Macomb County office of Substance Abuse

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Co-Dependency Videos

A SLIGHT DRINKING PROBLEM
Alcohol abuse and alcoholism affects four times the number of non-alcoholics compared to problem drinkers. The problems of the "significant others" is studied in this film. Patty Duke Astin gives one of her finest performances as the sober wife of a practicing alcoholic. (1980, 25 Min.)
Selected Audience: Co-dependents

ADDICTIVE RELATIONSHIPS, PART 1
This video series shows how addictive relationships are formed and maintained. Terence Gorski and Claudia Black present practical techniques for recognizing and overcoming common relationship problems and the personality styles that drive them. Tape 1- 30 Min. Tape 2- 30 Min. Tape 3- 30 Min.(1989)
Selected Audience: Co-dependents/Therapists/Recovering adult children of alcoholics

ADDICTIVE RELATIONSHIPS, PART 2
This video series shows how addictive relationships are formed and maintained. Terence Gorski and Claudia Black present practical techniques for recognizing and overcoming common relationship problems and the personality styles that drive them. Tape 1- 30 Min. Tape 2- 30 Min. Tape 3- 30 Min.(1989)
Selected Audience: Co-dependents/Therapists/Recovering adult children of alcoholics

ADDICTIVE RELATIONSHIPS, PART 3
This video series shows how addictive relationships are formed and maintained. Terence Gorski and Claudia Black present practical techniques for recognizing and overcoming common relationship problems and the personality styles that drive them. Tape 1- 30 Min. Tape 2- 30 Min. Tape 3- 30 Min.(1989)
Selected Audience: Co-dependents/Therapists/Recovering adult children of alcoholics

BRADSHAW ON THE FAMILY
John Bradshaw discusses issues relating to families. Tape I - The Family in Crisis Tape II - The Healthy Family Tape III - The Unhealthy Family Tape IV - The Compulsive Family Tape V - The Persecuted Tape VI - The Bad Child Tape VII - Most Common Family Illness Tape VIII - Help for the Family Tape IX - Health for the Family Tape X - Hope for the Family (1986, 60 Min. each tape)
Selected Audience: Families

BRAINSTORM: THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR BRAIN ON DRUGS
This video uses four, 15-minute sections to provide educational information with hands-on activities for children 8 to 12 years old. Each section has a mini review of the previous sections. The activity guide provides background information and activities. Part 1 - The brain and nervous system. Part 2 - Nervous system breakdown. Part 3 - Street drugs: side effects and addiction. Part 4 - Alcohol and nicotine can harm the body. (1994, 60 Min.)
Selected Audience: Ages 8 to 12

BROKEN PROMISES
This video dramatizes three sessions of a children's support group led by two counselors. The issues include a definition of alcoholism and drug addiction, feelings, and coping skills. (1990, 33 Min.)
Selected Audience: Educators/Counselors/MH professionals with groups of children 9-14 years of age

CHILDREN OF ALCOHOL- AND DRUG-ADDICTED PARENTS: PROTECTING OUR FUTURE
This web case focuses on effective, culturally appropriate, and science-based approaches to helping these COA who are often overlooked victims of addiction. Many of these children and young people are exposed to chaotic family environments that offer little stability or emotional support. Many will develop serious behavioral and emotional problems that will keep them from living happy and normal lives. (2001, 57 min.) DVD
Selected Audience: Therapists, Social Workers and Educators

CO-DEPENDENCY
Tape 1: What and Why of Co-dependency. This video describes current thinking regarding co-dependency, including faulty communication, inadequate boundaries, and abuse. (22 min.) Tape 2: Characteristics of Co-dependents. This video discusses common characteristics of co-dependents, including being externally focused, overly responsible, controlling, rigid, and engaging in compulsive behavior. (23 min.) Tape 3: The Path to Recovery This video concerns co-dependents enterine treatment. Discusses common treatment approaches, the importance of groups, a personal "bill of rights" to establish boundaries, and personal affirmation. (20 min.) Tape 4: Healing the Family Within Robert Subby presents information on learning to get along with the inner parent, adult, and child of our spirit. Together, these three dimensions provide us with the intellectual, moral, and emotional understanding. (1989, 44 min.)
Selected Audience: Co-dependents

CO-DEPENDENCY: A COMPLETE UPDATE, 1988
This video is an update describing the patterns of progression of co-dependency. It will describe the behaviors and feelings of those who have lived in a home with someone who was or is addicted to alcohol, drugs, food, work, or relationships. (1988, 30 min.)
Selected Audience: General audiences/Counseling or treatment centers

