Flim Review

Daniel Wilson

Intro to counseling

October 29, 2005

Film review

The video shown in class followed the lives of three separate cases. One case

dealt with a women and man who were addicted to drugs and alcohol. They were married

with two small kids. The women entered a program after her release from jail. She was

doing good in the program until she had a relapse. Her husband also had a relapse and

went on a drinking binge. They both were having problems but seemed to be overcoming

them with time.

The next case was of a couple who both drank heavy together. They seemed

normal and you would not think they had an addiction, but they did. The couple would

tell themselves they would only drink a little, then end up blacking out from the alcohol.

The were unable to save money because the drinking would keep them for work the next

morning. In counseling the team of counselors used methods we discussed in class. They

used reflective statements so the couple could confront their problems. The couple broke

up in the end. The women said she cut back and had her drinking under control. The man

went back to college to finish.

The third case was of a women and her out of control daughter. The mother was a

recovered drug addict. The daughter was following in her mothers footsteps. She stayed

out all night, partied, and drank. She wasn't going to school or working. She went to job

core and was doing fine until she came back for a break. She stayed home and went back