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)

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)

Real Life Teens: Teens and the Law

TMW Media Group

This program informs teens of the role of school resource officers on campus and how the police can be of help. Subjects covered include students rights on and off campus; the school resource officer; how to avoid trouble with the law; local and federal laws; common punishments for breaking the law; juvenile hall; the role of the police; and probation. Through interviews with officers and teens, students will gain a broad understanding of laws, why they exist, and how they are enforced. A viewable/printable instructor’s guide is available online. (23 minutes)

Presenting with Impact: Sales and Service Masterclass

ClickView Pty Limited

This program examines how salespeople can present their products and services with greater impact. A panel shares thoughts on presentation style and examines the importance of product knowledge, organization, and order of information. Topics in this insightful video include the difference between responsive and aggressive behavior, formulating the right questions, effective presentation by phone, the importance of relating benefits to needs, and active listening skills. Viewable/printable educational materials are available online. Part of the series Sales and Service Masterclass. (16 minutes)

Dealing with Conflict Case Studies

ClickView Pty Limited

This useful program features four case studies and looks at conflict resolution scenarios in the workplace, including the Urgent Order (the boss wants Lis to work late but hasn’t given her any notice), Trouble in Maintenance (different approaches to conflicts around maintenance), the Receptionist and the Customer (an angry customer wants action, but everyone is out except the receptionist), and the Call Center (Martin manages an aggressive and abusive customer on the phone). The video contains language that may be offensive to viewers. (12 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)

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.

Gender and Conflict Management

Educational Video Group

It is well established that gender is a significant factor in the perception and communication that influence interpersonal relationships—and that conflict is inevitable in human interactions. This program reviews how conflict-management styles differ for women and men in professional settings. It also offers suggestions for positive responses given those gender differences. Understanding these differences and incorporating the suggested responses will give students the tools to resolve conflict in any business or other professional setting. (44 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)

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.

When Food Is the Enemy: Eating Disorders

Meridian Education

Ranging from the starvation diet of the anorexic to certain forms of obesity, eating disorders are a diverse group of health problems. This program examines the emotional issues that lie behind most eating disorders, the serious and sometimes life-threatening consequences of eating disorders, and methods of treatment. Experts and patients alike offer their insights. A Meridian Production. (25 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)

The Perfect Victim

Journeyman Pictures

Shirley, Carlene, and Ruby have collectively spent over eighty-five years in Missouri state prison, having each been convicted of the murders of their abusive husbands. Beaten, raped, sold, abused, and almost murdered, these women suffered for years prior to their desperate crimes. A powerful and poignant insight into the world of domestic abuse, the lives it destroys, and an insensitive U.S. justice system. A shocking film you won't easily forget. Contains mature themes and explicit language and imagery. (84 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)

Creating Fulfilling Relationships & Great Teams: Part 2—Communicating With Power & Authenticity and Dealing With Conflict Situations

Conscious Business Institute

In this program you’ll discover how you can communicate with power and authenticity – even in conflict and pressure-cooker situations. If you want to achieve anything in life, it involves communication. Unfortunately, we have not learned to communicate in a way that creates trust and understanding. This program will teach you a way to communicate that can improve any relationship. Applying the principles of this program has the power to change your life.

Psychologist—Career Q&A: Professional Advice and Insight

Cambridge Educational

What is it like to be a psychologist? In this Career Q&A video interview, Russell Hyken talks about his career path, what he does on the job, and the keys to success as a psychologist. He also offers candid advice on breaking into the profession as well as insight into the industry’s biggest challenges and how the field may change in the next ten years.

Psychotherapies

Annenberg Learner

This program allows viewers to "sit-in" on five distinctly different kinds of psychotherapy: psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, Gestalt, couples, and group. Theory and practice are intertwined as these patients progress through therapy, sometimes trying alternative models for the same problem.

Dr. Gordon Allport: Part 2

The University of Akron

In this video, Dr. Gordon W. Allport talks about his views on ego, self, and proprium. He considers the evaluation of personality, personality testing, and existentialism.

Dr. Henry A Murray: Part 1

The University of Akron

Psychologist Dr. Henry A. Murray discusses the psychology of personality, presenting an analysis of Melville and Moby Dick. He discusses the idea of personology, talks of training of psychology students, and considers molar versus molecular study of personality.

Dr. Raymond Cattell: Part 2

The University of Akron

Dr. Raymond Cattell discusses factor analysis, "Q" and "P" techniques, psychological testing, and psychotherapy.

Dr. Gardner Murphy: Part 2

The University of Akron

In this video discussion, Dr. Gardner Murphy explains his relationship to Stern; discusses means of measuring uniqueness of personality; and considers the importance of the study of perception. He talks about subliminal and extrasensory perception, sensory deprivation, hallucinogenic drugs. He also considers the bio-social approach and discusses his research interests.

