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Working With Families

The Family Movie Project

One of the most exciting things we do in this class is having each student produce and star in their own movie. In 2007 I presented this assignment at the National Organization for Human Services national conference in Atlanta, Georgia. It was well received and subsequent contact with colleagues from across the country attest to the value, and just plain fun, of this assignment.

Movie Maker Tutorials and Technical Information

In this era of information technology and ubiquitous computer systems technical proficiency, or at least the ability to become technically proficient, is assumed. If you can figure out how to text message while driving you can figure out Windows Movie Maker 2.0. I will help you with some excellent resources:

Short tutorials that teach you nearly all aspects of Windows Movie Maker - this is an outstanding resource: MovieMaker Tutorials

A resource for users with Windows XP Systems - excellent place to begin.

This source from Atomic Learning is my personal favorite: Windows Movie Maker tutorials from Atomic Learning

Chapter 1: Working With Families

Chapter 2: Ecological Systems – Social Constructionism Approach to Family Practice

Chapter 3 Contexts of Helping: Commonalities and Human Diversities

Chapter 4: Ethically informed and Spiritually Sensitive Practice

Chapter 5: Interventions with Level I Neglectful Families: A New Model of Family Preservation

Chapter 6: Case Management With Families

Chapter 7: Structural Family Interventions

Chapter 8: Social Learning Family Interventions

Chapter 9: Solution Focused Family Interventions