FAU Libraries Media Center - Videographies, Social Work

VH 0450 Abortion
Summary: Examines the dilemma of women wishing abortions vs. the public outcry against abortion. Also gives the view point of teenagers, parents, counselors, and medical abortion battle. 026 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ABORTION, SOCIAL WORK

VH 1940 Addiction and the Family
Summary: Addiction affects the family as well as the user; the family plays a critical role in an addict's recovery. This program examines the effects of a father's alcoholism on his family, and the effectiveness of counseling in helping family members. It also explores the complexity of drug and alcohol addictions, and how addiction to one substance can lead to multiple addictions. 019 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: SOCIAL WORK

VH 2270 AIDS: Can I Get It?
Summary: Through a series of interviews with top medical experts, Friends With AIDS (FWA's), and people on the street, this video gives you a better understanding of AIDS. 050 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: SOCIAL WORK

VH 2268 AIDS: Understanding the Challenge
Summary: AIDS Awareness video. 029 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: SOCIAL WORK

VH 3198 Altered States: A History Of Drug Use In America
Summary: This program focuses on the history of America's drug use and abuse, from the days when the early European settlers became enamored with tobacco, through Prohibition, and up to today. Substance abuse is not exclusive to the 20th century. 057 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: SOCIAL WORK

VH 2331 Amphetamines: Danger in the Fast Lane
Summary: Scott E. Lukas, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Psychopharmacologist at the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Center, McLean Hospital. 030 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: SOCIAL WORK Series: VIDEO ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS, THE

VH 1057 Bailey House: To Live As Long As You Can
Summary: An intimate, sensitive portrait of the people who live at Bailey House, a 44 room residence for homeless people with AIDS. 055 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: SOCIAL WORK

VH 6005 Born to Read--Florida Style
Summary: The Florida Born to read project helps parents raise children with healthy bodies and healthy minds. Librarians, health care providers, and community service organizations form partnerships that reach out to at-risk expectant and new parents. 014 Min. VIDEO Subject: SOCIAL WORK

VH 6076 Can't Afford to Grow Old
Summary: Describes the problems faced by the elderly in obtaining and paying for nursing and health care. Explores who will pay for their care and questions whether as individuals or society we can afford to grow old. 059 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: SOCIAL WORK

VH 0589 Changing Life Styles
Summary: If there's currently no cure for the deadly AIDS disease, what can society do to protect itself? According to the experts, teenagers and AIDS victims interviewed in this documentary, there's only one answer: people must stop sharing drug needles and stop practicing unsafe sex. 017 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: SOCIAL WORK Series: YOUNG PEOPLE AND AIDS

VH 0473 Child Abuse
Summary: This program deals with the delicate subject of sexually and physically abused children. A therapist who deals with sex offenders describes the common characteristics of abusers; a clinical social worker trained to talk with sexually abused children discusses the effects of abuse on the child, explaining how she uses anatomically correct dolls to help children recreate what has happened to them. 019 Min. VIDEO Subject: CRIMINOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK

VH 0598 Children's Storefront, The
Summary: Describes the goals and struggles of an independent grade school in East Harlem, N.Y., and its battle against the difficult environment in which the school's children must live. Tells how the school strives to give its students the same quality education that more fortunate children have and thus break the cycle of poverty. 015 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: ED EXCEPT, SOCIAL WORK

VH 0307 Choctaw Story
Summary: Demonstrates the methods used by the Choctaw tribe to overcome poverty. 016 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: NATIVE AMERICAN, SOCIAL WORK

VH 2267 Choices, AIDS Prevention
Summary: AIDS Awareness video. 020 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: SOCIAL WORK

VH 3181 Denial
Summary: Denial is a normal psychological reaction to an overload of emotional pain. It also plays in important role in alcoholism and drug addiction. This video explains the symptoms and detrimental effects of denial, demonstrates the forms denial can take, and presents practical ways to overcome it. 025 Min. VIDEO Subject: SOCIAL WORK

VH 3014 Down and Out in America
Summary: Takes a hard look at suffering farmers in debt who can't hold on to their land, the poor who fill the shelters and then are thrown out, and the 20 million Americans who still don't have enough to eat. This intensely distinguished expose brings the nightmare of poverty to your doorstep, giving you another look at this "land of opportunity." 057 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: COMMUNICATION, SOCIAL WORK

VH 0177 Drug Education
Summary: Discusses characteristics of effective drug education programs in the schools, through mass media and in the community. Centers on Project DARE in Los Angeles and SPECDA in New York City. 028 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: CRIMINOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK Series: CRIME FILE II

VH 2959 Dying, Death and Bereavement
Summary: This program looks at the prospects of death and dying. Older people share their views on widowhood and grief. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: SOCIAL WORK Series: GROWING OLD IN A NEW AGE

VH 0179 Families & Crime
Summary: Discusses various methods of helping troubled children and their families in order to prevent the possibility of a life of crime for these children. 028 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: CRIMINOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK Series: CRIME FILE II

VH 4902 Family Assessment
Summary: This program begins with an overview of the family assessment process. It presents health-related questions, particularly those relevant to the family's cultural background. 016 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: SOCIAL WORK Series: FAMILY, THE: THEORIES AND ASSESSMENT

VH 4903 Helping People with Dementia in Activities of Daily Living
Summary: This presentation demonstrates some techniques that have worked in helping people with dementias to accomplish a variety of tasks. 022 Min. VIDEO Subject: SOCIAL WORK

