Stepney and Davis (Chapter 5) identify the importance of working with clients to understand their thoughts and emotions. Cognitive Behavioral theory argues that clients have “core

Which media did you watch (name of TV show/film)?
What was the premise of the show/film? (e.g., What was it about?)
How many bingo squares did can the audience cover?
Which squares did does the audience cover and WHY? For example: One can state things like “I crossed off ‘everyone needs sex to be happy’ because throughout the entire film, the main character was making this point. She looked down on her friends who were not sexually active and viewed them as immature.
Make an overall assessment of the media you watched: Did the show/film challenge a lot of the stereotypes around sex that we see in the media by trying to say something new about sex and sexuality?
*play Bad Sex Media Bingo! (this means, watch the ted talk and keep your eye out for any of the stereotypes mentioned in the bingo squares. If you see one – like “everyone needs sex to be happy”- then cross off the square – on paper,
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