Audiovisual Media

Watch the following 1999 film:

• O'Hara, R., Macaulay, S., Dewis, J., Marx, L. (Producers), & Whaley, F. (Director). (1999). Joe the King [Motion picture]. United States: 49th Parallel, Forensic/291 Films, Lower East Side Films.
  • Please note, this movie contains strong language and violence (rated R). Do not watch it with young children.
  • You will use this movie as the case study for your Integrating Theory Into Professional Practice course project.

Cognitive Factors

You are the social worker for Joe's family and are tasked with completing an assessment on the family.

• What are all of the cognitive factors involved, for each family member?
• How might these cognitive factors influence family dynamics?
• How might these cognitive factors influence biological or societal systems with which they are involved?

Response Guidelines

Respond to a fellow learner who either identified a cognitive factor that you missed, or whose answers to either of the other two questions differed from your own.

• In the first case, discuss your response: Is that cognitive factor actually at play? If so, why do you think you missed it? If not, support your explanation with examples from the text or the movie itself.
• In the second case, discuss the differences: What might be influencing the difference in perception? Support your answer as above.