Psychology -- Counseling -- Structural Family Therapy Model
"Juno" is a refreshingly nonjudgmental look at teenage pregnancy and a family's ultimately positive, supportive response. Addressing the situation from a systematic therapeutic perspective, the counselor can accept Juno, her family and the adoptive family as they are and help them reach their agreed upon goals. The movie's portrayal of a teenager's situation that is normally deemed problematic in a positive human light makes the happy outcome of this film readily achievable and believable.
Juno
"Juno" (Reitman, 2007) is a film about teenage pregnancy, an aspect of life that frequently positively and negatively confronts modern American families. When 16-year-old Juno irresponsibly becomes unexpectedly pregnant by her teenaged best friend, Bleek, she decides against abortion and chooses to give the baby to an as-yet-unknown infertile couple. When she tells her father and stepmother, they are initially rattled but quickly become supportive because after all, they are a successful, resilient family. The couple she finds in the PennySaver, the Lorings, are initially happy but as the movie progresses, the husband reveals that he is interested in Juno but not interested in having a baby. After struggling with her emotions for Mr. Loring, Juno watches the Loring marriage disintegrate as he leaves his wife. Juno leaves a note at their door. Juno ultimately teams up with Paulie, another teenager, and gives birth to a baby boy, who Mrs. Loring plans to adopt as a single mother. On the baby's nursery wall is Juno's framed note: "Vanessa: If you're still in, I'm still in. - Juno." (Reitman, 2007). The film is a refreshing, positive approach to family dynamics and goals addressing a pressing issue and achieving a positive outcome.
2. Analyze the family dynamics portrayed in the video and apply at least 4 concepts from the list of assessment concepts provided below. Write a brief essay giving...
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