Rent Two Films and Let's Talk in the Morning: Using Popular Movies in Psychotherapy, 2nd Edition

By John W. Hesley and Jan G. Hesley

Book Overview

Unlock the emotional roadblocks that can inhibit or interfere with the success of therapy

Videowork is the therapeutic process in which therapists assign popular films that relate to core issues of ongoing therapy. Clients are instructed to do their "homework" between sessions and prepare for discussion in future sessions. Rent Two Films and Let's Talk in the Morning explores how therapeutic work interwoven with popular films enhances traditional therapy. This much-anticipated revision provides an introduction to using movie rentals in therapy and serves as a ready reference for therapists who want to assign videos as homework.

Authors John and Jan Hesley address the dilemmas that you may face when deciding when it is appropriate to assign a film, and offer friendly guidance and detailed information on every aspect of using films as tools in therapy.

In addition, this updated edition:
* Provides concise descriptions of dozens of popular videos and shows how they can be used as therapy for specific therapeutic needs (divorce, child abuse, substance abuse, etc.)
* Contains a revised organizational structure, covering therapy topics based on patient issues frequently encountered in therapy, including marital problems, parenting, job stress, abuse, and emotional disorders
* Offers suggestions on selecting films, creating assignments, and processing homework
* Provides newly released film reviews, along with 40 additional films with brief descriptions, in the "Therapists' Film Reference"

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471416592
• ISBN13: 9780471416593
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Films as Part of the Psychotherapy Process

As a clinical social worker and marriage and family therapist, I have found this book very useful. Different clients relate to therapy in different ways. Not all clients are verbal. Many are visual, and many are a combination of several learning modalities. Using films in psychotherapy helps with insight, therapy itself, and utilizes metaphors as a way to move forward in the therapy process. This book is divided up into several sections. It has recommendations for films dealing with abuse, divorce, grief and loss, substance abuse, marriage, aging and chronic illness - - just to name a few. The movies chosen are thoughtful selections and their are notes in the book for the therapist and for the patient. I highly recommend this book and use movies as a regular part of therapy as often as I use books, tapes, or hand-outs.

good source

great source for counselors to use with clients......was recommended by a facilator at a conference on personality disorders. i would advise therapists to make use of it for self and clients....

Rent Two Films and Buy This Book

This is a great tool for therapy with individuals, groups, families, or to expand your own thinking when watching videos. I have used this book with clients of all ages and in parenting classes. Almost all my clients gained insight and were able to view their own issues more rationally after watching the suggested films. The Setting The Scene and Scripting For Therapy sections are particularly useful if you do not have a chance to view the film prior to recommending it. I am anxiously awaiting the sequel.

Perceptive ways to use films for insight and growth

Although intended for therapists, this insightful book about using movies to illuminate our own experiences, motives, and choices is very worthwhile for families. The descriptions of movies like "Field of Dreams," "Breaking Away," and "Dead Poet's Society" provide us with thoughtful and perceptive ways to apply what we see to our own lives. The stories of the patients who were able to understand, identify, and change old patterns after seeing them reflected in the films are exceptionally well presented, and the suggestions for aproaches to using the films are sensitive and illuminating. Any parent will benefit from reading this book to gain a better way of thinking about what we show our children and how we can use what we do show them to improve family understanding and communication.