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Angels Don't Have Headlights
Children's Reaction to Death in the Family
| Length: | 25 min |
| Released: | 1989 |
| Ages: |
College Adult |
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Psychiatrist Dr. Edward Mason, produced this sensitive film on bereavement. It shows four children aged three to eleven, who lost a family member through death. Skillfully interviewed by a pediatrician or a psychologist, the children reveal their fantasies, their fears and their grief.
Angels Don't Have Headlights shows how the child's conception of death and the child's grieving process differ from those of an adult, and in fact, vary considerably with each developmental stage. It presents a model for clinician-child-family interaction where the professional has the opportunity to foster the emotional health of the young person.
Of particular value is that the children are from diverse backgrounds and all are articulate. A unique training tool for mental health professionals and medical personnel studying and working with children.
Angels Don't Have Headlights shows how the child's conception of death and the child's grieving process differ from those of an adult, and in fact, vary considerably with each developmental stage. It presents a model for clinician-child-family interaction where the professional has the opportunity to foster the emotional health of the young person.
Of particular value is that the children are from diverse backgrounds and all are articulate. A unique training tool for mental health professionals and medical personnel studying and working with children.
"Recommended for mental health counselors." - Landers Film & Video Reviews
"This program certainly shows how critical it is to the child to be able to share his questions and feelings with a caring adult." - T. Berry Brazelton, M.D., Children's Hospital, Boston
"Particularly well shot for helping family therapy practitioners identify the delicate issues sur-rounding loss for young people." - American Journal of Family Therapy
"This program certainly shows how critical it is to the child to be able to share his questions and feelings with a caring adult." - T. Berry Brazelton, M.D., Children's Hospital, Boston
"Particularly well shot for helping family therapy practitioners identify the delicate issues sur-rounding loss for young people." - American Journal of Family Therapy
Birmingham International Film & VIdeo Festival, 1990
Finalist, Children's Health, John Muir Medical Film Festival, 1990
American Film & Video Festival, 1989
Finalist, Children's Health, John Muir Medical Film Festival, 1990
American Film & Video Festival, 1989
