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

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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.

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.

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....

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.

"Rent Two Films and Let's Talk in the Morning" is a wonderful guide to open discussions between therapist and client. It uses movies to get clients (& often unwilling spouses) to being to think about their situation or family dynamics. It gives mainstream film examples, citing what topics they best address, so you can tailor which film is on point for each client. Excellent concept.