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Capturing the Friedmans: Implications for Clinicians and Families

Family Abuse or

Sexual Abuse?

Capturing the Friedmans

“A startling CE Program and documentary”

The Award Winning Film by Andrew Jarecki

A Clinical Home Study Program

Presented By

Michael Freeny, MSW

with exclusive commentary by

Elizabeth Loftus, Ph.D.

A. Nicholas Groth, Ph.D.

6 Hour Home Study Program

This course embodies the clinical challenge of capturing the truth in the a tumultuous investigation. Using the award winning film as common ground to all participants, the presenters provide essential information and perspectives about a famous case filled with clinical challenges, family dysfunction, and tragic errors. The presentation also includes unseen home videos, interviews with the Friedmans, plus clinical and police documents from the case.

Before and after the film the presenters provide commentary and clinical discussion, including insights from recognized mental health experts, clinical reports from the case, and questions to stimulate and focus thinking.

What info can a therapist trust

PTSD effects on the family

What is true, speculative, and false.

Identifying victims vs. iatrogenic effects.

Science views the issues.

extra family footage.

The film follows the story of a seemingly normal Great Neck family from both the public's perspective and through unique home-movie footage of the family in crisis. Sullied by scandal, vilified by the media and haunted by damning secrets from the past, the family begins to disintegrate, raising provocative questions about justice, family and, ultimately, truth.
See below for film preview.

Objectives

At the end of this program the participants will be able to;

Describe the impact of stress on family dysfunction.
List factors that effect clinical judgment and bias.
Identify factors which reduce systemic errors through root cause analysis
Describe community and forensic responses that impact family functioning.
List ways to manage clinical ambiguity and doubt as a means of error reduction and prevention
Provide recommendations for approaching high conflict, ambiguous family situations to increase patient safety.

Capturing the Friedmans is the Oscar nominated documentary film by Andrew Jarecki that provides a poignant and intimate study of a family in crisis.

The Friedmans are a seemingly typical, upper-middle-class Jewish family whose world is instantly transformed when the father and his youngest son are charged with shocking and horrible crimes.

For mental health professionals the film paints a vivid portrait of family dynamics and dysfunctions illuminated by strikingly candid family home movies taken before, during, and after one of the most expansive forensic investigations and family case studies in New York history.

Preview Link - Cable/DSL

“This is an amazing film.” Roger Ebert

“Powerful and haunting. You can’t shake it, you can’t stop turning it over in your mind. “David Ansen, Newsweek.

CE Program Participant Comments.

“The most amazing and intimate family study I’ve ever seen.”

“A cool film, a great team, and a haunting experience.”

“The film was riveting. The discussions and role plays were rich and illuminating.”

“They guide you through a true clinical mystery and help you understand your own values.”

Order Home Study Version - 6 hours.

Brochure

The views expressed in this continuing education program are strictly those of the presenters and in no way imply any reflection or representation of views of the producers or distributors of the film.