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Using Video Playback to Train Family Therapists
Author(s) -
KRAMER JEANNETTE R.,
REITZ MIRIAM
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
family process
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.011
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1545-5300
pISSN - 0014-7370
DOI - 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1980.00145.x
Subject(s) - psychology , communication , psychotherapist
This paper presents a small group design, part of a two‐year training program in family therapy, using video playback to enhance self‐awareness. Congruence among multiple channels of communication enhances therapist effectiveness; the visual mode has unique advantages in identifying incongruence. Details of the design are described, emphasizing the staging of gradually increased risks from general exercises to more specifically personal foci. The concurrent building of an atmosphere of safety is essential for risk‐taking.