Beyond the Blues: Child and Youth Depression.  Helen Slinger & Maureen Palmer, National Film Board of Canada, $19.95 (56 minutes) DVD

Through the personal stories of three youth, this compelling documentary traces the journey of depression, from early signs and symptoms to assessment, diagnosis and treatment.

Building the Bonds of Attachment: a DVD Presentation with Daniel Hughes. $75.00

Produced from a recent workshop given by Dan Hughes on his Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy model, this DVD is for parents and professionals who live and work with adopted, foster or biological children who have trauma-attachment disorders. 185 minutes.

Also available: Building the Bonds of Attachment: an Audio CD Presentation. Daniel Hughes, $20.00

Changing Channels: Positive Living Skills for Children. Terry Orlick, $19.99 CD

Developing Attachment: Family Therapy Examples Part 1 – Adolescents. Daniel Hughes, $99.95 DVD

Developing Attachment: Family Therapy Examples Part 2 – Children. Daniel Hughes, $99.95 DVD

Developing Attachment: Family Therapy Examples Part 3 – Parents. Daniel Hughes, $99.95 DVD

Developing Attachment: Family Therapy Examples 3 DVD Set. Daniel Hughes, $259.95

Developing Attachment: Family Therapy Examples is a three-part DVD series presenting the attachment-focused treatment model developed by Dr. Daniel Hughes.  Part 1 introduces attachment and inter-subjectivity that guides Dr. Hughes' model of treatment, and demonstrates this model in two therapy sessions with adolescents and their parents.  Volume 2 looks at therapy with children and their parents and volume 3 focuses on therapy with the parents alone. 

See also:

• Attachment-Focused Family Therapy. Daniel Hughes.
• Attachment-Focused Parenting: Effective Strategies to Care for Children. Daniel Hughes.
• Building the Bonds of Attachment: a DVD Presentation with Daniel Hughes.
• Facilitating Developmental Attachment: the Road to Emotional Recovery and Behavioral Change in Foster and Adopted Children. Daniel Hughes.

Effective Strategies for Reactive Attachment and Oppositional Defiant Disorder. Eric Guy, $99.95 5 CD set

This CD series looks at brain development and the stress model. The series also explores critical components in the diagnosis of Reactive Attachment Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder, offering insights into why children act out, and what you can do to help them succeed.

Fighting Their Fears: Child and Youth Anxiety. Directed by Melanie Wood, $19.95 ( 56 minutes) DVD

For many children, anxiety disrupts everyday life, interfering with their ability to make friends or go to school. Through interviews with experts and three young people, this compelling documentary outlines the causes, symptoms and treatments for anxiety disorders and emphasizes the importance of early identification and intervention.

Focusing through Distractions: Positive Living Skills for Teens and Adults. Terry Orlick, $19.99 CD

It Won’t Hurt Forever: Guiding Your Child through Trauma. Peter Levine, $20.95 2 CD set

Your child has just experienced a distressing event: a bicycle fall, a medical procedure, a frightening encounter with a dog. What do you do? Stress researchers now know that after a painful or fearful experience, children may endure such symptoms as unexplainable pain, nightmares, bedwetting, nervousness, aggression, and other problems and a child may suffer long after the event.

Now, with this groundbreaking audio-learning program for parents and caretakers, you can gain the skills you need to help a child recover from frightening events in a healthier, more natural way using the body's own healing mechanisms. With It Won't Hurt Forever, you will learn how to activate this priceless resource within any child in need. Includes 18-page study guide and 10 full-color illustrations.

Managing Oppositional Youth. Featuring Arthur Robin and Sharon Weiss, $44.95 DVD

Effective, practical stretegies for parents and teachers to manage the behaviour of oppositional kids and teens! Learn how to communicate effectively to avoid conflict. DVD, 53 minutes.

Relaxation and Joyful Living: Positive Living Skills for Teens and Adults. Terry Orlick, $19.99 CD

Spaghetti Toes: Positive Living Skills for Children. Terry Orlick, $19.99 CD

Steps to Stability. The Kinship Centre, $79.95 DVD

This DVD presents practical information on helping children in the child welfare system transition from one setting to another. Youth and families speak about their personal experiences in achieving permanence and stability, and experts in the field add tools and techniques for parents, social workers, child advocates and mental health professionals. The video is appropriate for a wide audience and is useful as a training tool for professionals. 

Struggle for Control: Child and Youth Behaviour Disorders.  Helen Slinger & Melanie Wood, National Film Board of Canada, $19.95 (57 minutes) DVD

This documentary looks at the causes, symptoms, community resources and treatments of three of the most commonly diagnosed behavior disorders: ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder. Viewers see how these disorders affect the life of the child at home and at school and the effects on the family.

Trauma, Brain, and Relationship: Helping Children Heal. Bruce Perry, Daniel Siegel, $37.95 (30 minutes) DVD

This 30 minute documentary features Bryan Post, Bruce Perry, Daniel Siegel, Marti Glenn, and other renowned experts in the field of childhood trauma, attachment and bonding. This is a great way to share the new understanding of how trauma effects the development of the mind body system, and the long-term effects on children's behavior and social-emotional relationships.