John Gottman & Julie Gottman on the New Science of Couples and Family Therapy

PESI, Inc

The names John and Julie Gottman have become synonymous with scientifically sound couples practice. They have spent decades developing an evidence base for the field through their work, and have honed their techniques for stabilizing marriage through research with nearly 3,000 couples. In this program, they discuss how to better help couples develop the trust, enduring commitment, and physiological calm that are the key to yielding more robust and measurable clinical outcomes. Considering how family therapy and their own research has evolved, the Gottmans consider what predicts marriage happiness and success and discuss their therapeutic approach.

Solution-Focused Interview With a Violent Couple: Eve Lipchik

Marsha Van Winkle

A substance abusing couple who have a history of violence have just completed a residential treatment program. Their therapist accompanies them for this solution-focused consultation. Annotated with information about this method.

A Mother and Daughter - A Cultural Tale: Gonzalo Bacigalupe

Marsha Van Winkle

An interview with an Irani immigrant mother and her 23 year old daughter highlights the difference that their cultural lenses create in their mutual expectations. Very typical of children becoming Americanized, the daughter wants to fit into the social scene with her friends while the mother wants her to respect the cultural norms of her generation from Iran. The way she dresses, the fact that she doesn't live with her mother even though she is unmarried, the amount of time devoted to family, are all at issue in this session. Their therapist, who is also an Irani woman is present at the consultation. How do we assist families in this predicament? In an epilogue to the program Gonzalo makes his session transparent and provides afterthoughts about the work.

The Case of a Couple of Friends: Luigi Boscolo

Marsha Van Winkle

The work of the new Milan Systemic therapy is demonstrated in this training tape. The session is a reenactment of the transcribed hour, with Dr. Boscolo himself delivering the epilogue. A couple with the presenting complaint of not enough sex, money or time receive a consult which yields much new information from questions asked by Dr. Boscolo. That the systemic questioning process is an intervention is demonstrated in this interview. Narrative and graphics detail theory, methods and techniques of the Milan Systemic Therapy.

Essentials of Narrative Therapy - Ethics, Politics, and Power: Zoy Kazan, John Winslade, and Kathie Crocket

Marsha Van Winkle

Two doctoral students who have begun to teach Narrative Therapy ask basic questions of these veteran Narrative Therapists. A very informative hour and twenty minutes about Narrative issues and concerns. Zoy Kazan has been a Narrative Therapist for over 20 years. Trained at Dulwich Centre with Michael White, she specializes in working with teens who have very severe problems. John Winslade and Kathie Crocket are from Hamilton, New Zealand and are co-authors of Narrative Therapy: The Archeology of Hope. John has also co-authored books on Narrative Mediation, Narrative School Counseling and Re-membering Lives: Conversations with the Dying and the Bereaved.

Anorectic Families

Zeig, Tucker & Theisen Inc.

This video features a session with Dr. Salvador Minuchin as he works with an Italian immigrant family with five children. The family began therapy as the daughter, 16, was diagnosed with anorexia two years previously and the symptoms were still present. From the first moments of the session, the mother’s undisputed power emerges, leading to a polemic between belonging and autonomy.

Foster Care

Zeig, Tucker & Theisen Inc.

In the 1990s Dr. Salvador Minuchin conceived of a different way to conceptualize and practice foster care. Minuchin envisioned this new system where the agency would allow and encourage the two families to function as they expanded their work on behalf of the child - sharing information and solving problems together. The core strategy of Dr. Minuchin’s project was to capitalize on the natural talents of experienced foster parents, who often go beyond what is required of them by the agencies, and find ways to help the natural parents maintain and develop their relationship with their children during the time their children are in foster care.

The Shit Painter

Zeig, Tucker & Theisen Inc.

This video shows Dr. Salvador Minuchin’s supervision of Wai-Yung Lee in her sessions with a family consisting of a father, mother, and two young men. The youngest was born with Down's syndrome, and has recently shared his displeasure with the family by smearing feces in the bathroom. Wai-Yung Lee follows up from their supervision 25 years later to reflect on the transformation of her style as a family therapist based on Minuchin’s supervision.

Adoption (Volume 1)

Zeig, Tucker & Theisen Inc.

In this video, Bert Hellinger demonstrates how “love’s hidden symmetry” can guide families in distress. The video shows how workshop participants who are dealing with problems related to adoption discover ways to restore the flow of love and support hopeful alternatives in their lives. Hellinger helps them to access unacknowledged loyalties and other hidden forces, which can be channeled in appropriate and healthy ways.

Grieving for Children (Volume 4)

Zeig, Tucker & Theisen Inc.

In this powerful video with Bert Hellinger, four different family systems move toward resolution in the wake of the loss of a child.