DETACHMENT WITH LOVE
There are many new ways to solve old problems, beginning with detachment with love. Kathy starts out adopting new attitudes and values. As Kathy learns to take care of herself, she is less and less obsessed with the behavior of other people. As she recovers, her self-esteem grows. Martin's wife is recovering. So why does he have to go to a meeting? As Kathy shares her story, Martin begins to understand this family disease, and himself. (1986, 22 Min.)
Selected Audience: Co-dependents

ENABLERS, THE
This video is a moving portrayal of one family's struggle with a chemically dependent wife and mother. In their effort to protect the addicted person from the consequences of her own actions, the family becomes frustrated and angry. This video puts the problem into perspective and teaches concerned persons how to stop hurting and start helping. (1977, 23 Min.)
Selected Audience: College students/Adults

FAMILY BAGGAGE
This video is a highly acclaimed theatrical production that deals with the issues of addiction, co-dependency, and dysfunctional families in an entertaining, informative, dramatic and humorous way. It exposes these issues and problems to people who might not otherwise be aware of them. Tape 1 (56 Min.), Tape 2 (52 Min.) (1991)
Selected Audience: General audiences

FAMILY BUSINESS
This video shows how children learn certain behaviors while growing up in a chemically dependent family: denial, distortion of truth, suppression of feelings, depression, people pleasing, and rescuing. Understanding the origins of these behaviors common to adult children can help break the patterns of the past. (1985, 30 Min.)
Selected Audience: Co-dependents

FAMILY TRAP
A revealing look into the survival roles which are adopted by family members of a dependent person. Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse offers a complete picture of the pressures which contribute to the family illness and how identification, intervention, and counseling can help. (1988, 30 Min.)
Selected Audience: Adult children of alcoholics/ Treatment centers

IT'S NOT MY PROBLEM
John Bradshaw hosts this video which pierces the denial of the addictive family system and shows the family a way to their own recovery. Through information, stories and interviews of long-term recovering co-dependents, this shows the problems and offers hope. (1987, 32 Min.)
Selected Audience: Co-dependents/Families

MIRROR OF A CHILD
Adult Children of Alcoholics see how the qualities of their lives are currently being affected by wounds from the past. The need for recovery is illustrated by watching the experience of a young child of an alcoholic. (1989, 19 Min.)
Selected Audience: Adult children of alcoholics

MY KID IS DRIVING ME CRAZY
Part 1 deals with parental denial, guilt, enabling, fear, anger, blaming, and loss of control. Part 2 deals with families in recovery. Part 1 (28 Min.) Part 2 (28 Min.) (1988)
Selected Audience: Parents/Schools/ Professionals

PIECES OF SILENCE
This is the true story of the Subby family telling the story about how their mother's alcoholism affected their lives. Robert Subby, now an addictions counselor, gives educational information between flashbacks to his family's early years. (1988, 56 Min.)
Selected Audience: Adult children of alcoholics/ Substance abuse professionals

PROCESS OF RECOVERY, THE
Dr. Claudia Black lectures on the next step in the healing/mending journey for children of alcoholics. This video gives seven points for recovery. (1987, 50 Min.)
Selected Audience: Adult children of alcoholics

ROLES
Dr. Claudia Black, Ph.D. lectures on the roles that children growing up in alcoholic homes learn to "survive" and to bring some stability to their lives. The four roles explained are: the placater, the acting out child, the responsible child and the adjuster. (1987, 50 Min.)
Selected Audience: Adult children of alcoholics

SCULPTURING: AN UPDATE, 1988
People in a chemically dependent family don't trust words. There have been too many games played, too many lies told. In place of words, therapist Sharon Wegscheider uses sculpturing - a technique in which family members are physically placed in positions symbolizing their feelings - demonstrating how chemical dependency fragments and destroys the unity of the family system. (1988, 30 Min.)
Selected Audience: Family members/Treatment personnel

SECRETS TO SUCCESSFUL RELATIONSHIPS
These videos are designed to help a person through the best possible methods to have a happy and successful relationship. The program covers the basic principles of a relationship and identifies personality traits of people in relationships to better understand yourself and your partner. (1990), Tape 1- Part 1: Anatomy of a relationship, understanding what our relationships are about. (54 Min.) Part 2: Characteristics of people in relationships; boundaries. (48 Min.), Tape 2- Part 3: What makes relationships slip. What makes relationships work. (45 Min.) Part 4: Working on your program. (42 Min.)
Selected Audience: Couples, especially if recovering

TRUST IN YOURSELF
This documentary captures the essence of what it means to be the adult child of an alcoholic. By entering the lives of five "adult children" who struggle to overcome personal dilemmas, this video gives insight to feeling denial and confusion. (1988, 25 Min.)
Selected Audience: Adult children of alcoholics