VH 2334 Heroin: The Street Narcotic
Summary: Michael J. Kuhar, Ph.D., Chief, Neuroscience Branch at the Addiction Research Center, National Institute on Drug Abuse and Professor, part-time, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Departments of Neuroscience, Pharmacology and Psychiatry. 030 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: SOCIAL WORK Series: VIDEO ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS, THE

VH 6075 House Divided, A
Summary: Through a portrait of four families, a discussion of issues in care of the elderly: physical and verbal abuse, financial abuse, legal recourse and counseling for both care giver and the elderly. 035 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: SOCIAL WORK

VH 1752 I Don't Know What to Do: Decision-Making Skills
Summary: This program was designed to: show how the development of good decision making skills can help teenagers solve problems, meet challenges, build self esteem, and avoid experimentation with alcohol, drugs and sex. 030 Min. VIDEO Subject: SOCIAL WORK

VH 0613 If You'd Only Listen
Summary: Alcohol & drug abuse as seen through the eyes of parents & children who know what it's like to get hooked & what it takes to recover. It covers the warning signs everyone should learn to recognize. 029 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: SOCIAL WORK

VH 2958 Illness and Disability
Summary: This program examines chronic health problems of the elderly and availability of support services. Older people discuss how they cope with physical and mental illness and face tough decisions regarding institutionalization and costs of long term care. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: SOCIAL WORK Series: GROWING OLD IN A NEW AGE

VH 4433 In Crime's Wake
Summary: This video has five segments: "Making a Difference, " "Domestic Violence: Escaping Abuse, " "Sexual Assault: Listening to Survivors, " "Elder Abuse: Hidden From View, " and "It Can Happen to Anyone". 052 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: CRIMINOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK

VH 1804 Main Line (Workplace Alcohol and Drug Use)
Summary: Produced for the U.S. Department of Labor. Dramatizes one instance of drug use in the workplace that resulted in one fatality and injuries to five employees. This video is accompanied by a trainer's guide and participant's manual which are shelved in Government Documents (L 1.7/2: W 89/3). 015 Min. VIDEO Subject: MANAGEMENT, SOCIAL WORK

VH 3103 Mi Vida Loca / My Crazy Life
Summary: Gang members Sad Girl and Mousie, once best friends, are now enemies as they have both become pregnant by the same man, Ernesto, a local drug dealer. But when Ernesto is murdered by a rival gang leader, the balance of power on the street brutally changes and it's time to take sides. As the Echo Park boys deal with Ernesto's murder by searching for revenge, the Echo Park girls arm themselves for another kind of struggle - the struggle to survive. Director: Allison Anders. 100 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: SOCIAL WORK

VH 2949 Myths and Realities of Aging
Summary: A declining birth rate combined with a lengthening life expectancy is creating a dramatically older and different world population. This series looks at the emotional and physical processes of aging, old age as a stage of life, and the impact of aging on society. Extensive interviews with older people are footnoted by commentary of social scientists, medical professionals, and clinicians, providing a comprehensive introduction to gerontology. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: SOCIAL WORK, PSYCHOLOGY Series: GROWING OLD IN A NEW AGE

VH 1774 Nosotros Los Viejos: Your Challenge, Your Reward
Summary: Successful aging, what is it, what can we learn from it, how can we contribute to it? Presented by the National Council on Hispanic Aging. 022 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: SOCIAL WORK

VH 5589 Number Our Days
Summary: Uses interviews conducted by anthropologist Barbara Meyerhoff to document the lives of Jewish people in their 80's and 90's in Venice, California. Intersperses the interviews with views of the activities at the Israel Levin Senior Adult Center, which serves to bring the spirited citizens together in a common bond of unity. 029 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: SOCIAL WORK Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 4901 Perspectives on the Family
Summary: This program describes the diverse forms of the family. Five family social science theories are discussed and the traits of a healthy family are given. 017 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: SOCIAL WORK Series: FAMILY, THE: THEORIES AND ASSESSMENT

VH 0986 Portrait of a Teenage Drug Abuser
Summary: Presents the individual and collective experiences of six young adults who are all recovering drug abusers. This thought-provoking documentary presents articulate insights into the causes and tragic fates of a teenage drug abuser. 023 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: SOCIAL WORK

VH 0160 Restitution & Community Service
Summary: A discussion of restitution and community service programs for offenders. Shows examples from a program in Quincy, Mass. 028 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: CRIMINOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK Series: CRIME FILE II

VH 1738 Selling the Feeling
Summary: What did the Hands Across America event tell us about hunger in America and how were the images of our own homeless and hungry used? 029 Min. VIDEO Subject: COMMUNICATION, SOCIAL WORK Series: CONSUMING HUNGER

VH 0733 Shelter
Summary: Examines the causes of homelessness through moving interviews & portraits of the homeless. We hear the conflicting views of policy makers, government officials & social service providers about what should be done & who should pay. 055 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK

VH 0161 Street People
Summary: A discussion of what legal action can be taken to alleviate the problem of homeless street people. Focus is on the city of Santa Barbara, California. 029 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: CRIMINOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK Series: CRIME FILE II

VH 1595 Upstairs/Downstairs
Summary: Critics argue that the U.S. has created a two-tiered educational system: one consisting of well-funded public & private schools, the other made up of schools on the urban & rural areas that lack the resources necessary to provide an equal standard of education. With problems such as poverty, parental illiteracy, a lack of nutrition & language barriers, many children are destined to fail before they take their first test. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: SOCIAL WORK Series: LEARNING IN AMERICA

VH 2269 Weakness in the Body, A
Summary: AIDS Awareness video. 018 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: SOCIAL WORK