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Adolescents Child Abuse Development Infants
Physical Assessment Psychology/Psychiatry Miscellaneous

Note: This is a selected list of current videos as well as classics in the subject of Pediatrics.

Adolescents

Accelerating Teen Sexual Activity: the Physician's Response
NCME #590 1990
An outline of the practitioner's role in helping communities, schools, parents, and children cope with the increase in sexual activity among American teens. (videocassette 1/2" -- 48 min)
Adolescence: Cognitive and Moral Development
WS 462 VC4 1995
Discusses the physical-motor development in adolescence.  Also defines the relationship with parents: ambivalent interaction and influence. (videocassette 1/2" -- 30 min)
Adolescence: Current Issues
WS 105 VC21 1995
Current issues discussed are pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and alcohol and substance abuse. (videocassette 1/2" -- 32 min)
Adolescence: Physical Growth and Development
WS 462 VC6 1995
Highlights normal growth and development and provides guidelines for planning care to enhance development in light of a child's illness. (videocassette 1/2" -- 25 min)
Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development
WS 462 VC5 1995
Discusses the development of identity in adolescents. (videocassette 1/2" -- 38 min)
Adolescents
WS 107.5 p8 VC1 1995 tape 3
Explores the developmental changes of adolescence and the major issues, such as risk-taking behavior and sexual activity. Emphasizes measures that help adolescents and their families deal with the emotional responses to illness or injury. (videocassette 1/2" -- 31 min)
Being Bi-National and Adolescent: A Discussion With Latino Students in N.C.
WS 462 VC7 2000
The Latino population of North Carolina is growing, but little documentary work about them has been done to date. In this video three Mexican-American students and one Colombian-American student share some of their encounters with high school life in North Carolina and with North American teenage culture in general. (videocassette 1/2" -- 25 min)
Teenage Pregnancy
WA 310 VC1 1990
Presents the realities of life facing a group of single teenage mothers in raising their babies: continuing education, getting a job, and relationships with the father. Also includes a look at adoption. (videocassette 1/2" -- 26 min)
Adolescents Child Abuse Development Infants
Physical Assessment Psychology/Psychiatry Miscellaneous

Child Abuse

Child Maltreatment
WA 320 VC8 2000
Part 1 defines neglect and discusses characteristics of negligent parents or guardians. Discusses effects of neglect on children of different ages and describes the nonorganic failure-to-thrive syndrome. Delineates activities that are deemed sexually abusive, the characteristics of perpetrators and victims, the phases of sexual abuse, and the physical and behavioral signs. Concludes by discussing the effects of sexual abuse on children. Part 2 defines psychological abuse and discusses its effects on children. Discusses characteristics of adults who physically abuse children and illustrates common physical signs of adult-inflicted injuries. Discusses effects of physical abuse on children's emotional and social development. Concludes by identifying women during pregnancy and in the postpartum period who may be at risk for maltreating their children. (2 videocassettes 1/2" -- 56 min)
Conspiracy of Silence
HV 6626 VC2 1995
Focuses on the efforts of one organization to help battered women and their children with safe shelter and counseling. Narrated by actress Kathleen Turner, featuring Denise Brown, sister of Nicole Brown Simpson. It cuts through social class, economic privilege and racial lines to demonstrate that domestic violence is not confined to a certain group. There is no typical profile for the abuser or the abused. (videocassette 1/2" -- 50 min)
Creating a Multidisciplinary Approach to Child Abuse
WA 320 VC5 1986
Discusses the benefits of a multidisciplinary team for child abuse cases. Shows two case reviews with a team in action and discusses approaches to starting a program in another community. (videocassette 1/2" -- 39 min)
Finding Out Incest and Family Sexual Abuse
WM 610 VC1 1984
This program is a role play based on an actual case of father-daughter incest. Includes interviews with the mother and daughter and discusses how families can deal with the inevitable disruption of their household. (videocassette 1/2" -- 24 min)
How to Recognize Physical and Sexual Abuse in Children
NCME #582 1990
Practical guidelines for assessing the possibility of physical and sexual abuse in the clinical situation. (videocassette 1/2" -- 49 min)
Response: Child Sexual Abuse : the Clinical Interview
WA 320 VC4 1986
Demonstrates types of questions to ask, how to interpret and follow up responses, how the professional should respond to information revealed by the child, and use of drawings, anatomically correct dolls, and hand puppets in the interview. (videocassette 1/2" -- 58 min)
Secret of the Wild Child
WA 350.6 VC1 1994
This is the story of a girl who was socially isolated for the first 13 years of her life. The focus is on the attempt to rehabilitate the child. Based on "A Silent childhood" by Russ Rymer, published in the New Yorker. (videocassette 1/2" -- 60 min)
Violencia Domestica y Los Mujeres
HV 6626 VC6 1994
Este programa cuenta la historia de Olivia, y de como ella tomo acción para protegerse ella misma y a su hijo de la violencia domestica. Los expectadores aprenderan las caracteristicas de un abusador, y los pasos que las mujeres deben tomar para llevarse ellas mismas a una casa segura. Las acciones legales basicas que estan disponibles para proteger a las mujeres de un abusador estan delineadas, esto incluyendo ordenes resringidas, ordenes protectoras de emergencia y ordenes de mantenerse lejos. Finalmente, los tipos de ayuda disponibles son cubiertos, incluyendo grupos de apoyo. Spanish version of Women and Domestic Violence. Dubbed from English into Spanish ; remaining portions spoken in Spanish. (videocassette 1/2" -- 16min)
Adolescents Child Abuse Development Infants
Physical Assessment Psychology/Psychiatry Miscellaneous

