse and their effects on children. The video also examines the reasons adults abuse children, and describes ways to stop current abuse and prevent future abuse. Also stressed are means of obtaining help for victims. (14 min.) A Meridian Production.

Childhood Physical Abuse

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

This program from The Doctor Is In covers the range of problems in the area of physical abuse of children: the kinds of adults likely to abuse their children; the signs of such abuse; the effects on the children; the ways in which abuse should be dealt with; how abusive parents can break the cycle of their behavior and whether and how they should be punished; what happens to the children when the law steps in; the distinction between discipline and abuse; and whether and how the physical abuse of children can be prevented. A Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center production. (26 minutes)

Nine to Five High: Substance Abuse in the Workplace

Ivanhoe Communications

The vast majority of drug abusers in America have full-time jobs. Drug and alcohol abuse in the workplace often leads to serious accidents, property loss, decreased productivity, and other deleterious effects on the employer, yet most companies have yet to accept the dangers posed by their failure to deal with substance abuse problems. This program details the legal, financial, and psychological costs of ignoring this growing problem. (28 minutes)

Out of Harm's Way: Personal Safety at Home and Away from Home

Meridian Education

A parking lot at night, a lonely cash machine, a questionable Internet chat room: for muggers, stalkers, and other criminals, these are ideal hunting grounds for potential victims. Filmed in a compelling question-and-answer format involving law enforcement officers and a diverse group of adults, this no-nonsense program suggests safety protocols to use with cars, ATMs, elevators, the Internet, and the telephone; when exercising outdoors; and in the workplace and at home. The bottom line? Stay alert, act with confidence, and be prepared. A viewable/printable instructor's guide is available online. A Meridian Production. (26 minutes)

Good Things Can Still Happen: Helping Children Recover from Sexual Abuse

National Film Board of Canada

"It's not your fault." "We can get help." "You're good kids." "We love you." These are just some of the positive, reassuring messages found in this classic program, an animated story of two children coping with molestation. Divided into six parts, the video sensitively acknowledges and validates the characters' emotions as they open up about their experiences and move forward, one day at a time, with a growing sense of hope and empowerment. This powerful program is designed primarily for therapists and other professionals for one-on-one or small-group use with children ages 6 to 12 who have already disclosed sexual abuse. It is also an invaluable training tool for educators and for those who plan to work with sexually abused children. Because of the video's sensitive content, previewing before use is recommended. (18 minutes)

Genes on Trial: Genetics, Behavior, and the Law-A Fred Friendly Seminar

Fred Friendly Seminars

Could genetic research stigmatize people who carry a “bad” gene? Could their behavior actually be determined by that gene? If so, then just how free is free will? Moderated by Harvard Law School’s Charles Ogletree, this Fred Friendly Seminar scrutinizes social, ethical, and legal issues involving genetic research into undesirable traits such as addiction to alcohol by exploring the relationship between the genetic basis for addiction and the limits of personal responsibility. Panelists include U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer; journalist Gwen Ifill, managing editor of Washington Week in Review; high-profile attorney Johnnie Cochran, Jr.; Alan McGowan, president of The Gene Media Forum; Patricia King, Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law, Medicine, Ethics, and Public Policy at the Georgetown University Law Center; and David Goldman, chief of the Laboratory of Neurogenetics at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. (58 minutes)

Family Violence: Breaking the Chain

WBZ-TV

This program looks at the effects of family violence on the abused and the abuser: at the danger that abused children will grow up to repeat the pattern of violence in their own relationships; at the problems of date violence; at the physical and emotional abuse women suffer at the hands of their husbands and lovers. While showing the benefits of therapy, it stresses the need of the abused for safety—through shelters, hotlines, and community assistance—from those who abuse them. (28 minutes)

Addiction: The Family in Crisis

Medstar Television

This concise explanation of alcoholism combines expert commentary with one family?s experience. A sober alcoholic, his wife, and their daughter discuss the progression of his alcoholism and its devastating impact on their lives. Experts explain how family members often act as enablers, unintentionally making it easier for the alcoholic to keep drinking. Finally, the program addresses treatment options for alcoholics and sources of support for families. (18 minutes)

Part 4: Solutions for Children

Doctoroff Media Group

This program documents how domestic abuse within the family affects children, and looks at programs such as The Kid’s Club at the University of Michigan where troubled children and families are getting help; Sobriety High , a special school in Edina, Minnesota, that works to reduce alcohol and drug abuse and lower the incidence of violent crimes; and Landmark High School in New York, a successful experimental effort that promotes small classes, strict enforcement of rules, and parental involvement. (56 minutes)

Domestic Violence: Behind Closed Doors

Ivanhoe Communications

Every 12 seconds, a woman is beaten in the U.S.-beaten by her lover, her husband, her partner in life. Year after year, the cycle of violence spins faster, spiraling down through the generations, father to son and mother to daughter. Only when communities and families say "Enough!" can the cycle be broken. This program shows how people can and have said "Enough!": women, men, and children who offer proof that domestic violence can be stopped, that healing is possible if there is someone to help. The program also shows the social and legal services that make the difference. (28 minutes)

Recognizing Child Abuse: Physical Abuse

Cinema House Films Inc.

After watching this program, viewers will be able to identify many of the specific symptoms of physical abuse, describe the responsibility that professionals have in identifying and reporting abuse, understand the context and prevalence of child abuse in society, describe some of the behaviors that abusers can exhibit when communicating with caregivers, and discuss some of the behaviors that children may exhibit that are indicative of an abused child. Evidence of physical abuse—soft-tissue injuries, skeletal injuries, head injuries, abdominal injuries, and inflicted traumatic brain injuries—are illustrated in detail.

Classic Piaget, Volume 1

Davidson Films

This program is composed of three segments: “Classification” (1968), in which Robert Karplus and Celia Stendler Lavatelli use Piagetian classification tasks to demonstrate how children’s ability to use categories develops during middle childhood; “Conservation” (1968), in which Drs. Karplus and Lavatelli observe and discuss children’s different approaches to the performance of tasks dealing with quantity, length, area, and volume; and “Growth of Intelligence in the Preschool Years” (1974), in which Dr. Lavatelli narrates the activities of children as they perform tasks that reveal how intellectual thought develops and manifests itself in early childhood. Viewable/printable educational resources are available online. A part of the series Classic Piaget.

Classic Piaget, Volume 2

Davidson Films

This program is composed of three segments: “Formal Reasoning Patterns” (1978), in which Robert Karplus and Rita Peterson conduct interviews as a part of tasks developed to probe the thinking styles of secondary students; “Memory and Intelligence” (1971), in which Jean Piaget presents his work on memory and intelligence at a conference in Kyoto; and “Morality: The Process of Moral Development” (1978), which identifies the progress of moral thinking that begins in preschool years, and illustrates Lawrence Kohlberg’s stages through an interview conducted by Susan De Merresmen-Warren and Elliot Turiel. Viewable/printable educational resources are available online. A part of the series Classic Piaget.

