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Enhancing Case Conceptualization Through Film: The Addiction Web

“…Film is a useful teaching tool; however, it is just recently being addressed in the counselor education literature (Armstrong & Berg, 2005;Ohrt et al, 2009). Although there is a place for film and other expressive arts in counselor education, evidence-based research is needed.…”

“…Gladstein and Feldstein (1983) used film to enhance counselor empathy. Film has been used to address diverse topics, such as multicultural and diversity issues (Pinterits & Atkinson, 1998;Villalba & Redmond, 2008); family and system theories (Dermer & Hutchings, 2000;Higgins & Dermer, 2001;Hudock & Gallagher-Warden, 2001;Sheperis & Sheperis, 2002;Stinchfield, 2006); group counseling (Armstrong & Berg, 2005;Tyler & Reynolds, 1998); persuasion (Simpson, 2008); and self-help (Norcross, 2006).…”

Ethical Fairy Tales: Using Fairy Tales as Illustrative Ethical Dilemmas With Counseling Students

“…There are many examples of expressive techniques used in classroom settings. These include the use of popular literature (Gibson, 2007;Graham & Pehrsson, 2009;Schwitzer, Boyce, Cody, Holman, & Stein, 2005;Schwitzer, MacDonald, & Dickinson, 2008), film (Armstrong & Berg, 2005;Bonds-Raacke, 2008;Bradley, Whiting, Hendricks, Parr, & Jones, 2008;Koch & Dollarhide, 2000;Toman & Rak, 2000;Villalba & Redmond, 2008), reflective journals (Harrawood, McClure, & Nelson, 2011;Hubbs & Brand, 2005), theatre exercises (Bodenhorn & Starkey, 2005), and music (Harrawood et al, 2011;Hughes, 1984;Leck, 2006;Louden-Gerber & Duffey, 2008;Napoletano, 1988;Potkay, 1982), as well as entire courses focused on a variety of creative techniques (Smith, 2011;Waliski, 2009;Ziff & Beamish, 2004). The rationale for using creative interventions with students is similar to the rationale when using creative interventions with clients.…”

Using Films to Increase Cultural Competence in Working With LGBTQ Clients

“…The use of films is one form of experiential teaching that has been found effective (Armstrong & Berg, 2007;Johnson, 2011;Koch & Dollarhide, 2000;Pierce & Wooloff, 2012;Stinchfield, 2006;Villalba & Redmond, 2008;Whipple & Tucker, 2012) and used in various counseling courses (e.g., ethics, multicultural counseling, group counseling, and theories). Films provide a means of contact with unfamiliar populations and controversial issues from a safe distance (Chavez-Korell & Johnson, 2010;Higgins & Dermer, 2001), allow students to practice observational skills, and are catalysts for class discussions about best counseling practices (Dave & Tandon, 2011;Villalba & Redmond, 2008).…”