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Utilizing Simulated Families and Live Supervision to Stimulate Skill Development of Family Therapists
Author(s) -
WEST JOHN D.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
counselor education and supervision
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1556-6978
pISSN - 0011-0035
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6978.1984.tb00629.x
Subject(s) - psychology , family therapy , psychological intervention , graduate students , medical education , psychotherapist , process (computing) , applied psychology , pedagogy , psychiatry , medicine , computer science , operating system
Simulated families and live supervision are used to stimulate skill development among family therapists. This article synthesizes current thought and expands on previous descriptions by (a) indicating family therapy skills that can be taught with the use of simulation, (b) outlining a process of preparing students for the simulated family interview, (c) reviewing supervisory interventions that can be used during the interview, and (d) describing a procedure for conducting the postsession discussion. Counselor educators may want to consider the use of simulated families for graduate students interested in developing family therapist skills.