Films with: Lewis, Judy

Cognitive therapy for addictions

Cognitive therapy helps clients modify the thought patterns and maladaptive beliefs that can lead to troublesome behaviors and reactions. The cognitive therapist works collaboratively with the client to identify and change the thought patterns that relate to addictive behaviors. Includes a demonstration of Dr. Liese working with a client whose issues include alcohol abuse, cocaine abuse, and involvement in the criminal justice system, and a follow-up discussion with questions from a panel of counselors, counselor educators, and graduate students.

DVD 7112

Couples therapy for addictions

"In this video, Dr. McCrady works with a young couple trying to change behaviors related to alcohol and marijuana use"--Container.

DVD 7113

Harm reduction therapy for addictions

The therapist accepts the client on his or her own terms and tries to reduce barriers to treatment. In this video, see expert on harm reduction therapy and relapse prevention, Dr. Marlatt, work with a heroin-addicted client who is considering entry into a methadone program. Jon Carlson and Judy Lewis introduce Dr. Marlatt, and facilitate an in-depth discussion of the further impact and uses of the model.

DVD 7114

Integrating therapy with 12 step programs

Therapist Joan Ellen Zweben demonstrates how to integrate therapy with 12-step programs in an actual counseling session with a Desert Storm veteran struggling with addiction.

DVD 7117

Motivational interviewing

Lewis and Carlson talk to William Miller about motivational interviewing and how it is designed to help people resolve their ambivalence about changing addictive behaviors. The therapist creates an atmosphere that is conducive to change by expressing empathy, helping clients explore the gaps between their current behaviors and the lives they would like to lead, avoiding arguments, rolling with resistance, and using encouragement. Includes footage of an actual counseling session.

DVD 7118

Reality therapy for addictions

Judy Lewis, Jon Carlson, and Robert Wubbolding begin by introducing reality theory. The introduction is followed by an initial therapy session with Dr. Wubbolding and Bill, a forty-three year old man, whose recovery from cocaine addiction is complicated by depression. Then the therapy session is discussed by Lewis, Carlson, Wubbolding, and a panel of counselors, counselor educators, and graduate students.

DVD 7115

Stages of change for addictions

Dr. Norcross and his colleagues have helped to identify the stages people go through in addressing and dealing with addictions. Program includes footage from an actual counseling session for a client who is in early recovery from cocaine addiction and contemplating changing his use of alcohol. Concludes with follow-up questions from a panel of counselors, counselor educators, and graduate students.

DVD 7116