Film/Video-Based Therapy and Trauma

<p>This book uses film/video-based therapy to help build resilience in facing personal communal national and global trauma triggers. </p><p>Offering a rich and diverse range of perspectives on trauma this volume advocates positive social change using therapeutic techniques in filmmaking as well as film/video-based therapy in conjunction with expressive art therapies such as drama dance music painting drawing and more. Chapter authors address issues in one’s home community country and the world using integrative medicine and advocacy using film/video-based therapy and digital storytelling. The book highlights psychological trauma and how one can cope with the overwhelming triggers in today’s world. It represents an articulate and comprehensive analysis of the ways in which traumatic human experience impacts and is modified by film and video media. Representing a rich and diverse range of perspectives on trauma through the lens of a camera the authors document important examples of moments in which artistic expression becomes human resilience.</p><p>Demonstrating how the language of film can facilitate watching processing and discussing images of trauma in therapy in the home in the community and in the world this volume will be of interest to educators and mental health practitioners with an interest in advancing psychotherapy and counseling techniques.</p>