Film Night: Clinical Perspectives on Remarkable Movies

ADOLESCENCE: A four-part series available for viewing on Netflix. Watch the Series before the Event — then Join Us To Discuss!

2 CE Hours available to NYS LCSWs, LMSWs, LPs, LMFTs, LMHCs, LCATs, Psychologists and PsyDs

A discussion will be facilitated via ZOOM by Janit Bliss, LCSW-R and Carter Thornton, LCAT, LP

Adolescence is a British television psychological crime drama series created by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham and directed by Philip Barantini. It centers on a 13-year-old schoolboy, Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper), who is arrested after the murder of a girl in his school. This multiple Emmy award-winning production explores themes of technology, grief, generational divides, sociopathy, therapist-client relationship, and social/developmental challenges.

Janit Dini Bliss, LCSW-R, a psychodynamically-informed psychotherapist, is a graduate of the WCSPP Couples Therapy Training Program and currently serves as the WCSPP Psychotherapy Service Director for the Couples Training Program. She has been in private practice for nearly 30 years and has over 40 years experience in Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention, including directing an outpatient program through Yonkers General Hospital in Pelham, NY.

Carter Thornton, LCAT, LP, is a Psychoanalyst and Creative Arts Therapist in private practice in Westchester County, NY. Thornton teaches at WCSPP and is co-chair of the Film Committee. He is a graduate of the Institute for Expressive Analysis, where he teaches, supervises, and has served on the board as Program Chair. He is also a visual artist and musician.