title: Captured for consideration--using videotape as an aid to the treatment of the disturbed child.
abstract: The use of videotape as a clinical tool to monitor work with children is discussed with reference to a group of three emotionally disturbed children seen weekly in a paediatric assessment and treatment centre. Six particular attributes of videotape are distinguished and illustrated from clinical material: video is a vehicle for discussion; video permits detailed observation; video see things that humans do not; video has a distancing effect; video shares information and video trains in observation and handling techniques. It is suggested that the experience derived from using videotape intensively over a short period can be applied to advantage in other clinical situations.
mesh_terms: D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000628:therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D014743:Videotape Recording