While No One is Watching

Journeyman Pictures

Pedophilia has become a terrifying international industry. Behind the wall of anonymity the internet provides, predators prey on young children and pass terrible scenes of abuse back and forth. From the investigators trying to identify images of two men raping a child in Sweden to the Romanian girl whose job offer in Italy turns into sex slavery, this shocking doc offers a unique and powerful insight into the murky depths of this hidden world.

The Healing

Escapade Media

The Healing explores a life-saving equine welfare program that brings traumatised ex-racehorses and traumatised veterans together to help heal each other. Set against the stunning backdrop of country Australia, The Healing is an inspiring journey of recovery that immerses us in the emotional drama of two very different worlds. The stakes are literally life and death for the horses and humans participating in the Thoroughbred and Veteran Welfare Alliance’s 5-day program. All were highly trained, regimented and of great service and value to their employers, but were then discarded and left to fend for themselves. Their previous skills have rendered them useless in the “real world,” and they now face uncertain futures. The two vulnerable groups are brought together by professional horseman Scott Brodie, whose unique system of retraining teaches both horses and humans new skills that build trust, patience and confidence. In an extraordinary mutual-healing, the horses are retrained for second careers as equestrian, therapy or recreational horses. The veterans regain their pride and focus, return to work and repair relationships with family and friends. The Healing will create enormous interest in the Alliance’s ground-breaking program, which can revolutionise the way the Defence Force and Racing Industry responds to the crisis afflicting veterans and ex-racehorses. Urgent change is needed and we need to act now.

Three Approaches to Psychotherapy 3 — Richard: Dr. Hans Strupp — Psychodynamic Therapy

Psychological and Educational Films

Dr. Hans Strupp's therapeutic approach is based on an interpersonal model. He believes the therapist's role is to identify cyclical maladaptive patterns in the client's life and to help the client explore the ramifications of these patterns in current life experiences and to work on new relationship patterns that can mitigate the earlier issues. In this program, Strupp works with "Richard" to draw out the scenarios and identify his maladaptive patterns.

Three Approaches to Psychotherapy 3 — Richard: Dr. Donald Meichenbaum — Cognitive-Behavior Modification

Psychological and Educational Films

Dr. Donald Meichenbaum tries to integrate the clinical concerns of psychodynamic and cognitive-semantic therapy with the technology of behavior therapy. In his view, the role of therapy is to help the client become aware of the processes that affect behavior (thoughts, beliefs, internal dialogues, images, feelings, and the way we appraise the environment), to help the client learn about the patterns he or she repeats in different situations, and to make the client aware of the reactions he or she elicits from others. In this program, Meichenbaum works with "Richard" on unfreezing his beliefs, discovering options, and making changes.

Three Approaches to Group Therapy: Albert Ellis PhD — Rational-Emotive Therapy

Psychological and Educational Films

In this program, Dr. Albert Ellis, founder of rational-emotive therapy demonstrates his approach to group therapy.

Frederick Perls and Gestalt Therapy: Part 1

Psychological and Educational Films

In this program, Dr. Frederick (Fritz) Perls discusses the structure of neurosis and describes its five layers: cliché behavior, role playing or manipulative behavior, the imposive layer, the explosive layer, and the actualizing personality. He explains the ideas of "now and how" in the context of Gestalt theory.

Frederick Perls and Gestalt Therapy: Part 2

Psychological and Educational Films

This program demonstrates Gestalt technique in practice. Dr. Frederick (Fritz) Perls discusses his dream theory and describes a dream as an existential message in which one's existence is clarified.

Let's Talk About It: Domestic Violence

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. (Portions in foreign languages with English subtitles, 46 minutes)

Domestic Violence and Children

ABC News

Severely wounded, their mother kept crying out, "Please don't kill me! Please don't kill me!" What effects do the sights and sounds of domestic violence have on the malleable minds of children? In this program, ABC News anchor Hugh Downs seeks to answer that question through interviews with Betsy McAlister-Groves, director of the Child Witness to Violence Project at Boston Medical Center, and some of the deeply scarred children who have seen and heard far too much. (14 minutes)

Part 2: Domestic Violence, Street Violence

Doctoroff Media Group

Domestic violence is one of the least reported crimes in America. In Nashville, TN, we see how intense police investigation and follow-up of domestic abuse have led to the imprisonment of repeat offenders. Teens on Target shows the success of a program where a Los Angeles doctor (weary of treating young gunshot victims) and former teenage patients (half of whom have spinal injuries from gunshot wounds) speak to younger kids around their city about weapons and violence. This program illustrates what ordinary citizens, survivors, and parents can do about gun control. Violence in the media is movingly portrayed, and solutions to its impact on children are discussed. (56 minutes)

Giving Voice: Today’s Kids Get Real about Bias—on DVD

Wide Angle

Using video diaries and workshop discussions, today’s teens explore issues of bias and tolerance in their own lives. Giving Voice weaves interviews with this diverse group of teenagers with the testimonies of Holocaust survivors and witnesses. Equipped with mini-DV cameras, seven young people document their surroundings at school and at home, with friends and family, and share their emotional responses to viewing survivor testimony. In the process, they make candid and poignant observations about the examples of intolerance and bigotry they see every day and offer eloquent examples of how each of them strives to take responsibility for building a better, more tolerant world.

