Category Archives: Couple and Family Counseling

Couple and Family Counseling, Human Growth and Development, Internal Dynamics of Families, Interpersonal Relationships

Antwone Fisher

Title: Antwone Fisher

Date: 2002

Media type: Film

Category: Interpersonal Relationships, Human Growth and Development, Internal Dynamics of Families, Couple and Family Counseling

Keywords: communication, conflict management, adolescence, adulthood, response to crises, family relationship, therapy, dysfunction

Rating: R

Audience(s): College Age, Adults

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: A sailor prone to violent outbursts is sent to a naval psychiatrist for help. Refusing at first to open up, the young man eventually breaks down and reveals a horrific childhood. Through the guidance of his doctor, he confronts his painful past and begins a quest to find the family he never knew.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: discussion: Discuss with learners the conditions observed of Antwone’s early life. How might these have impacted his relationships with others? How might his early background affect his behavior toward others?

Places to view: Cinemax, Youtube, Itunes, Amazon Video, Vudu, Google Play

Contributor: Laura M. Stanton

Couple and Family Counseling

Couple’s Retreat

Title: Couple’s Retreat

Date: 2009

Media type: Film

Format: Clip

Category: Couple and Family Counseling

Keywords: therapy, conflict management, dysfunction

Rating: PG-13

Audience(s): High School Age, College Age, Couples, Adults

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: The movie follows four different couples who go to a tropical island couples retreat to work on their marriages through couple building activities.

Clip Description: This clip is a short montage of each of the couples therapy sessions and the different relational and communication problems they each face.

Places to view: Youtube, Amazon Video, Vudu, Google Play, Itunes

Contributor: Carly Baumann

Couple and Family Counseling

The Office

Title: The Office

Date: 2013

Media type: Television

Format: Complete

TV Season-Episode: Season 9, Episode 20

“Paper Airplane”

Category: Couple and Family Counseling

Keywords: conflict management

Rating: NR

Audience(s): High School Age, College Age, Adults

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: The Dunder-Mifflin Paper company is participating in a paper airplane contest to test out their new paper. We also learn that Jim and Pam, two married employees have begun couples therapy to work out disagreements they have been having involving Jim starting up a new company in Philidadelphia.

Clip Start Time: 2:46-3:28

Clip Description: Jim and Pam describe exercises their couple’s therapist is having them do to work on expressing their feelings and acknowledging each other’s contributions to each other the family

Contributor: Carly Baumann