By Bethany Casarjian, Ph.D., and Robin Casarjian, M.A., the Lionheart Foundation, and Victress Hitchcock, Chariot Productions

The primary purpose of this DVD is to explore intergenerationally transmitted family problems such as domestic violence, verbal and physical abuse, addiction, and incarceration.

Identifying the presence of these cycles in one's family is the first step in creating healthier legacies for these high-risk youth.

"We can't always control what our parents or family members will do, but we can determine whether we will act out these behaviors in our own lives. No matter where you come from, you have the power to make different choices."

Among other issues, youth are guided in identifying the emotions that these family issues cause and adaptive ways to deal with stress and trauma are introduced and reinforced.

This program:

• Describes the various family problems that many high-risk adolescents experience
  
• Explores the feelings elicited by discordant family situations
  
• Investigates the connection between cycles of family problems and one's own negative high-risk behavior
  
• Addresses intergenerational cycles of family problems
  
• Explores the concept of resilience
  
• Identifies and reinforces positive coping strategies to effectively manage difficult feelings stemming from family conflict
  
• Reinforces the concept of the core self
  
• Provides a guided meditation to reinforce this powerful self-regulatory skill

Throughout the program are clear cues to facilitate group discussion. Viewing time: 30 minutes. 2009.

NOTE: This item is part of the Power Source Video Series (DVDs).

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