Ending Domestic Violence: Healing the Family

Moira Productions

A victims' rights advocate tells the story of her carefree childhood and adolescence in Palo Alto, and her subsequent 18-month marriage in which she was beaten and nearly killed by an abusive husband. Today, she fulfills her personal vision of helping others. In this program, she counsels a mother of three, who is also involved in an abusive relationship. Scenes include court hearings, and emotional talks between the two women in which the advocate offers insights into the dynamics of spousal abuse. (28 minutes)

Kids and the Media

American Public Television (APT)

How are children affected by television? Do they tend to mimic televised violence? This video studies the connection between kids and the media in today's society, and the need to make TV a positive force in child development. (22 minutes)

Nicaragua: Turning Away from Violence

Network Ireland Television

In Nicaragua, a growing awareness of domestic violence and its consequences has spurred grassroots activism. This program documents the efforts of two groups, the Xochitl-Acatl Women's Center and the Association of Men Against Violence, both of which confront gender and sexual abuse. Arguing that economic and political oppression influence male tendencies to exercise physical authority within the home, the video describes educational campaigns that build financial self-sufficiency and self-esteem in both men and women. Interviews with participants feature more than one success story. (Portions have English subtitles, 26 minutes)

Intimate Partner Violence

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

While intimate partner abuse can occur in same-sex couples, the abuser in the vast majority of cases is a man, his target a woman. This program from The Doctor Is In profiles Buffalo, New York, where the medical community, social and psychiatric services, police, and courts have formed a coalition to reduce the incidence of partner abuse and help the victims. Among those who comment are Dr. Susan McLeer, the head of Erie County Medical Center's psychiatry department; Katey Joyce, director of a shelter for battered women; and Jessica Benigni, chair of the Erie County Coalition Against Family Violence. A Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Production. (29 minutes)

About Writing - Creating Multiple Voices: Peggy Penn

Marsha Van Winkle

Peggy builds a context for her work in Social Construction in this 43 minute tape. The attraction to the use of language moved her from Strategic to Milan Systemic and the idea that what was happening to the therapist needed to be included in our study of therapeutic process was part of what interested her. The writings to clients of Michael White and David Epston provoked her thinking about writing to clients but ultimately she preferred to develop letter writing among, rather than to, the clients. We can redefine relationships through letter writing. We can change difficult or missing relationships, gain and give forgiveness, achieve connection through the relational practices developed in letter writing. Social Construction is the best, forward looking explanation for these ideas and allows for the contributions of literary theory and non-expertness and collaboration.

Separateness and Togetherness - A Family's Dilemma: Harlene Anderson

Marsha Van Winkle

Harlene Anderson's postmodern approach to therapy is captured in this instructional DVD. The program includes an interview with a couple who once shared a dream. The couple talk about the direction their marriage has taken, including the struggles they are having with each other about this change and their mutual concerns for their four children. The session illustrates how a therapist can create room for, and facilitate, a conversation in which possibilities can emerge where none seemed to exist before. The program comprises a complete lesson.

Back to the Future: Insoo Kim Berg and Steve deShazer

Marsha Van Winkle

Insoo Kim Berg, is the co-founder of the Brief Family Therapy Center in Milwaukee and a collaborator in the development of Solution-Focused Therapy. She shares this journey with her husband Steve deShazer. In this, the closing plenary of the first Solution Focused Brief Therapy Association (SFBTA) conference, she traces the history and growth of this method. The humble beginnings, who was involved, how it developed and witnesses to its phases and changes bear testimony to her stories.

Conversations About Hope Create the Future: Yvonne Dolan

Marsha Van Winkle

When we participate in conversations that reach into the future through questions about actions that can be taken because there is a future, we participate in co-creating the future for the person with whom we are speaking. In cases of catastrophe, crisis and loss when people are uncertain about the future, this kind conversation can generate hope. Rich examples of such conversations are offered and we feel hopeful as we participate in this event through our own listening.

4 Lessons About Inclusion and Unconscious Bias (Insights and Strategies: Workplace Skills)

Seven Dimensions

4 Lessons About Inclusion and Unconscious Bias is a video that explains unconscious biases – the prejudices we have and our tendency to make judgments about individuals or groups without being fully aware of what we are doing. Even the most open-minded individuals can have underlying, unconscious beliefs or assumptions that trigger automatic, skewed judgements about other people. In this video psychologists Eve Ash and Peter Quarry explain that to create an inclusive workplace we need to identify our own unconscious biases, and learn strategies to make sure we do not create barriers to inclusion. Inclusion is accepting, showing respect and giving fair treatment to everyone, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, neurodiversity, learning styles, religious beliefs, culture, disabilities, appearance and so on.