John Bowlby: Attachment Theory Across Generations

Davidson Films

John Bowlby’s Attachment Theory shows how relational patterns set early in life affect emotional bonds later in life. This program’s focus is on attachment theory as it explains many aspects of personality development from childhood through adulthood, with a special emphasis on issues related to attachment in later life as people seek to establish new ties and cope with separations and losses. Therapeutic applications of the theory as developed by Dr. Bowlby and others are illustrated, along with more recent insights that have come by way of the field of neuroscience. Viewable/printable educational resources are available online. A part of the series Giants of Psychology. (35 minutes)

How Children Learn

Davidson Films

This classic program uses brain research, cognitive development research, and educational practice as windows into the process of learning. Animation depicts the firing of synapses, the growth of dendrites, and the concept of brain plasticity, making the point that learning is as basic a human activity as breathing or eating. Also, factors that lead to school success are presented in a model that reflects the work of Erik Erikson, Jean Piaget, and Lev Vygotsky without mentioning them by name, so the video can serve as a starting point for a range of audiences interested in educational matters but leery of jargon-filled expositions. Viewable/printable educational resources are available online. (23 minutes)

Play: A Vygotskian Approach

Davidson Films

This program offers both theoretical and practical perspectives on dramatic play. Through sequences of young children playing house, doctor’s office, rescue squadron, and trick or treat, the theoretical positions that Vygotsky and other prominent theorists have taken in systematically studying play are illustrated. The video provides a thorough review of traditional ways of studying play (the Freudian-Eriksonian emphasis on its emotional content, the Piagetian view of its importance in symbolic representation, and the social psychological approach of looking at how play contributes to socialization) while showcasing Vygotsky’s contribution of seeing play as an arena in which children can begin to master their own behavior. The program ends with practical suggestions for fostering high-level play in early childhood settings. Viewable/printable educational resources are available online. (26 minutes)

Killing Creativity: Are Schools or Parents to Blame?

BBC Worldwide Learning

If we're all born with creative potential, why do many children lose their inventive tendencies as they grow older? What role does organized education play? This program observes a group of 25 seven-year-olds and their families in order to study childhood creativity, why it frequently fades, and why it matters. Exploring the impact of school and whether or not it dampens the creative impulse, the program looks at ways adults can encourage and promote imagination, curiosity, and originality. In addition, the children take part in activities that reveal the precarious state of their natural ingenuity. They are asked to draw a man who could not possibly exist, to address Santa Claus through a live web link, and to examine, if they dare, a "monster in a box." A BBC/Open University Co-production. Original broadcast title: Killing Creativity. Part of the series Child of Our Time 2007. (60 minutes)

Inside a Gunshot Victim

Carlton International Media

It was an otherwise ordinary evening when a gunman walked into a pub and shot an innocent man seven times at point-blank range with a Makarov semiautomatic. After re-creating the crime, this program tracks the victim from the scene of the shooting, to surgery, to intensive care, to recovery and ongoing therapy for PTSD as it addresses the treatment of his wounds through expert commentary supported by 3-D computer graphics and OR footage. The program also uses ballistics data, high-speed photography, and wound photos to graphically illustrate the effects of a variety of firearms—and to underscore the senselessness of carrying a gun just to be “cool.” An excellent emergency medicine case study, Inside a Gunshot Victim also has definite value as an aid in deterring youth violence. Viewer discretion is advised. (43 minutes)

Confronting Discrimination and Prejudice

ABC News

Encourage students to explore biases and stereotypes with this group of ABC News segments. Each scenario puts actors into exchanges with unwitting bystanders, generating a wide range of responses-from overt hostility towards other races and cultures to acts of genuine compassion. Scenes include a bakery clerk's refusal to serve a Muslim woman wearing a headscarf; cruelty towards an overweight woman seated on a boardwalk; a very public argument that threatens to become violent; and a purse-snatching in a crowded square, after which witnesses are asked to view a suspect lineup. Repeating the two latter situations, producers achieve varying reactions among onlookers by switching the races of the actors. (37 minutes)

Opposing Aggression and Bullying

ABC News

Initiate lectures and class dialogue with this cluster of ABC News segments on violence, aggressive behavior, and crime. In each scenario, actors draw unassuming spectators into tense and often disturbing situations-with a broad spectrum of results. Scenes include intense verbal bullying by three teen girls against one in a very public setting; a racially loaded incident in which three teenagers vandalize an automobile in broad daylight; the theft of a wallet in a crowded restaurant while some onlookers apparently couldn't care less; and an occurrence of the shocking nationwide phenomenon known as bum-bashing, in which a homeless person is attacked for no apparent reason. Each scene is designed to provoke both introspection and group debate. (38 minutes)

The Adolescent Addict

HBO

Because the adolescent brain is not fully developed, young people are extremely vulnerable to drug and alcohol addiction. This program combines informative case studies with analysis of two treatments found to be effective with child and teen patients. Viewers will learn about multi-systemic therapy—which engages not only the addict but his or her community, family, and environment—and structured, long-term residential therapy. The film follows a youthful addict through each approach. In addition, it explores co-occurring disorders such as anxiety or depression, which are typically present with adolescent addicts. Some content may be objectionable. An HBO Production. (30 minutes)

An Interview with Nora D. Volkow, M.D.

HBO

A renowned researcher before becoming director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Dr. Nora Volkow has been a tireless investigator into the causes of substance abuse and an advocate for the development of more effective addiction treatments. In this program, Dr. Volkow addresses a wide range of issues, including addiction as a brain disease, the stigma associated with addiction, the adolescent addict, relapse, and the effectiveness of combining behavioral therapies with medication. While Volkow argues that addiction is a chronic, recurring disease of the brain, she also stresses the brain’s enormous capacity to recover with the right comprehensive treatments. Some content may be objectionable. An HBO Production. (28 minutes)

Getting an Addict into Treatment: The CRAFT Approach

HBO

After growing up with an alcoholic father, psychology professor Dr. Robert Meyers developed an innovative treatment method called Community Reinforcement and Family Training. This program outlines the CRAFT approach, a gentle and effective method for helping families guide addicted loved ones into treatment. Dr. Meyers discusses the importance of changing family dynamics to help start addicts on their journey toward recovery. A case study features Jane, who had tried everything to get her grandson Doug into treatment and who finally turns to the CRAFT system. The film shows how Doug responds to therapy and frees himself from his family’s cycle of alcoholism. Some content may be objectionable. An HBO Production. (21 minutes)

South Boston Drug Court

HBO

Drug Courts are an alternative to incarcerating repeat, nonviolent drug felons. In lieu of jail, addicts are mandated to receive comprehensive treatment, which often reduces recidivism. This film goes inside a drug court in South Boston, showing how the court system supervises long-term treatment for drug cases. Defendants include Joe, a heroin addict who has stolen to support his habit. He enters the Drug Court program, then relapses and skips a court hearing. Brian is another case, having entered Drug Court in a sincere attempt to escape addiction. During this process, he is able to confront his disease and get sober. Judge Robert Ziemian provides extensive commentary. Some content may be objectionable. An HBO Production. (24 minutes)

Addiction: A Comprehensive View

HBO

Made up of several concise segments, this program deals with a wide range of drugs, addiction issues, and case studies. Viewers will enter a chaotic Dallas ER, where the majority of injuries are drug- and alcohol-related, and meet a desperate middle-aged woman who finally turns in her heroin-addicted daughter to police. Other segments focus on opiate addiction, drug abuse in adolescence, the reasons for relapse, the science of brain imaging, a potential treatment for alcoholism called topiramate, the disturbing lack of insurance coverage for drug and alcohol addiction, and other topics. Contains mature themes, occasional explicit language, and some graphic footage of injuries. An HBO Production. (87 minutes)