Development

Adolescence: Cognitive and Moral Development
WS 462 VC4 1995
Discusses the physical-motor development in adolescence.  Also defines the relationship with parents: ambivalent interaction and influence. (videocassette 1/2" -- 30 min)
Adolescence: Physical Growth and Development
WS 462 VC6 1995
Highlights normal growth and development and provides guidelines for planning care to enhance development in light of a child's illness. (videocassette 1/2" -- 25 min)
Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development
Call Number: WS 462 VC5 1995
Discusses the development of identity in adolescents. (videocassettes 1/2" -- 38 min)
Amazing Newborn
WS 420 VC7 1975
Portrays the remarkable degree of behavioral development already present at birth. This development makes the infant responsive, allowing it to interact and provide information to help parents learn the specific needs and patterns of their child. (videocassette 1/2" -- 25 min)
Attachment
WS 105 VC25 1994
Introduces the concept of attachment between parents and children and shows some contemporary research in the study of attachment. (videocassette 1/2" -- 24 min)
Children's Drawings
WS 105 VC23 1994
Examines the development of children's drawings and the cultural variation in the forms that drawings take at comparable ages. (videocassette 1/2" -- 24 min)
Denver II Training Video
WS 105 VC6 1990
Discusses the administration, scoring, and interpretation of the Denver II Child Development Test and includes twenty proficiency tests for scoring. (videocassette 1/2" -- 47 min)
Heredity and the Environment: Blueprints for a Baby
WS 105 VC12 1996
Aspects of conception, functions of genes and chromosomes, cell division, sex determination, inherited traits and genetic counseling. (videocassette 1/2" -- 29 min)
History and Trends
WS 105 VC9 1997
Traces the early influences of the medieval church, Locke, Rousseau and contributions to the  scientific study of children by Darwin, Hall, Freud, Binet, Watson, and Gesell; traditional beliefs, developmental principles, and types of research study and design. (videocassette 1/2" -- 29 min)
Human Development: Enhancing Social & Cognitive Growth in Children
WS 105 VC8 1994
  1. Compliance, self-control, and pro social behavior (27 min)
  2. Peer relationships (31 min)
  3. Intellectual growth and achievement (27 min)
(3 videocassettes 1/2" -- 85 min)
Human Development: The First 2 1/2 years
WS 105 VC5 1991 tapes 1-5
This series traces the factors that contribute to the metamorphosis of a child from a helpless newborn to a confident toddler interacting with people and objects in his world and offers practical suggestions for enhancing development. (4 videocassettes 1/2" -- 92 min)
Infants & Toddlers
WS 107.5 p8 VC1 1995 pt 1
Major areas of emphasis include facilitating attachment, providing pain relief, and promoting normal growth and development. Part 1 of the series Pediatrics: Psychosocial Care. (videocassette 1/2" -- 31 min)
Intellectual Growth and Achievement
WS 105 VC8 1994 tape 3
Discusses the role of heredity and environment on development. Describes physical factors, such as lead poisoning and hearing loss, which negatively affect development. Part 3 of the series Human Development: Enhancing Social & Cognitive Growth in Children. (videocassette 1/2" -- 27 min)
Language Development
WS 105 VC17 1993
Examines the factors that influences language. (videocassette 1/2" -- 29 min)
Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development
WS 105 VC20 1997
Covers development of sense of self in middle childhood; growth in social cognition and changes in family structure; and peer groups. (videocassette 1/2" -- 28 min)
Middle Childhood: Cognitive and Language Development
WS 105 VC19 1997
Discusses Piaget's theory of concrete operational development, strategies which contribute to cognitive advances and characteristics of the language of the school-age child. (videocassette 1/2" -- 29 min)
Observation
WS 105 VC11 1997
Methods of observing, recording and interpreting, types of observation and use of observation by students, professionals and researchers. (videocassette 1/2" -- 38 min)
Peer Relationships
WS 105 VC8 1994 tape 2
Describes characteristics of popular, ignored, and rejected children. Discusses ways in which children influence each other including modeling and reinforcement. Part 2 of the series Human Development: Enhancing Social & Cognitive Growth in Children. (videocassette 1/2" -- 31 min)
Play
WS 105 VC16 1993
Shows how play helps in the development of cognitive learning and physical and social-emotional skills. (videocassette 1/2" -- 29 min)
Play and the Social World
WS 105 VC22 1994
Examines the relationship between play, peer relations and children's social development.  The focus is not on the content of play, but on how children develop important interpersonal skills. (videocassette 1/2" -- 24 min)
Theories of Development
WS 105 VC10 1997
Theorists include Piaget, Freud, Erikson, Gesell, Skinner and Vygotsky. (videocassette 1/2" -- 29 min)
Adolescents Child Abuse Development Infants
Physical Assessment Psychology/Psychiatry Miscellaneous