Carl Rogers PhD: Client-Centered Therapy (Three Approaches to Psychotherapy 1 - Gloria)

Psychological and Educational Films

Carl Rogers developed a system that revolutionized psychotherapy and that has had a positive and irreversible effect on all who learn it. In this program, Rogers interviews client "Gloria," highlighting her dilemma regarding the conflict between her beliefs, her feelings, and her actions, a universal plight of the human being, listening to her without judgment or authoritarian directiveness. By demonstrating understanding and helping her affirm her worth and ability, Rogers enables Gloria to have the strength to cope with her problems, make her own decisions, and to feel able. Rogers then discusses the session.

Albert Ellis PhD: Rational-Emotive Therapy (Three Approaches to Psychotherapy 1 - Gloria)

Psychological and Educational Films

Albert Ellis developed rational-emotive therapy, an active-directive form of therapy aimed at treating emotional and behavioral problems to enable people to live happier lives. In this program, Ellis challenges client "Gloria" on her absolutes – her “awfulizing,” and “catastrophizing” – that make her feel so unhappy with herself and that sabotage her relationships with others. He teaches her that the irrational things she says to herself cause her negative feelings and her consequent behaviors. Gloria begins to discover that she can correct her irrational thoughts and reverse her negative feelings and behaviors. Ellis then discuses the session.

What is Integration in Counseling and Psychotherapy?

Mick Cooper

What is psychotherapy integration, and how does it relate to eclecticism and pluralism? In this program, psychologist Mick Cooper discusses the four main forms of psychotherapy integration — theoretical integration, assimilative integration, common factors, and eclecticism — and considers their relationship to pluralistic philosophy and practice. Aimed at integrative and pluralistic trainees and therapists, as well as counselors and psychotherapists of other orientations, the program helps viewers develop their understanding of integrative, eclectic, and pluralistic approaches.

The Pluralistic Approach to Counselng and Psychotherapy

Mick Cooper

In this program, psychologist Mick Cooper gives a brief introduction to pluralistic theory and practice. He begins with a short history of the development of pluralism in therapy, then goes on to look at the evidence base for tailoring therapy to individual clients. He explores the shared decision-making which is at the heart of pluralistic practice and the different areas and times in which counselors can share decisions with clients. Cooper also discusses the use of measures, and specifically the Goals Form and Inventory of Preferences.

Supporting Your Child's Effort to Lose Weight

The Wellness Network

Understand why your emotional support is vital to your child’s weight loss success.

Judge Mary Beth Bonaventura: Interview

Calamari Productions

Juvenile Judge Mary Beth Bonaventura discusses the case of 13-year-old Joshua, who came into her court accused of battering his mother. General discussion on handling child abuse and neglect cases, court processes, and her adopted son's history of coming through her court.

Cutting Wires

Zeig, Tucker & Theisen Inc.

In this video session, Dr. Salvador Minuchin consults with a family consisting of a mother, father, and a 15-year-old son who is in treatment for depression. The session focuses on shifting the family’s sense of belonging to allow son to begin to become more autonomous. The social worker from the son’s treatment unit sits in on the session.

Homes Without Doors

Zeig, Tucker & Theisen Inc.

This series of video sessions showcases Dr. Salvador Minuchin’s involvement with children from a homeless family. Minuchin meets with the family with the goal to empower this family. The family treats Minuchin with a paradoxical combination of openness, suspicion, and passivity. This paradoxical posture is one that the family has learned to assume in response to the constant and uncontrolled entrance and exit of multiple helpers into their lives.

Puerto Rican Family With Son Who Has Asthma

Zeig, Tucker & Theisen Inc.

This video shows a blended family in formation, in which they are still in a period where there are two subsystems, mother and children and new husband and wife. Joey, the IP, has serious asthma and epilepsy and has behavioral problems at school. The video shows Salvador Minuchin working in the direction of creating a new subsystem that includes the spouse of the mother as the father in the family.

Support Systems That Disempower Welfare Families

Zeig, Tucker & Theisen Inc.

This video with Dr. Salvador Minuchin presents segments from three cases involving families who were receiving social services provided by government agencies. The segments show how the entrance of well meaning helpers into these families serves to disempower rather than empower the parents, and further disrupts the effective functioning of the family unit.

The 12-Year-Old Who Is Afraid of Ghosts

Zeig, Tucker & Theisen Inc.