The Age of Stress: Children Under Pressure

BBC Worldwide Learning

What are the consequences of bullying, high-stakes testing, homework overload, and family turmoil? Do these experiences prepare kids for an uncertain life ahead or are they too much, too young? This program explores what happens under the stressful conditions that children often face at home and school. Tracking a group of 25 eight-year-olds, the program follows young subjects through academic, domestic, and medical challenges. Featured children include Rebecca, who struggles to match her brother's scholarly abilities; Taliesin, an easy prey for bullies; Rubin, a talented boy in economically perilous circumstances; and Eve, whose father is recovering from surgery and whose mother now faces a serious health crisis. A BBC/Open University Co-production. Original broadcast title: The Age of Stress. Part of the series Child of Our Time 2008. (60 minutes)

Twelve: Young Addicts Speak from the Heart

YRD Productions

Kat grew up in an alcoholic home. John made drinking the center of his life at a young age. Rene’s parents divorced when he was 5, while Chris and Dante both seemed to have everything they wanted—but all became substance abusers. Through detailed, candid conversations, this program goes inside the childhood memories and emotional lives of recovering addicts who started their habits at, or close to, age 12. Their stories reveal unique qualities and experiences as well as patterns seen over and over again among alcoholics and drug abusers—often involving crime and social isolation. In addition to their pain and regret, the participants also discuss the most daunting challenge of all: the ongoing process of recovery. Contains harsh language.(45 minutes)

Marijuana

Cambridge Educational

Marijuana has the distinction of being the most widely used illicit drug in the United States. This video traces the history of marijuana and goes on to explain some of the many uses of the hemp plant; the effects of THC—the primary psychoactive chemical in marijuana, sinsemilla, hashish, and hash oil—on the body; the short- and long-term health implications of marijuana abuse; and teenage attitudes toward marijuana. In addition, the video investigates the concept of psychological dependency and considers whether marijuana is a gateway drug. A viewable/printable instructor’s guides is available online. A Cambridge Educational Production. (19 minutes)

Child Genius: The Early Years

Outright Distribution

A child prodigy usually displays high intelligence very early in life. But what makes such a child exceptional? Is it simply his or her IQ, or are other, less definable factors involved? This program enters the lives of several child prodigies, documenting their early growth and development as well as their family lives. Three-year-old Mikhail is the youngest-ever member of Mensa, able to multiply five-figure numbers before most kids can count to 10. Michael was reading Shakespeare and learning Mandarin when he was five-now he's one of Britain's youngest published authors. Meanwhile, as Aimee's astonishing musical talents blossom, she struggles to relate to her "average" parents. (75 minutes)

Child Genius: Young and Gifted

Outright Distribution

Extremely gifted children are the envy of many parents-but no childhood, least of all that of the young prodigy, is without stress and frustration. This program visits several such children in the midst of lightning-quick development and progress toward puberty. Peter, at 11, is a chess champion. Adam, now eight and a half, is heading off to a prestigious boarding school, while math wonder Mikhail, still in elementary school, is now a spelling star. In addition to profiling other children, the program introduces a new genius: three-year-old Georgia, who has displaced Mikhail as Mensa's youngest member, and her mother Lucy, who is desperate for Georgia to be admitted into a nearby school. (49 minutes)

The Good Soldier

Journeyman Pictures

“War is about one thing only: it’s about killing. You either learn to kill somebody else or you get killed or wounded yourself.” This film examines how soldiers grapple simultaneously with their duty and their own humanity as it tracks the perilous psychological journeys of four decorated combat veterans of World War II, the Vietnam War, and the Iraq War. A combination of frank interviews and battlefield footage, The Good Soldier addresses the initial reluctance to kill, the act of killing from a distance and hand-to-hand, incidents of combat zone atrocities, the experience of getting wounded, mixed feelings of relief and alienation upon returning stateside, post-tour substance abuse and mental trauma, efforts at closure, and involvement with veterans-for-peace movements. A sobering statement both about and against war. Contains graphic military-related violence and instances of harsh language. (54 minutes)

Stress: Portrait of a Killer

National Geographic

Over the last three decades, science has been advancing the understanding of stress—how it impacts the human body and how social standing can make a person more or less susceptible. Through studies of baboons on the plains of Africa and research in the neuroscience labs of Stanford University, scientists are discovering just how lethal stress can be. Understanding how stress works can help people figure out ways to combat it and how to live a life free of the tyranny of this contemporary plague. As Stress: Portrait of a Killer shows, stress is not just a state of mind; it’s something measurable and dangerous. A National Geographic Production. (56 minutes)

Small-Town Ecstasy: Getting High with Dad

HBO

This cautionary program pulls no punches as it tracks the downward spiral of a successful suburban husband and father who, at 40, becomes addicted to the drug ecstasy and ruins his family and his marriage. A powerfully unsettling firsthand account of middle-class drug abuse, the program documents Scott’s dive into the rave scene, where he encourages his teenage children to do drugs with him; his acrimonious divorce and custody battle; his arrest on drug charges; and his children’s fruitless attempt to help him get straight. The emotional devastation and brain damage resulting from drug abuse are emphasized. Viewer discretion is advised. An HBO Production. (85 minutes)

Meeting Management Challenges 1

ClickView Pty Limited

Every workplace, no matter how successful, has to deal with difficult situations. But what are the most effective ways of responding to employee issues? This presenter-led program guides audiences through a range of dramatic scenarios, including interviews with key characters who describe their thoughts and feelings as the story unfolds. This is an ideal resource for any business or manager wanting greater insight into their employees and the various strategies for dealing with difficult situations. Learning points include posting inappropriate information on social media Web sites, breaches in confidentiality, covering up mistakes, downturns in performance, and workplace bullying. Viewable/printable educational materials are available online. (11 minutes)

42 Up: U.K.

ITV Global Entertainment Limit

Now firmly in midlife territory, the Up series depicts the daily and long-term challenges its participants face at age 42. Do they even remotely resemble the youngsters of 7 Up, or are those wide-eyed children unrecognizable now? Did the Jesuit maxim on which the series was founded—Give me the child until he is seven and I will show you the man—prove baseless, too speculative, or does it have some merit? Viewers can judge for themselves as Symon talks about his mother’s passing and how he regrets his lack of career ambition…as Tony’s family leaves the East End for middle-class suburban environs…and as Jackie reflects on having more children out of wedlock and being dependent on her former mother-in-law. Nick has found success in America, although probably not to the extent that Andrew, now a flourishing lawyer, enjoys. Perhaps the most surprising story is Neil’s—he has battled back from mental illness and now pursues a career in local politics. (134 minutes)

He Wouldn't Turn Me Loose: The Sexual Assault Case of 96-Year-Old Miss Mary

Terra Nova Films

“Get a cop out here, I’m hurt,” pleads an elderly voice to the 911 dispatcher. “There’s a maniac in the house.” Although the distress call is muffled and chaotic, the facts of the case soon become horrifically clear: 96-year-old Miss Mary has suffered a brutal sexual assault at the hands of her grandson, Billy. As Mary later shares on camera and in the presence of victim advocates, Billy’s attack was the culmination of years of systematic abuse, including theft, neglect, and forced servitude, all perpetrated by Billy and his wife. Additional interviews with Mary’s advocacy team, and with the prosecutor who brought charges against Billy, shed light on the need for support and investigative services to address America’s rarely discussed problem of elder abuse. Contains mature sexual content and graphic images of injuries. (40 minutes)

