Students will have an opportunity to gain insight on the etiology and development of specific psychopathology that may affect an adolescent’s life by viewing the story of a troubled adolescent. Students will become familiar with some of the individual characteristics and environmental stressors in an adolescent life that may cause psychopathology and pain. Using clinically significant information about the adolescent from the story.
2. 5-6 page
Outline Risk & Protection Factors: Identify specific protective and risk factors that you observed that are either part of the adolescent’s character or within the immediate environment. Support each factor with evidence from the movie.
Early Intervention: Describe what your intervention approach would look like if you intervened at the beginning of the movie and your clinical goals at this time point. Talk specifically about a model or intervention you believe would be effective here and why.
Mid-Intervention: Describe what your intervention approach would look like if you intervened in the middle of the movie and your clinical goals at this time point. Talk specifically about a model or intervention you believe would be effective here and why.
Late-Intervention: Describe what your intervention approach would look like if you intervened at the end of the movie and your clinical goals at this time point. Talk specifically about a model or intervention you believe would be effective here and why.
Clinical Analysis: Detail the steps or actions would you recommend that (1) parents, (2) schools and (3) the community at large should take to protect all adolescents from developing psychopathology.
3 sources (i.e. journal articles, books)
4. Movie Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dad4-gQfhMs