This video shows Dr. Salvador Minuchin consulting with the family of a 12-year-old boy, who had been institutionalized for regressive behaviors, including an overwhelming fear of ghosts. Dr. Minuchin recommends changes to the family’s organization, so that the child can return home and maintain age appropriate behaviors.

Introduction and Interview With Jeff Zeig

Zeig, Tucker & Theisen Inc.

This video features a discussion with developer of structural family therapy Salvador Minuchin and psychologist Jeff Zeig about the fundamentals of structural family therapy. It includes personal tribute to Patricia Minuchin and an orientation to the Minuchin Archives.

Hidden Family Dynamics (Volume 6)

Zeig, Tucker & Theisen Inc.

Four family constellations show the harmful identifications that children sometimes have with parents and grandparents. The video shows Bert Hellinger working with participants to acknowledge hidden dynamics and to discover healthy ways to recover compassion and love.

Honoring the Dead and Facing Death (Volume 2)

Zeig, Tucker & Theisen Inc.

This video with Bert Hellinger presents three different family constellations and reveals the depth and power of this approach as family members struggle to deal with the difficult issues of death and dying.

Dr. Raymond Cattell: Part 1

The University of Akron

In this video interview, Dr. Raymond Cattell discusses his opinions on Freud's historical biological orientation and considers the culture-fair intelligence test. He talks about heredity versus environment, motivation, attitudes, dynamic calculus, specification equation, self-sentiment, perception, and learning.

Dr. Carl Jung: Part 3

The University of Akron

In this video, Dr. Carl Jung traces the development of his theories and ideas.

Minuchin and the Family

Zeig, Tucker & Theisen Inc.

This program introduces the tapes from the Minuchin Archives, which highlight how Carl Whitaker, Virginia Satir, and Salvador Minuchin developed their idiosyncratic styles as family therapists.

Whitaker and the Family

Zeig, Tucker & Theisen Inc.

This program features Salvador Minuchin working with a client family who meets the next day with Carl Whitaker. It shows Minuchin's session in which he brings out the idea that the issue is not with the symptom bearer, but that the symptom is owned by the family.

Dialogue Between Salvador Minuchin and Carl Whitaker

Zeig, Tucker & Theisen Inc.

This program features Carl Whitaker working with the same client family who met the day before with Salvador Minuchin. Whitaker works with the family to lessen the irrationality of the symptom of the child by saturating the concept of death in conversations.

Virginia Satir and the Family

Zeig, Tucker & Theisen Inc.

This program features an introduction to and explanation of Virginia Satir’s session with two divorced parents mediating the custody of their son. Virginia Satir introduces the possibility of harmony between the two families by creating a distance and proximity that is different.

A Dialogue Between Salvador Minuchin and Michael White

Zeig, Tucker & Theisen Inc.

This program features a dialogue between Salvador Minuchin and Michael White at the Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference in 2009, in which Dr. Minuchin compares and contrasts his pattern of work and ideology with Michael White.

Final Thoughts

Zeig, Tucker & Theisen Inc.

In this program presents, Salvador Minuchin shares his thoughts on family therapy and the collaboration that would take place with Carl Whitaker and Virginia Satir, under the idea that their truths were incomplete.

Three Approaches to Psychotherapy 2 — Kathy: Carl Rogers PhD — Client-Centered Therapy

Psychological and Educational Films

In this program, Dr. Carl Rogers discusses his client-centered therapy and interviews "Kathy," who experiences Rogers as "fatherly" and feels comfortable sharing her fears and talking about the wall she has built to protect herself from getting hurt.

Three Approaches to Psychotherapy 2 — Kathy: Everett Shostrum PhD — Actualizing Therapy

Psychological and Educational Films

In this program, Dr. Everett Shostrum discusses actualizing therapy and works with "Kathy" on her feelings and her bioenergetic technique. Kathy expresses that she feels challenged by Shostrum and experiences the session as a working session.

Three Approaches to Group Therapy: Harold Greenwald PhD — Decision Therapy

Psychological and Educational Films

In this program, Dr. Harold Greenwald demonstrates the application of decision therapy in group work.

Actualization Therapy: An Integration of Rogers, Perls, and Ellis

Psychological and Educational Films

This program features excerpts from Three Approaches to Psychotherapy in which the client "Gloria" has sessions with Carl Rogers, Albert Ellis, and Frederick (Fritz) Perls. Psychologist Dr. Everett Shostrum, producer of the famed series, analyzes the styles of each of the therapists, contrasting them and describing their unique contributions. He then describes how his theory of actualization therapy attempts to integrate these three approaches into a working unity.