Grounds for Resistance: Stories of War, Sacrifice, and Good Coffee

Lisa Gilman

Joint Base Lewis-McChord is a major U.S. military facility located nine miles south of Tacoma, Washington. Within walking distance of the base sits Coffee Strong, a nonprofit café established in 2008 by young veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. At Coffee Strong, soldiers, veterans, and members of military families have a venue in which to openly discuss politics, combat experiences, and the impact of war. The café also provides counseling services and other resources for those struggling with combat stress, military sexual trauma, difficulties with veteran benefits, or legal challenges. This documentary profiles the veterans who run Coffee Strong, exploring their decisions to join the military, their memories of deployment, their relationships with one another, and how their efforts to make a more peaceful and just world overlap with their own experiences of war. Contains profanity. (50 minutes)

Alanna: Living with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

National Film Board of Canada

Taken in by a loving family at just 8 weeks, Alanna grew up in the majestic wilderness of the Yukon mountains. Because her mother drank heavily during pregnancy, Alanna’s development was seriously compromised and she was born with fetal alcohol syndrome. Tackling the subject with sensitivity, Julie Plourde’s documentary speaks to the heart. Alanna is a wake-up call about a tragedy that’s largely underestimated by the public but of growing concern to health professionals around the world. This short film was produced as part of the Tremplin contest, which gives young francophone directors outside Quebec a chance to make their first film under professional conditions. (26 minutes)

Crawler to Toddler: Baby Instructions

Smart Baby, Inc

Once they’re mobile, children can’t be held back from exploring and discovering. The question is, what are the best ways to help them? This video guides parents and caregivers in nurturing child development by offering novel opportunities for play and learning. Topics include gross motor development, fine motor development, early reading skills, language development, the auditory system, communication, focusing attention, mirror neurons, cognitive development, crossing midline, sensory processing, brain development, interacting with technology, developing routines, dressing, encouraging play, and feeding. This is a lively visual primer that will clarify many of the questions young parents have about early learning while showing how to prepare children for subsequent levels of education. A part of the series Baby Instructions. (66 minutes)

Tackling Bullying Behaviors: Nonpunitive Approaches

ClickView Pty Limited

Bullying is an age-old problem that has been addressed in various ways over the years. This program offers detailed information on the principles of nonpunitive approaches to bullying, how to carry them out, and their advantages and disadvantages. The “No Blame Approach," the “Shared Concern Method,” and “Restorative Justice” are all discussed, along with the role of parents and when punitive methods might be used. A viewable/printable worksheet is available online. (26 minutes)

Portrait of Addiction

Doctoroff Media Group

In this program nine men and women—all recovering from drug and/or alcohol addiction—tell their stories. The recovering addicts run the gamut: a former narcotics agent, now recovering from a cocaine habit; a mother of three who is a marketing specialist; a former addict and founder of Stand-Up Harlem, a community of HIV-positive addicts and recovering addicts; a journalist and former addict who actually served as the researcher for Moyers on the series. This candid testimony from people who have been there leaves no doubt that addiction can happen to anyone…and so can recovery. The DVD version of this program also includes a special video introduction by Mr. Moyers. (57 minutes)

The Truth about Alcohol

Cambridge Educational

Utilizing hard-hitting, dramatic footage with insightful interviews, this program graphically illustrates why alcohol is so widely used and abused by both adults and teens. From its role as an important commodity in our economic system, to its role as a deceptive escape from personal problems…from the enormous media campaigns promoting alcohol to its role as a major contributing factor in the deaths of thousands of drunk drivers…from the societal pressures to the shattered personal lives, The Truth About Alcohol exposes the contradictions of the drug while encouraging the viewer to think about the implications. Why do people drink? How much is too much? How can one deal with the peer pressure? When does “social drinking” stop and the self-deceptive web of alcoholism begin? What role do low self-esteem, self-doubt, and insecurity play in making decisions about drinking? These and many other questions are explored. A Cambridge Educational Production. (30 minutes)

La Politica de la Adicción

Doctoroff Media Group

En este programa, Bill Moyers estudia como doctores, defensores de los programas de recuperación y los adictos rehabilitados ahora estan apoyando opinion pública de adicción como una enfermedad crónica. In Spanish. Also available in English (see item #7684). (57 minutes)

Supporting Kids

THA MEDIA

In this program, Shannon and Jay, joined by 16-year-old Dave, talk about the support they received in fighting their addictions. In addition, parents, counselors, a police drug-awareness coordinator, and the directors of a detox facility and a drug and alcohol program discuss the physical and emotional signs of drug use, theories of why younger children are turning to drugs, the easy availability of drugs in small towns, the difficulties parents face in addressing drug use, codependency between addicts and their families, and the painful process of recovery and making amends. (25 minutes)

Lost in the Mirror: Women with Multiple Personalities

ABC News

In this program, ABC News anchors Diane Sawyer and Sam Donaldson study the causes and key signs of dissociative identity disorder and the fragmented lives of two people dealing with its effects. "It isn't role playing and it is not mood swings. They are totally separate entities," says Chris Sizemore, the inspiration for the 1957 film The Three Faces of Eve. For 44 years, 22 personalities of various ages ruled her life. But for Lucy, a wife and mother of two, her personalities are not yet fully reintegrated. Sexually abused as a child, she developed seven little-girl personalities in addition to her adult one-further proof that child abuse can shatter an entire life. (23 minutes)

Sedatives

Cambridge Educational

This video offers a summary of sedatives as a class of drugs and then focuses on barbiturates, tranquilizers, and alcohol, while touching lightly on narcotics. A doctor of pharmacology, police officers, an addiction specialist, a historian, a pastor, recovering addicts, and others describe the history and biological effects of sedatives, employing case studies and personal experience to analyze the use, abuse, and hazards of this seductive group of drugs. A Cambridge Educational Production. (32 minutes)

Origins

ABC News

This program begins with the arrival of 20 enslaved Africans brought to Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619 and examines the impact of slavery on African Americans. C. Eric Lincoln, professor of philosophy and religion at Duke University and a noted authority on African-American religion, explains why African roots are important to African Americans and shows how the African cultural heritage—music, dance, art, blues, and storytelling—manifests itself in American life. (46 minutes)

Beer Is Cheaper Than Therapy: Fort Hood's PTSD Problem

First Hand Films

Suicide rates are rising steadily at the Fort Hood military post, thousands of soldiers are on psychiatric medications, and mental health services there are reeling from a caseload of nearly 4,000 patients per month. Across the nation, young troops who became psychologically overwhelmed while fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan and were told by dismissive commanders that “beer is cheaper than therapy” are returning stateside to cope with severe psychological trauma on their own. This program goes to Killeen, Texas, home of the Fort Hood military post, to interview Iraq war veterans and their families about the devastating repercussions of their deployment—including alcoholism and domestic abuse due to post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD—and the failure of military brass to take this problem seriously. (57 minutes)

The War on Kids

Cinetic Rights Management LLC.

