Overview
“The Son” tells the story of a family torn apart by divorce and a boy who shows troubling signs of mental illness and an inability to cope. Millions of real families face similar situations every year, but too often they don’t recognize the warning signs.
After viewing the film, let us consider the case of Nicholas from a treatment perspective. Envision yourself as the counselor to one of these characters portrayed in the film: Peter, Nicholas, Kate, Beth or Peter’s father. Choose which character you are the counselor for and in a minimum of 1000 words (but feel free to write as much as you wish), share your thoughts on how you would have handled the situation and what you feel were the warning signs that were missed in the movie and could have possibly prevented the end result. Write from your perspective as the counselor for the character of your choice as though you are writing a report to your clinical supervisor