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For those who care : The lived experience of family caregivers / Stephen Snow, PhD.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Schizophrenia.
- Schizophrenia--Therapy.
- Drama Therapeutic use.
- Deinstitutionalization.
- Mental illness.
- Family psychotherapy.
- Arts--Therapeutic use--Case studies.
- Arts.
- Drama--Therapeutic use--Case studies.
- Drama.
- Playback theater--Case studies.
- Playback theater.
- Art therapy--Case studies.
- Art therapy.
- Genre:
- Educational films.
- Streaming video.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (24 minutes) : digital, sound, color
- Place of Publication:
- [Mill Valley, California] : Psychotherapy.net, 2023.
- Language Note:
- Closed captioned.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Internet connection with network speeds of 500 kbps or higher; Windows 7 or later or macOS Sierra (10.12.6) or later running browsers: Chrome 30+, Firefox 27+, Microsoft Edge, Safari 9+; H.264 video (required for viewing Vimeo videos) is only supported in Firefox for Windows 7 and later, Firefox versions on Windows XP are not supported.
- System requirements: Android (Lollipop) version 5.0+ or iOS version 12.4+ for mobile viewers.
- Summary:
- Historically, severe mental illness and those who suffer with it has challenged professionals, resulting in treatment efforts ranging from inadequate to inhumane. It has often been the caregivers - typically family members - who have stepped in to meet the daily needs of these vulnerable and marginalized citizens. And while treatments have evolved to meet the needs of the severely mentally ill, their caretakers have often remained in the shadows; diminished, neglected, and in pain. This video provides a front row seat to a workshop led by Dr. Stephen Snow, who co-founded the Center for the Arts and Human Development at Concordia University. Using Drama Therapy's technique of the Playback Theater and Ethnodrama developed by Dr. Jim Mienczakowski, the program was initially designed as a self-help support group at AmiQuebec (Friends of Mental Illness) to give voice to the realities faced by those who care for the mentally ill. With guidance, the caregivers create and act out "scripts" performed before live audiences that dramatically portray their lived experiences. Through these dramatizations, the caregivers share the pain, fear, isolation, frustration and hopelessness that often accompanies caring for the chronically mentally ill. These poignant enactments detail the very real crises that envelope these families, and the tools and resources they have developed to help their loved ones - and themselves - to cope with their shared crises. Whether you're working directly with caregivers of the severely mental ill or teaching about the challenges of their care, this video will provide a useful and creative tool for exploring their complex experiences and empowering them with a stage from which they can receive support. Supplied by publisher.
- Participant:
- Featured expert: Stephen Snow.
- Notes:
- Title and description from publisher metadata.
- Instructor's manual available for download on landing page.
- Original copyright Concordia University, ©2023.
- ISBN:
- 9781601246028
- Publisher Number:
- 466 Psychotherapy.net
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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