Conflict on a Local Scale

Classroom Video

This program examines types of conflict that can occur at the local level, whether that locality is a single town, a region, or an entire country. After generally addressing armed conflict—different types of war, where they tend to proliferate, and kinds of weaponry used—Conflict on a Local Scale illustrates unarmed conflict through five examples. They include a clash of recreational interests in Britain’s Lake District; in Cambodia, the forced eviction of residents from confiscated oceanfront real estate; the potential expansion of England’s Heathrow Airport, which would necessitate the leveling of an entire town; tensions over inadequate water supplies in Ukraine, an instance of cooperative conflict resolution; and a municipal planning crisis involving a supermarket chain in the British town of Ottery St. Mary. Viewable/printable educational resources are available online. A part of the series Geography of Conflict. (25 minutes)

Violence Against Women

Global Communications

The secrecy surrounding domestic violence is the focus of this program. Hosted by a policewoman and a television news anchor, it contains stories of hope for women who are currently in violent relationships, and provides valuable information on how to leave an abusive partner. Specific information is included on speaking out, having a plan, when to leave, where to go, the legal aspects, getting help for abusers, and how to protect and counsel children who live in violent homes. (46 minutes)

Child Abuse: We All Can Work Against It

7928815 Canada Inc.

This video speaks directly to adults and children with two helpful segments on confronting child abuse. The first emphasizes that adults in supervisory roles have clear responsibilities, not only to overcome fears of reprisal and report suspected abuse, but also to create a safe environment in which children can freely express problems. The reassuring second segment counsels children that they have a right to be safe and protected, and suggests that they identify trustworthy adults to approach if needed. Both segments clearly illustrate the need for communication and the idea that child protection must be a shared goal. (33 minutes)

Breaking the Cycle of Abuse

ABC News

According to child behavior experts, one in three people abused as a child will also use physical force on her or his own children. This edition of Primetime spotlights three primary caregivers of one or more young children—a 63-year-old grandmother, a 36-year-old mother, and a 29-year-old father—who are hoping to beat those odds by taking part in a mentoring program for at-risk caregivers called Parent Aide. The people in this video are filmed at their worst—and also at their best as they begin to apply the new behavior-modification techniques to the children’s actions as well as their own. Commentary by Alan Kazdin, director of the Yale University Parenting Center and Child Conduct Clinic and author of The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child, is featured. (39 minutes)

Understanding the Nature of Conflict

ClickView Pty Limited

In a health care setting, intricate ethical, moral, and professional obligations make the workplace particularly prone to conflict. Focusing specifically on aged care, this program examines the typical conflicts that can occur at work and the most productive ways to handle them. First, conflict is defined, and situations in which it is more likely to arise as well as indicators of forthcoming disagreements are outlined. Next, the five general styles of conflict are explained and the skills to manage any type of conflict are summarized. Then, behaviors that elicit resistance, such as blaming others and making threats, and those that elicit cooperation, such as making eye contact and displaying empathy, are reviewed. Part 1 of the series Conflict Management in Health Care. (20 minutes)

Eternal Scars: Physical and Emotional Child Abuse

Meridian Education

Sarcastic and rude statements to children can leave as deep a wound as a cigarette burn or welts from a belt. This important program looks at both physical and emotional child abuse, and the lifetime effects they may have on children. We touch on what you can do if you recognize abuse of someone you know. A Meridian Production.One 23-minute video.

Recognizing Child Abuse: Neglect and Emotional Abuse

Cinema House Films Inc.

After watching this program, viewers will be able to clearly define what constitutes neglect and emotional abuse, give several examples of neglect and emotional abuse and their effects on children, describe the responsibility that professionals have in identifying and reporting neglect and emotional abuse, understand the context and prevalence of neglect and emotional abuse in society, describe some of the behaviors that abusers may exhibit when communicating with caregivers, and discuss some of the behaviors that children may exhibit that could be indicative of a neglected or emotionally abused child.

Recognizing Child Abuse: Sexual Abuse

Cinema House Films Inc.

After watching this program, viewers will be able to identify the acts and behaviors that are considered sexual abuse, describe the responsibility that professionals have in identifying and reporting sexual abuse, understand the context and prevalence of sexual abuse in society, describe some of the behaviors that abusers may exhibit when communicating with caregivers, and discuss some of the behaviors that children may exhibit that could be indicative of sexual abuse. Incest, molestation, exhibitionism, child pornography, and child prostitution are covered, with specific emphasis on methods used by abusers to pressure children into sexual activity.

Difficult Dialogues After Divorce - Attempting a Collaborative Conversation With an Immigrant Family: Gonzalo Bacigalupe

Marsha Van Winkle

This is a consultation with a Spanish speaking, single-mom, her two children and their therapist. The children demonstrate their reluctance to being there as one sleeps through the entire session and the other insists on speaking English. The family is involved in a contentious divorce and the mother wants the children to know "the truth" about their father. A Spanish-speaking reflecting team helps to normalize some of the dilemma that the mother experiences. Dr. Bacigalupe adds an epilogue to this program with his thoughts about working with immigrant families. Translated by Stephen Stutzman & Carlos Morales.