Infants

Amazing Newborn
WS 420 VC7 1975
Portrays the remarkable degree of behavioral development already present at birth. This development makes the infant responsive, allowing it to interact and provide information to help parents learn the specific needs and patterns of their child. (videocassette 1/2" -- 25 min)
Battling For Babies
WY 157.3 VC3 2000
The viewer gets a first-hand look at the daily routine in the busy neonatal critical care unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Focusing on premature babies, the program follows the case of triplet girls, two born with respiratory problems, and of a baby boy born over three months too early. The neonatal nurses are also shown working with well-woman, prenatal, & postnatal programs and with families to help them deal with the realities of premature birth. (videocassette 1/2" -- 52 min)
Chance to Grow
WS 421 VC4 2000
Following three families as they navigate their unpredictable course through the NICU, this program explores the complex ethical issues surrounding modern neonatal care, including multiple births and the borders of survival outside the womb. It also examines the multiple roles of the nurses, physicians and other professionals who care for these tiny patients. An introduction for students and clinicians to modern neonatal care. (videocassette 1/2" -- 52 min)
Dreams and Dilemmas: Parents and the Practice of Neonatal Care
WS 421 VC1 1998
Advances in neonatal medicine have dramatically improved the survival chances of premature infants, yet survival can come at a high cost: many such infants experience severe and often life-threatening health problems and their parents and caregivers may confront enormously difficult and troubling decisions. This documentary follows one couple and their premature twin sons over the course of six months in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.. (videocassette 1/2" -- 58 min)
Drug Babies
WQ 211 VC2 1990
This presentation deals with the physical and emotional problems of children who have been prenatally exposed to drugs and/or alcohol. It addresses the problems of the mothers involved, and the social services, foster care, and the treatment available. The future impact on the educational system is also covered. (videocassette 1/2" -- 32 min)
Human Development: the First 2 1/2 years
WS 105 VC5 1991 tapes 1-5
This series traces the factors that contribute to the metamorphosis of a child from a helpless, newborn to a confident toddler interacting with people and objects in his world and offers practical suggestions for enhancing development. (4 videocassettes 1/2" -- 92 min)
Infants & Toddlers
WS 107.5 p8 VC1 1995 pt 1
Major areas of emphasis include facilitating attachment, providing pain relief, and promoting normal growth and development. Part 1 of the series Pediatrics: Psychosocial Care. (videocassette 1/2" -- 31 min)
Newborn: Development and Discovery
WS 105 VC13 1996
Provides the settiing for understanding the process of development from the neonatal period through adolescence. (videocassette 1/2" -- 29 min)
Physical Assessment of the Normal Newborn
WS 141 VC2 1986
Infant, Newborn. Physical Examination--in infancy & childhood. (videocassette 1/2" -- 35 min)
Physical Examination of the Newborn
WS 420 VC6 1987
Demonstrates these steps: observing the general appearance; checking the anterior fontanel; assessing the respiratory and cardiovascular systems; examining the abdomen. (videocassette 1/2" -- 18 min)
Smallest Survivors
WS 410 VC3 1992
A report on the medical technology now available to help premature infants through their first critical hours, days and weeks of life. Includes interviews with parents, nurses, and administrators. (videocassette 1/2" -- 60 min)
Adolescents Child Abuse Development Infants
Physical Assessment Psychology/Psychiatry Miscellaneous