The stories are nearly unbelievable: a middle schooler suspended for bringing a Tweety Bird keychain to class (because all chains are classified as weapons); another, for pretending a fast-food chicken strip was a gun; a third, for carrying ibuprofen in violation of the school’s strict policy against drugs—except, of course, for Ritalin. This documentary argues that measures intended to keep children safe have turned schools into prisons and that regimentation in the public educational system produces adults who are unable to think for themselves. Taking aim at “zero tolerance” rules, authoritarian teachers, the D.A.R.E. program and its devolution into a joke among kids, and more, the video posits that the mainstays of public education are worse than ineffectual—they may be downright harmful. With Henry Giroux (Stealing Innocence: Corporate Culture’s War on Children), John Holt (Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Agenda of Compulsory Schooling), and Laurie Couture (Instead of Medicating and Punishing). (96 minutes)

Peer Pressure and Choosing to Drink: Think About It

The Rexford Group Ltd.

David and Julie are excited but nervous about their invitation to a party hosted by “the cool kids.” Sharing his thought process with viewers, David describes an elevated heart rate and feelings of being a social outcast, laughed at because he and Julie don’t drink. David allows a subtle form of peer pressure to take control, with tragic results. In this dramatization, the potential consequences of choosing to drive while intoxicated are played out. In a separate segment, a psychiatrist explains how the adolescent brain manages emotions and decision making in a social context, differences between how boys and girls express this, and the importance of good role models for teens. Part of the series Think About It. (19 minutes)

Marijuana Madness

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Marijuana is one of our most commonly used and least stigmatized drugs. While often considered less harmful that other drugs, new research presented in this video clip shows that smoking pot increases the risk of developing a psychotic illness by 40%. While the risk to an individual is still low, with so many people using cannabis, the impact overall is substantial.

Moyers & Company: Issues of Art and Heart

Doctoroff Media Group

In this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill is joined by poet and former publishing executive James Autry to talk about issues of art and heart. He shares six poignant poems—“On Firing a Salesman,” “Disconnected,” “Reminiscence at Toul,” “New Birth for Sally, Spring 1984,” “Patience,” and “A Sentimental Poem”—and discusses his and his wife’s challenging yet inspiring experience raising a child with autism. Broadcast date: December 14, 2012. (33 minutes)

Real Life Teens: Alcohol

TMW Media Group

This program discusses the effects and consequences of drinking alcohol. Subjects covered include the effects of alcohol; the risks involved with alcohol; alcohol use and peer pressure; the long-term health risks involved with alcohol; the parts of the body responsible for breaking down alcohol; alcohol abuse and dependency; the warning signs of alcohol dependency; and organizations that help with alcohol abuse and dependency. A viewable/printable instructor’s guide is available online. (19 minutes)

Episode 1: Family, Friends, and Lovers (This Emotional Life)

PBS

What activities in the brain lay the foundation for social interaction? Does brain activity have anything to do with why some relationships flourish and others fail? This program looks at the science behind human connections, and the importance of those connections to emotional well-being. Viewers meet a young boy adopted from a Russian orphanage whose lack of nurturing in infancy now affects his ability to build relationships; a couple in counseling for a troubled marriage; a teen who was bullied, with tragic consequences; and two women grappling with the stress of workplace conflicts. Distributed by PBS Distribution. A part of the series This Emotional Life. (114 minutes)

Episode 2: Facing Our Fears (This Emotional Life)

PBS

What is the evolutionary advantage of negative emotions? And how can these emotions best be managed in daily life? This program investigates the strong feelings commonly regarded as obstacles to happiness—anger, fear, anxiety, and despair—to explain why they sometimes overwhelm the rational part of the brain. Among the cases profiled are a woman whose out-of-control temper jeopardizes her relationships; a teen struggling to overcome clinical depression; a college student whose fear of flying limits her life; and veterans seeking an effective treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. Distributed by PBS Distribution. A part of the series This Emotional Life. (114 minutes)

Supervising Effectively: Cutting Edge Communications Comedy Series

Seven Dimensions

Sloppy supervision can be a fatal mistake in business. This episode looks at the supervisory mistakes being made by the leaders of the team, including being too vague, bullying employees, and having inappropriate conversations with those being supervised. Then effective techniques are presented, such as listening and supporting team members, and focusing on building skills. Part of the series Cutting Edge Communication Comedy Series . (9 minutes)

The Future of Destiny: The Future Of… (Series 2)

Parthenon Entertainment

If you had a near-death experience once, you will remember it for the rest of your life. This film looks at research conducted in Geneva that supposes this is all a trick of the brain, testing their theory with a patient who has had several near-death experiences. The knowledge gained through these experiments can help people with chronic diseases and psychological traumas. Part of the series The Future Of… (Series 2). (26 minutes)

The Framingham Eight

ABC News

Out of the bedroom and into the headlines went the stories told by eight battered women who fought back from domestic abuse and ended up in prison. Claiming their actions were in self-defense, the “Framingham Eight” challenged the system for a chance at a new life. This ABC News program asks: did the abuse they suffered in any way justify what they did? And did any of the women deserve a second chance? Broadcast date: July 20, 1994. (45 minutes)

Children with OCD

ABC News

John Stossel of ABC News interviews the members of two families who have children afflicted with obsessive-compulsive disorder. The interviews are heart-wrenching, as we watch the children perform obsessive rituals while their parents helplessly watch. Little Rachel can't stand anything touching her body and screams, "Mommy. Take them off. Take them off!" Jade Gregory repeats the mantra, "Unplugged. Unplugged," and exhibits other compulsive behaviors, such as tying and retying her shoes. Family members describe the progression of the condition in their children and the difficulties of everyday living. Dr. John Piacentini, director of a children's OCD clinic, explains the chemical causes of the condition, the treatments available, and what parents can do to help afflicted children. (15 minutes)

Hope Beyond the Breaking Point: No Child Ever Deserves to Be Abused

Lancaster County Children and Youth Agency

Inspired by “simulated baby” counseling programs for teenage students, this video uses a classroom setting and dramatizations to teach personal responsibility and self-awareness in parenting and childcare. It helps young people recognize various forms of abusive behavior, including physical injury, sexual abuse, emotional humiliation, neglect of parental duties, and imminent risk, or knowingly placing a child in danger. With an instructor’s guide full of useful tools—lesson plans, Q & A cards, abuse reporting guidelines, a template for informational letters to parents, and more—Hope Beyond is an indispensable resource for educators, counselors, health care personnel, and other professionals concerned with increasing awareness of child abuse issues. The viewable/printable instructor’s guide is available online. (19 minutes)

Kids under Pressure

American Public Television (APT)

More American children are showing symptoms of severe stress-from poor academic performance to psychosomatic illnesses. This video illustrates methods that help reduce anxiety in children while building their love of learning. (22 minutes)

Kids in the Spotlight

American Public Television (APT)

Auditions, photo shoots, talent agencies... should they be a part of childhood? This video provides an inside look at the show business game-studying its effects on the families of aspiring child stars. (22 minutes)

Messing with Heads: Marijuana and Mental Illness

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

For decades, heavy marijuana use has been linked to impaired judgment and mental ability. This program explores new research into another link—this time between marijuana and mental illnesses, specifically schizophrenia and paranoid psychosis. Citing a wealth of clinical evidence and observations by neurologists, psychiatrists, and psychologists, the program delves into the frightening effects of THC on young brains: psychotic delusions and behavior that may not appear until years after drug abuse has ended. With pot addiction beginning at increasingly young ages around the world, this program is essential viewing in any antidrug education campaign. (46 minutes)

