Small-group videotape training for psychotherapy skills development.
OBJECTIVE
Psychotherapy instructors have used video technology to train residents for over 40 years. Though it has met with some controversy, many will argue that videotape review is essential for self-directed learning and accurate psychotherapy supervision.


METHODS
The author describes a technique of small-group videotape training as provided in a psychiatry residency training program.


RESULTS
He reviews the merits and limitations of this format and suggests simple and inexpensive technical approaches to augment this training.


CONCLUSIONS
The author concludes that small-group videotape training is an efficient psychotherapy training format that encourages self-monitoring and the exchange of supportive peer feedback.
Dalhousie University Department of Psychiatry, 5909 Veteran's Memorial Lane, Halifax, NS, Canada, B3H 2E2. allan.abbass@dal.ca
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D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D006127:Group Structure; D006801:Humans; D009934:Organization and Administration; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011380:Programmed Instructions as Topic; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000193:education*