Physical Assessment

Assessment Skills and Preparation
WS 141 VC3 1994 Program 1
Demonstrates in detail a systematic approach to examining children. Also discusses growth and physiologic measurements. Techniques covered include in inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation. (videocassette 1/2" -- 42 min)
Chest and Abdomen, Heart and Lungs
WS 141 VC3 1994 Program 4
Describes a systematic approach to assessing the chest, lungs, heart and abdomen using inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation. Demonstrates how and when each skill is performed and what may and will be heard and felt. (videocassette 1/2" -- 43 min)
Demonstrating Physical Assessment of the Teenager/Adolescent
WS 460 VC3 1991
Discusses the importance of assessing mental and physical development and the sex maturity rating.  Examination of male genitalia and female breast exam is demonstrated. (videocassette 1/2" -- 61 min)
Eyes and Ears, Nose and Throat
WS 141 VC3 1994 Program 3
Demonstrates skills used when assessing the eyes, ears, nose and throat. Techniques include use of the ophthalmoscope and otoscope. Emphasis is placed on cultural sensitivity and awareness. (videocassette 1/2" -- 48 min)
Genitalia and Extremities
WS 141 VC3 1994 Program 5
Demonstrates the examination of the genitalia, spine, extremities and muscles. Stresses the need for sensitivity during the assessment of the genitals. Describes assessment of the spine for scoliosis. Demonstrates the examination for the presence of genu varum and genu valgum. (videocassette 1/2" -- 27 min)
Gestational Age Assessment
WQ 210.5 VC2 1991
Techniques to help students assess the gestational age of an infant. Includes an introduction to the Ballard tool, techniques for assessments, comparison of characteristics and a posttest. (videocassette 1/2" -- 27 min)
Integumentary and Lymph Systems, Head and Neck
WS 141 VC3 1994 Program 2
Discusses the need to be familiar with the unique characteristics of diverse ethnic groups. Demonstrates proper techniques of assessing the lymph system and illustrates the correct use of inspection and palpation of the head and neck. (videocassette 1/2" -- 24 min)
Pediatric Assessment
WS 141 VC3 1994 programs 1-5
This comprehensive series aids in the instruction of health care workers by discussing the universal health and safety precautions that should be observed while assessing the child as well as stressing the need to be sensitive to religious and ethnic diversity. (5 videocassettes 1/2" -- 184 min)
Preschool and School-Age Children
WS 107.5 p8 VC1 1995 pt 2
Illustrates methods that help children prepare for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Focuses on play as a means of reducing anxiety and suggest nonpharmacologic measures for alleviating pain. Part 2 of the series Pediatrics: Psychosocial Care. (videocassette 1/2" -- 29 min)
Vaccinations: Hidden Harm
WS 135 VC3 1999
Parental concern that childhood vaccines are causing cases of autism, attention deficit disorder, and multiple sclerosis is swiftly gaining momentum. In this program, ABC News anchor Ted Koppel and correspondent John Donvan report on the vaccination controversy. Together with Dr. Samuel Katz of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Jane Orient of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, and ABC News medical correspondent Dr. Tim Johnson, they examine the mixed messages that the public receives from the media and the communication gap between Middle America and the medical establishment. (videocassette 1/2" -- 22 min)
Adolescents Child Abuse Development Infants
Physical Assessment Psychology/Psychiatry Miscellaneous
 