Love

BBC Worldwide Learning

Science tells us a lot about sex, but what can it tell us about love? This program highlights research on the neurochemistry and psychology of love, suggesting ways to improve-and even salvage-long-term relationships. Four couples undergoing various types of relationship stress are put through a battery of experiments, while a team of research scientists try to determine the physiological and neurological factors that make love last. In the most daunting stress test that many couples will ever face, the scientists discover unique biochemical reactions to conflict and create a communication-building plan designed to turn troubled relationships around. A BBCW Production. (51 minutes)

No Child Without Motivation

EBS Korea

To prevent children from being left behind, educators must create goals that are integrated into the skills-building process, not just based on rewarding success. This program illustrates the impact of both approaches on young learners, monitoring their levels of motivation and confidence. Showing how learning-oriented students take on projects based on a desire to expand their abilities-while performance-oriented kids shy away from anything truly challenging-the program demonstrates the importance of autonomy, or letting a child explore his or her own choices. One experiment highlights the negative effects of intrusive parental pressure. (42 minutes)

Pharm Country

Nightline

The snack bowl at a “pharm party” includes a mix of prescription drugs—from Adderall to OxyContin to Xanax—and most of them come directly from the household medicine cabinet. This ABC News program examines a disturbing and rapidly growing trend in teenage drug abuse: getting high on legal drugs, often obtained through parents’ prescriptions or from questionable sources over the Internet. Presenting studies showing a rapid spike in pharmaceutical abuse among students as young as eighth-graders, the program visits a Houston substance-abuse treatment center where recovering teenage addicts and their parents share their eye-opening experiences. (21 minutes)

Children of Substance Abusers

Channel One Communications

Danielle’s father is an alcoholic, as are both of Luke’s parents. Nicole’s mother is recovering from crack cocaine addiction. How have these teenagers dealt with such overwhelming conditions? This video explores the emotional confusion and trauma affecting children of substance abusers, showing how many young people are able to break the cycle of addiction and create a healthy pattern for their own lives. Important steps in that process are featured—most importantly, realizing that your parent’s problems come from his or her sickness and are not your fault. Self-worth, acceptance, forgiveness, and the concept of the “parentified” child are all explored. (9 minutes)

If I Could: Breaking the Vicious Cycle of Child Abuse-Educator's Edition

Filmsters

“Families destroy themselves, so families have to heal themselves.” If I Could is the heart-wrenching chronicle of Tracy Marasco, a single mother struggling to help her adolescent son James cope with severe emotional trauma resulting from abandonment by his father and sexual abuse by his father’s cousin. To complicate the situation, Tracy herself was victimized as a child, sexually abused by her father and forced, for a time, into prostitution. Rage and despair permeate this disturbing program, but so do hope and determination—represented, in part, by VisionQuest, a provider of innovative intervention services to at-risk youth and families. Tracy benefited from it as a teen; can it turn James around, too? Will the Marascos’ multigenerational cycle of abuse be broken? Sally Field narrates. Contains mature content; viewer discretion is advised. Comes with 90 minutes of bonus material (DVD only)—comments by NPR’s Fred Goodwin, post-viewing reactions of numerous medical professionals, an interview with director Patti Obrow White, and more. (99 minutes + 90 minutes of bonus material)

Acutely Anxious

TVF International

Acute anxiety, one of the most common psychiatric illnesses, makes everyday experiences like walking down the street or talking on the phone a source of potential terror. This program explains how and why this happens as it examines the physiology and psychology of anxiety, its symptoms, its highly maladaptive consequences, and treatments such as cognitive behavioral therapy. Case studies involving panic disorders and social phobia are spotlighted. (48 minutes)

Stimulants: The Mechanics of Pleasure

ARTE France

Like an avenue filled with neon signs, the brain’s so-called pleasure pathway can light up or go dark, depending on what sort of stimulation it receives. This program explores the workings of the human nerve center under the influence of cocaine, amphetamines, and other stimulants, and shows how our understanding of brain disorders and drug addiction has increased by studying these drugs. Profiling the pioneering work of Bruno Giros, Gaetano Di Chiara, Nora Volkow, Wolfram Schultz, Barry Everitt, Trevor Robbins, and others, the program provides viewers with a detailed history of the discovery and development of euphoria-inducing substances. (52 minutes)

Legal Drugs: Still Addictive, Still Deadly

ARTE France

The vast majority of drug addicts are not criminals; tobacco and alcohol, both perfectly legal in most societies, are used and abused in staggering abundance. This program details the ways smoking and drinking chemically take hold of the brain. Explaining the many reasons—besides nicotine—for tobacco’s stealthy effects, the program describes the existence of thousands of other addictive chemicals in the plant. It also studies properties in alcohol, which some scientists have nicknamed the “dirty drug,” that short-circuit the brain and cause considerable damage. Research by Philip Gorwood, Alain Ehrenberg, Martine Cador, Philippe Batel, and Michel Hamon is documented. (51 minutes)

Zero to Hero: Shyness and Sociability in Children

BBC Worldwide Learning

What makes a boy or girl a loner? Can a child's future social life be predicted in his or her toddler years? How crucial is a sense of humor as children learn to make friends? This program examines the diverse ways and varying degrees of success in which youngsters build that all-important skill: getting along with others. Observing a group of 25 children who are now three years old, the film shows how even at this age kids are making adult-like decisions about each other-who they like, who they dislike, and who their true friends are. As the children interact, the program also examines the effects of diet and video-watching on a child's sociability. A BBC/Open University Co-production. Original broadcast title: Zero to Hero. Part of the series Child of Our Time 2004. (60 minutes)

Read My Lips: Learning Language

BBC Worldwide Learning

Communication is at the core of the human experience, even though effective communication takes a lifetime to learn. This program explores how we develop the arts of speech and physical expression to make ourselves understood and to understand others. Visiting a group of 25 three-year-olds, the film observes them learning as many as ten new words a day-some already grasping the first 1,500 components of the 20,000-word vocabulary collected in the average life span. The "nonverbal leakage" or body language that supplements verbal skills is also explored, demonstrating that children with verbal disadvantages can compensate through other techniques. A BBC/Open University Co-production. Original broadcast title: Read My Lips. Part of the series Child of Our Time 2004. (60 minutes)

Let's Talk About It: Domestic Violence—in English with Spanish Subtitles

Filmblanc

Xiomara Fuentes, Amandeep Kaur, and Nneka—three wives beaten and humiliated by their husbands—are the subjects of Let’s Talk About It, which gives a voice and a face to a spreading epidemic of spousal abuse. This program puts video cameras into the hands of these women’s children who then interview their mothers about why they endured—and how they survived—such physical and emotional injury. The questions they ask, framed with a poignant blend of candor and naiveté, leave no room for equivocation. A compelling and purposeful call to action produced by acclaimed filmmaker Deepa Mehta, Let’s Talk About It is a journey into the secret and dangerous world of domestic violence, no more powerfully illustrated than through the eyes of the children. (English with Spanish subtitles, 51 minutes)