Conversation With a Blended Family - A Burning Question: Harry Goolishian

Marsha Van Winkle

Following a family crisis a "new age" family constellation presents for consultation. Narratives and graphics highlight some of the methods and techniques used in this therapy approach.

Scaling a Marriage Is Not Like Scaling a Mountain - Or Is It?: Insoo Kim Berg

Marsha Van Winkle

Scaling a Marriage is Not Like Scaling a Mountain: Or Is It? A consultation with a woman who is experiencing marital difficulties. Very clear examples of the use of the "Miracle Question" and "Scaling" techniques. On-screen comments about the method.

Solution-Focused Brief Group Therapy: Mark Mitchell

Marsha Van Winkle

This program presents an innovative, effective method of group treatment for both managed-care and group practices. A unique group of five men come together with different problems for a first and a second session. Solution-focused questioning, tasks and followup can be observed. Commentary about solution-focused practice included.

Confessions of a Dysfunctional Family: A Structural Family Systems Approach

Drew Adelman

This video presents an introduction to family systems therapy, looking at the assumptions, concepts, and techniques of this approach.

An Intimate History of Family Therapy: Lynn Hoffman

Marsha Van Winkle

In an intimate conversation with Harlene Anderson, Lynn Hoffman discusses the evolution of the postmodern edge of family therapy. Hoffman has been the historian of many of the theories developed in family therapy and her relationships with the pioneers of these ideas. Particular attention is focused on the early eighties where she describes the differences in the views of the epistemologists (who were contruct-ivists and engineers) and the practitioners of family therapy. She also discusses the dilemma of finding the clinical work of social constructionism disappointing to audiences, questioning if they have preconceived ideas about what it is to be in conversation. This is an informative interview for those who don’t yet understand social constructionist ideas.

Finding Optimism in a Family With Chronic Illness - A Narrative Approach: Zoy Kazan

Marsha Van Winkle

The hardships and stressors that plague family members with chronic illness can frequently take charge of the entire family. This interview demonstrates the power of working narratively. The questions presented to the family create the possibility of a future beyond the problem-saturated present. Creating the space for an alternative story is an art which Zoy Kazan demonstrates in this moving one-hour edited session.

Dr. Ernest R Hilgard: Part 1

The University of Akron

Dr. Ernest R. Hilgard discusses his views on psychoanalytic theory, learning theory, and humanistic psychology.

Institutional Animal Therapy Case Study - VCU Health

Capital Media Group, Inc.

This video provides a look into how a healthcare system utilizes animal therapy throughout their institution to improve patient care.

A Violent Father

Zeig, Tucker & Theisen Inc.

In this video a family presents their 17-year-old daughter who attempted suicide to Dr. Salvador Minuchin. Minuchin discovers from the father that he and his wife have been psychologically divorced since the birth of the daughter, and the mother states that she still feels single. Minuchin explores the spouse and parental subsystems to provide a map of the family and attempts to construct an alternative family organization in which the adolescent children form a healing subsystem.

Inviting the Family Dance

Zeig, Tucker & Theisen Inc.

This video features a series of interviews, sessions, and clinics that explore the life of Dr. Salvador Minuchin, his extensive work in family therapy, and his development of style.

One Plus One Equals Zero

Zeig, Tucker & Theisen Inc.

In this video session, Dr. Salvador Minuchin is with the family of a 12-year-old boy who has been hospitalized in a psychiatric unit for children. There are two disturbed systems that Dr. Minuchin addresses in this session. One is the family who needs to change. The other is the psychiatric unit where the child is hospitalized, that in hopes will be perturbed by the intervention.

Peter: Institutionalization of Children

Zeig, Tucker & Theisen Inc.

In 1992, Dr. Salvador Minuchin was invited to consult with a team of mental health professionals involved in the treatment of a 10-year-old boy who had been institutionalized for 2 years in psychiatric hospitals. In this video, Dr. Minuchin asserts that the identity of young children is directly connected to their belonging to a group of people, specifically their family, who have created the child’s sense of reality.

The Adolescent Liar

Zeig, Tucker & Theisen Inc.

In this video, Dr. Salvador Minuchin works with a step family seeking assistance with their daughter’s habitual lying. Dr. Minuchin initiates a challenge to the family certainty that the symptom was the daughter’s lying. The shift from daughter's as a carrier of lying to the father’s control over the daughter will change through the session, moving to the parent’s control and then to the mother’s control.

The Caretaker

Zeig, Tucker & Theisen Inc.

In this video, Dr. Salvador Minuchin works with a couple who has two children, both of whom are in foster care. This case demonstrates ways in which the involvement of multiple systems of care can cause disorganization in a family, if the systems themselves fail to work in sync. In this case, we meet a mother who struggles with drug addiction, which has impacted her ability to care for her children and family.