http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:02:09 PDT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:02:09 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=668742 This video presents an Introduction to Feminist Counselling. Emphasizing an anti-oppressive framework, critical thinking,and structural analysis, this video highlights key feminist values, principles, and skills and teaches viewers how to apply them to counselling, personal, and professional situations. Roleplays and vignettes are used to demonstrate key ideas and skills. The link between the personal and political is highlighted. Examples of and suggestions for consciousness-raising, collectivization, and social action are also featured.This video is useful for students, teachers, counsellors, social workers, human service providers, care workers, clinicians, psychologists, and anyone who would like to learn more about how to apply feminist theory to counselling. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=668769 This short animated fiction book describes a woman named Rebecca and her experiences of family violence. This book presents her journey as she moves from victim to survivor to social activist. A structural feminist analysis of the root causes of family violence and interventions and strategies to assist survivors of family violence are highlighted. Geared to assist survivors of violence and service users, students who are learning about abuse, and clinicians/practitioners who are working in this area, specific information discussing the cycle of violence, stages of coping, feminist interventions, safety planning, and treatment for men is featured. In addition, suggestions for the prevention of family violence at cultural, political, and social levels are presented.The authors use 2 different writing styles within this text. Rebecca's actual story about her family is written at a grade 7 literacy level to make this book more accessible to a broad segment of the general public. At the same time, specific sections featuring theory, analysis, assessment, and intervention have been written with clinical practitioners and professional helpers in mind. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=370939 Neuroanatomical system for pain and temperature including lesion information and patient cases. To safeguard intellectual property, this file has been saved as a PowerPoint show. To open, click on Go to Material. You will receive a Password dialog box. Click on "Read Only" and the program will operate normally without permitting changes.