Health News and Interviews: Substance Abuse and Addiction Video Clips

ScienCentral

This collection of 18 video clips (1 minute to 2 minutes, 30 seconds each) takes a close look at alcohol and tobacco and at addiction. A variety of topics is covered, such as the short- and long-term health risks of binge drinking, fetal damage due to alcohol, brain cell regrowth in recovering alcoholics, DNA damage from smoking, smoking-cessation failure, the DNA of addiction, and cocaine detox via a genetically modified virus. Video clips include… Alcohol • Fruit Flies and Alcohol • Booze-Free Brains • Buzzed Brain • Fetal Alcohol Damage • Alcohol and Advertising • Student Drinking • Teen Drinking Tobacco • Smoking Damage • Smoking Receptor • Smoking, Stress, and Gender • Smoking and Fertility • Smoking and Ethnicity Addiction • Riddle of Addiction • Why Coffee Works • Caffeine Withdrawal • Teens and Steroids • Meth and the Brain • Anti-cocaine Virus (27 minutes)

Lives Together, Worlds Apart: Men and Women in a Time of Change

Saybrook Productions

Drawing on case studies from first- and third-world nations, this program exposes the "gender apartheid" that has led to the marginalization of women around the world through violence and poverty. Commentary by Kofi Annan, secretary general of the UN; Festus Mogae, president of Botswana; and Margaret Jay, Britain's minister for women, as well as by many grassroots leaders reveals the victimization that is occurring through educational neglect, unfair labor practices, spouse abuse, and inadequate reproductive healthcare. The positive effects of rural empowerment programs, battered women refuges, and free health and legal counseling are also presented-but will cuts in funding sweep away the good that these initiatives have done? (57 minutes)

Rape: An Act of Hate

WBZ-TV

FBI statistics show that a woman is raped every seven minutes in the United States. These are reported rapes; probably ten times as many rapes go unreported. Hosted by actress Veronica Hamel, this program seeks to determine why people rape and to help people protect themselves against this crime. It examines the history and mythology of rape, and explains who are its most likely victims. The program contains interviews with experts in the fields of media, law enforcement, and sociology. (30 minutes)

Alcohol

Cambridge Educational

People who begin drinking before age 15 are four times more likely to develop alcoholism than those who begin at age 21. This program focuses on three teenagers—Trisha, ChiQuita, and Matt—as they candidly reflect on their first tastes of alcohol, how they got hooked on getting drunk, and how they finally summoned the strength to stop drinking, once and for all. Interviews with experienced addiction counselors stress easy availability and societal acceptance of drinking as the main reasons alcohol abuse is so popular with middle school and high school students, while onscreen lists spell out the hard facts of alcohol abuse. The need to deal with feelings, not run from them, is emphasized as well. “I’m in recovery now and things are going real good for me, actually,” says Matt. “When I have feelings now, I’m not afraid to feel them anymore.” A Cambridge Educational Production. (20 minutes)

Safe: Inside a Battered Women's Shelter

Tapestry International

Every 12 seconds in America, a woman is beaten by her husband or boyfriend. This program presents the experiences of three women who sought to break the cycle of violence by seeking refuge at a safe house, a place providing sanctuary for physically abused mothers and their children. Through their stories, Nancy, Jasmine, and Yenesia reveal a way of life in which the victims, hurt most by those who supposedly love them, often feel like the culprits. Safe at last, they realize that the abuse they suffered is not their fault; freed of guilt and fear, they can break the emotional ties that bind them to their abusers. (50 minutes)

Warning Signs: A Look at Teenage Violence

Meridian Education

Open any newspaper or listen to any news report and hear about teenage violence. This fast-paced, edgy video brings together experts, victims, and offenders to help viewers identify and detect the warning signs surrounding a violent situation. Victims explore the emotions of fear and helplessness while perpetrators expose the mayhem behind their emotions and offer ways to identify and deal with teens who may be most likely to strike. Experts who work with troubled teens share critical insight into the minds and behaviors of potentially violent individuals. Viewers will be given not only specific warning signs, but also an effective plan of action against a possibly volatile situation. A Meridian Production. One 24-minute video.

Living with Today's Maladies

Benjamin Cummings

Despite steady advances in medical science, there is still no end to the long list of illnesses in need of treatment. This program examines symptoms and risk factors associated with a wide variety of maladies, including those that derive from the stresses of modern living. Respiratory disorders, such as allergies and chronic bronchitis; neurological problems, including headaches, seizure disorders, and MS; gender-specific diseases; digestive disorders; musculoskeletal problems; and contemporary afflictions, such as chronic fatigue syndrome and repetitive stress injuries, are featured. Strategies for prevention and intervention are also explored. (29 minutes)

Drinking Responsibly

Benjamin Cummings

Alcohol, the most widely used psychoactive drug in the United States, contributes to approximately 100,000 deaths annually?fatalities that could very likely be prevented through education and treatment. This program is designed to promote a deeper understanding of the drinking problem in America, particularly among students on college campuses. The immediate and long-term behavioral and physiological effects of alcohol consumption are discussed as well, including blood alcohol concentration and alcohol absorption rates. (29 minutes)

Episode 3: We Come from People (African American Lives 2)

PBS

Despite the tragic gaps that slavery created in many family trees, new research is rebuilding awareness of black life and culture during America’s first few decades. This program reveals stories of participants’ ancestors during the early years of the United States—such as the riveting, recently discovered account of life in slavery by Morgan Freeman’s great-grandmother and the tales of Peter Gomes’s ancestors, who were freed and supported by Virginian Quakers in the late 1700s. Distributed by PBS Distribution. Part of the series African-American Lives 2. (54 minutes)

Cracked, Not Broken: One Woman's Struggle with Addiction and Recovery

Open Door

Nothing reveals the dangers of drug addiction more accurately than honesty. In this intense program, filmmaker Paul Perrier interviews a family friend, crack cocaine–addicted Lisa, in her dingy hotel room where she prostitutes herself to earn the money she needs to buy drugs. Although she grew up in a middle-class family, attended good schools, and had well-behaved friends, Lisa began drinking alcohol and using illegal drugs in her early teens. She speaks frankly about her many stints in recovery programs, her failure to stay clean after leaving them, and her life as an addict. Since the completion of this video, Lisa has used it as a way to raise substance abuse awareness by educating others about addiction and as a tool for her own recovery. Some content may be objectionable. (52 minutes)

I'd Rather Be Home

Terra Nova Films

Norman is caught in a cycle of physical abuse at the hands of his grown son, and yet when given the opportunity to live safely apart from him in an adult care facility, says he would rather be home. In candid interviews, Norman recalls the close relationship he once had with his son and expresses confusion about the brutal behavior the man now exhibits. He’s reluctant to press charges and his wife denies that any beatings occur, and thus the rounds of violence, remorse, and relapse continue. A follow-up to the story presented in Elder Abuse: Five Case Studies (item #43873), this program documents Norman’s situation over a period of seven years, raising many issues central to dealing with elder abuse cases. (30 minutes)

Eliminating Workplace Bullying

ClickView Pty Limited

Bullying is ongoing, repeated aggressive behavior. In the past, such behavior was sometimes accepted in initiations and other hazing efforts. Organizations need to act to eliminate bullying, which can have serious consequences both for the individual and the company. Topics in this video include What is workplace bullying?, Who are the victims of bullying?, What are the effects of bullying?, What can organizations do?, What can a victim do?, Am I a bully?, and How do you manage a bully? Viewable/printable educational materials are available online. (14 minutes)

6 Ways to Manage Overload

ClickView Pty Limited

Anyone dealing with overload in the workplace will find this program extremely useful. Key topics covered in this video include physical environment, desk and work habits, time management, looking after your body, how to manage e-mails, and breaking the 24/7 addictions. (19 minutes)

Preschoolers: Beginning Pediatric Nursing

Cinema House Films Inc.

