Hazelden Publishing and Educational Services

Take it like a man." "Be competitive." Stereotypes about manhood seriously challenge men's recovery from addiction. Hosted by Craig Nakken, this program helps viewers redefine what it means to be a man. This empowering video features a men's group candidly discussing topics that may hold men back from progressing in recovery: rage, a fear of commitment, the tendency to isolate, and others.

What gets in the way of recovery? For women, it's often unhealthy relationships, traumatic experiences, self- isolation, or even their attitudes about other women. In this video, women talk about how they keep their recovery strong - and what they have learned about trust, faith, action, and friendship along the way. Excellent discussion starter.

This program teaches children that they always have choices - as they can learn to trust their feelings, identify their options, and make decisions that will keep them safe. By giving children (K - 3) simple and specific tools to use, the program helps correct the misconceptions kids often have that they cause the problems and that they can control, change, or cure them.

Rational emotive behavior therapy, or REBT - a cornerstone of psychotherapy since the 1950s - is based on the principle that individuals can change their behavior by changing their thinking patterns. Hazelden's Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy learning program guides treatment clients in developing the capacity to identify and choose positive alternatives to negative thoughts and actions.

This video addresses the spectrum of traumatic events teens may experience, discusses healthy and unhealthy reactions to such stress, and explains the importance of dealing with life's challenges without resorting to self-destructive behaviors such as drinking or drugging.

Managing Money encourages viewers to explore their relationship with money, change their thinking about it, and learn the benefits of budgeting. A budget shows how much is spent on necessities and the money that is left over to spend on other things. Fixed monthly expenses (necessities that are the same price each month) and flexible monthly expenses (groceries, clothing, entertainment, etc.) should be calculated frequently. Exercises help individuals...

This award-winning drama explores a classic alcoholic family situation: a father who drinks too much; a mother plagued by frustration, guilt, and denial; and three children whose suffering takes different forms.

This informative video delivers basic information about rational emotive behavior therapy, or REBT. The first part of the video introduces REBT through discussion, diagrams, and dramatic vignettes. In the second part, viewers will see how REBT principles are applied to the issue of managing one's anxiety and worry. In a dramatic scenario, a simple mistake overwhelms a person before she applies REBT to successfully resolve the situation.

More than two million American youth have been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD - a condition that, if left untreated, puts them at greater risk of developing devastating substance abuse disorders. Students who are diagnosed with ADHD will find important information as well as support in this video, such as understanding and dealing with the symptoms of ADHD; recognizing the link between ADHD and substance abuse; and...

Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant; crack is a smokable form of cocaine. Cocaine and crack use can lead to death, sudden heart attack, depression, stroke, brain seizures, violent actions, and even addiction. Once addicted, one faces extreme difficulty in breaking away from such a powerful drug. This dramatic video delivers the basic facts about cocaine and crack through vivid personal accounts of addiction and recovery. Hard-hitting messages...