Psychology / Psychiatry

ADHD, What Can We Do?
WS 350.8 A8 VC2 1992
This program brings the viewer into the life and homes of those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorders to show the many avenues of help available to children. (videocassette 1/2" -- 37 min)
ADHD, What Do We Know?
WS 350.8 A8 VC1 1992
Discusses attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, describing what ADHD is and providing glimpses into the lives of children and adults with the disorder and the struggles of their families to cope. (videocassette 1/2" -- 36 min)
Autism: Breaking Through
WM 203.5 VC1 1988
The causes, symptoms, and treatment options for autism are discussed. Features the Japanese program developed by Dr. Kiyo Kitahara, which relies on physical exercise and group interaction with normal children. (videocassette 1/2" -- 26 min)
Children Die Too
WS 200 VC2 1990
Presents several families who have lost a child and discusses how they coped with the death. (videocassette 1/2" -- 26 min)
Compliance, Self-control, and Prosocial Behavior
WS 105 VC8 1994 tape 1
Illustrates permissive, authoritarian, authoritative and rejecting/neglecting parenting styles. Discusses factors that influence behavior including temperament, attachment and the normal cognitive changes that occur around two years of age. Part 1 of the human development: enhancing social and cognitive growth in children. (videocassette 1/2" -- 27 min)
Denver II Training Video
WS 105 VC6 1990
Discusses the administration, scoring, and interpretation of the Denver II Child Development Test and includes twenty proficiency tests for scoring. (videocassette 1/2" -- 47 min)
Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence
WM 100 VC1 1982 Ch 15 Pts 1 & 2
Describes approximately thirty various disorders of infancy and childhood, including those related to intellectual, behavioral, emotional, physical and developmental problems. (2 videocassettes 1/2" -- 85 min)
Dying Child
WS 107.5 P8 VC1 1995 pt 4
Describes how a child's perception of death differs at various ages. Examines the professionals role in providing a supportive atmosphere for the child and family. Part 4 of the series Pediatrics: Psychosocial Care. (videocassette 1/2" -- 30 min)
John's Not Mad
WM 197 VC1 1990z
Documentary portrait of John, a victim of Tourette syndrome. Dr. Oliver Sacks describes history and treatment of this neurological disorder and lends insight into John's symptoms. (videocassette 1/2" -- 30 min)
Living with Chronic Illness
WS 200 VC1 1985
Many children have some kind of chronic illness requiring changes in daily living patterns and frequent medical consultation. This program is designed to establish discussion on the maintenance of a positive coping process (videocassette 1/2" -- 33 min)
Pediatrics: Psychosocial Care
WS 107.5 .P8 VC1 1995 parts 1-4
Provides descriptions of the developmental needs of children at each stage of growth. Shows how meeting these needs positively influences their overall well-being and speed of recovery from illness or injury. (4 videocassettes 1/2" -- 94 min)
Adolescents Child Abuse Development Infants
Physical Assessment Psychology/Psychiatry Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous Titles

Asthma in Children
WF 553 VC2 1996
Part of the Time Life Medical Series, This patient education program discusses, the diagnosis, treatment and management and issues and answers of asthma in children. (videocassette 1/2" -- 30 min)
Children & New Technology
WS 105 VC24 1994
Explores some questions about the impact of computer technology on the social and intellectual development of children. (videocassette 1/2" -- 24 min)
Gait Abnormalities in Children
WS 270 VC1 1993
Subjects - musculoskeletal diseases in infancy and childhood. (videocassette 1/2" -- 32 min)
Invisible Illness: Living with Sickle Cell Anemia.
WH 170 VC3 1993
This video, explains the disease of sickle cell anemia and its invisible side effects. Narrated by young people with sickle cell anemia, account reveals the most common symptom of the disease, the intense pain, and how sufferers try to mentally work through the pain. (videocassette 1/2" -- 13 min)
Joseph 2 Yr: Treatment for Lower Extremity Awareness and Function
WE 500 VC3 1991
Assessment in sitting -- Assessment : lower extremity activity in  sitting -- Assessment in quadruped --Treatment : sidesitting on floor -- Treatment : myofacial  release of hip abductors -- Treatment : sidesitting to prone -- Treatment : in supine -- Treatment : elongation of hips -- Treatment : sidesitting to quadruped --Treatment : rocking in quadruped --  Treatment for : low back mobility -- Post assessment : quadruped to kneel. (videocassette 1/2" -- 38 min)
Pediatrics
WY 159 VC3 2000
Follows the daily routine of three nurses in the pediatrics unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Each nurse comments on why they became nurses, why they chose pediatrics, and discusses the pros and cons of working with children and teenagers. (videocassette 1/2" --52 min)
Schools & Health: The Next Step for the Next Generation
WA 350 VC1 2000
With the assistance of some state legislators and public and school health professionals, this video details some of the ways in which public schools can assist and even intervene to teach students about the many varied aspects of good health care as an integral part of the curriculum. (videocassette 1/2" -- 15 min)
Sickle Cell Disease: The Faces of Our Children
WH 170 VC4 1999
The children and young people seen in this program appear healthy, yet they live with the daily threat of excruciating pain and hospitalization. Many will die before the age of fifty. This program examines the devastating impact of sickle cell disease on these young people and their families and caregivers. (videocassette 1/2" -- 14 min)
AV Search Guide Death and Dying Geriatrics Mental Health Pregnancy and Birth