Addressing a variety of methods for working with preschool-age patients, this program discusses the characteristics of the post-toddler developmental stage, including physiological characteristics and appropriate forms of nursing care. Viewers learn about psychosocial and cultural differences while discovering ways of working with the patient’s family members on difficult issues. The video also focuses on methods of nontraumatic physical assessment and care techniques for preschoolers. Following a screening of the video, learners should be able to describe characteristic traits of preschoolers and the standard recommended forms of care appropriate to this challenging developmental phase. A part of the series Beginning Pediatric Nursing. (12 minutes) (Updated in 2016)

Hope for the Alcoholic: Scientific Breakthroughs

Information Television Network (ITN)

Alcoholism is a chronic medical disease of the brain, and, as with many other chronic diseases, it requires lifestyle changes, psychological and nutritional counseling, and medication to be most effectively treated. This program features the latest research that explores the differences between the brains of alcoholics and the brains of social drinkers. It shows why a comprehensive approach to treating alcoholism is the best way to get the disease under control. The benefit of support groups like Alcoholics Anonymous is highlighted, and patients’ stories offer hope to those who are dealing with alcohol addiction and alcoholism. (27 minutes)

Kids and Heroin: A Wake-Up Call to Parents

ABC News

“I’m literally rotting… there’s nothing I can think of that’s good in my life,” says Ashley, who smokes as many as 100 hits of heroin a day and is barely out of her teens. For eight months, ABC News producers followed Ashley and two other heroin abusers through the agony of addiction. Dylan, a rehab veteran, has three younger brothers who openly fear for his life. Justin is even more at risk: he struggles alone, thousands of miles away from his family. Meanwhile, with Ashley braving treatment for the first time, her parents must examine their own muddled roles as enablers and protectors. What may surprise some viewers is that these stories take place far from the inner city—they represent suburbia’s children, a demographic falling victim to substance abuse as never before. (40 minutes)

Stress Management

Cambridge Educational

Poor stress management, stemming from factors such as impending deadlines, work overload, and procrastination, can lead directly to burnout, one of the top reasons for quitting a job. This video identifies workplace stressors and offers guidelines for reducing their impact to a safe level. Proven principles of stress management, including proper nutrition, adequate rest, and nonwork-related pastimes, are emphasized as keys to good health and better overall job performance. A Cambridge Educational Production. (20 minutes)

Physical Development: The First Five Years

Meridian Education

In the course of the first five birthdays, a child moves from being physically helpless to virtual mastery of the large and small motor skills. This program spotlights children at each stage of physical development between birth and five years of age. A pediatrician and a child development specialist describe what occurs during those formative years. A Meridian Production. (19 minutes)

Identity Crisis

BBC Worldwide Learning

What shapes a child’s identity—situation and surroundings, or unchangeable factors within the child? This program weighs in on that question by capturing the emotional and psychological development of 25 boys and girls at age five. In fascinating and sometimes disturbing scenes, the children reveal clear signals about their self-worth and their expectations for the future that bear strong connection to nationality, gender, skin color, economic class, and the presence or absence of either parent. Powerful in its social implications as well as its emotional impact, Identity Crisis brings vital documentation to the nature vs. nurture debate. A BBC/Open University Co-production. Original broadcast title: Identity Crisis. Part of the series Child of Our Time 2005. (60 minutes)

The Anatomy of Crying

Muse Distribution International

Humans may be the only species to shed tears. Does that make crying a strictly human act? This program explores the deep well of animal instinct that, shaped by eons of evolution, still informs our expression of grief, fear, anger, and even joy. Focusing on the development of distress signals in early hominid infant behavior, the program investigates differences in crying between adults and children, men and women, and Western and non-Western cultures. The three varieties of tears-basal, irritant, and emotional-and their chemical makeup are identified, evoking a link between emotional release, the secretion of certain proteins, and the human body's metabolism. (49 minutes)

The New Family

American Public Television (APT)

Can the American family be defined? Today's isolated nuclear families, some with unmarried or same-sex parents, challenge traditional notions. This video explores the evolution of new family types and what they mean for the future. (22 minutes)

Kids and Language

American Public Television (APT)

Neuro-imaging has greatly improved our understanding of speech development. This video shows how the early detection and treatment of speech problems could potentially help a generation of children. (22 minutes)

Abu Ghraib: A Torturer's Tale

Journeyman Pictures

Javal Davis was imprisoned for assaulting inmates at Abu Ghraib, but insists he is not a torturer. His fellow MP Ken Davis was never implicated, having reported the abuse to superiors. This program presents in-depth interviews with both men, detailing their side of the story and conveying their disillusionment with Pentagon officials who wanted interrogations pushed “up a notch.” Featuring nightmarish descriptions and images from inside the prison—highlighting deplorable conditions endured by inmates and guards alike—the program also includes insight into the mentality of reservist Charles Graner, currently serving a 10-year sentence for Abu Ghraib torture. Some content may be objectionable. (25 minutes)

Bully Girls

Meridian Education

Traditionally, bullying has meant physical intimidation and violence-and in the past was considered a problem only among boys. But experts are finding that girls can perpetuate bullying as well, although it often takes place on more subtle or secretive levels. This program focuses on increasing awareness of bullying among girls and educating viewers about how, when, and why it occurs. Understanding the difference between teasing and bullying, identifying specific female bullying techniques and tactics, recognizing warning signals that help is needed, knowing the best ways to report incidents, and getting school officials involved to combat the problem are all subjects thoroughly explored in the video. A viewable/printable instructor's guide is available online. Correlates to all applicable state and national standards. A Meridian Production. (20 minutes)

Case Studies in Childhood Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

ABC News

Bridget, 15, cannot go near her own parents because she fears they are somehow “contaminated.” Rocco, 9, dissolves into tears whenever he tries to leave for school—consumed by anxiety over what could happen once he steps outside. Michelle, 13, spends hours in the shower. These children, along with about one million others, have OCD. This edition of Primetime tracks the treatment of Bridget, Rocco, and Michelle as they attempt to reclaim their lives and overcome the stigma associated with the disorder. Can they subdue a condition that consumes their every waking moment and utterly disrupts their families? Original ABC News broadcast title: Kids Battle Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. (38 minutes)

Emotional Intelligence in the Classroom

ClickView Pty Limited

Adolescents have both the cognitive and the emotional capacity to deepen their emotional intelligence, and for that reason secondary schools are being viewed as an ideal setting in which to teach and promote EI. In this program, Dr. Karen Hansen, coordinator of the EI and Education Research Unit of Swinburne University, compares and contrasts definitions and models of EI. In addition, she suggests practical ways in which educators can promote and nurture EI through a variety of classroom activities and by rearranging the physical classroom environment. Viewable/printable educational resources are available online. (31 minutes)