Micro-counseling, based on micro-teaching principles, was used in a pre-practicum training program to teach specific objectives related to test interpretation. Based on judges' ratings, the experimental group in micro-counseling received significantly higher ratings than the control group which had conventional class presentations and discussion…

Microcounseling techniques were used to train naive college students interested in counseling to assess clients' attitudes toward guidance tests. Findings were consistent with the results of other microcounseling studies. Individual differences among trainees were noted and comparisons made between the trainees' own ratings, judges' ratings, and…

Microcounseling and media therapy are video methods of teaching single behavioral skills of counseling and communication to a wide variety of populations ranging from children to school counselors to psychiatric patients. The history and method of these techniques are detailed and recent research on the effectiveness is summarized. (Author)

Once used only to broadcasters, videotape now aids in counseling, therapy and training. A synthesis of research on these nonbroadcast uses and their effects on participant. (Author)

The four playback treatment groups were: (a) audio-video, (b) audio, (c) video, and (d) no playback received. Results indicated no judged differences among the playback treatment groups, nor could discriminant rankings be made among the various playback methods. Several explanations are presented as limited influence of playback media on early…

Medical students enrolled in an introductory psychiatry course were randomly assigned to one of 2 training conditions. One group received microcounseling training for Attending Behavior, Open-Ended Questions, Minimal Activity, Paraphrases, Reflection of Feeling, and Summarizations. The controls received whatever training their supervisors…

"Micro-counseling" is a video method of training counselors in basic skills of counseling within a short period of time. This research studies the effects of micro-counseling training procedures upon three groups of beginning counselors. These three different skills, attending behavior, reflection of feeling, and summarization of…

The 1968 Summer NDEA Guidance Institute at the University of South Dakota studied the impact of video recordings on members of counseling groups to see what their perceptions were when they realized they would later be confronted with their behavior via the tapes. The 32 members of the Institute, practicing counselors in the public schools in the…

This study examined the effects of audio and video recording on clients when recording is done for the purpose of counselor supervision. Video recording inhibited the self-exploration of clients with personal problems and it also resulted in less satisfaction with counseling. Both recording methods inhibited self-exploration in clients with…

Video in Psychotherapy and Therapist Training is a basic introduction and reference list to the field of videotherapy. The video medium, an immediate feedback recording device of sound and sight, is fast becoming a widely used tool in psychotherapy and therapist training. This reference source contains an introduction to the topic, a brief…

Results indicated that IPR, when compared to traditional supervision, did not produce differential effects on counselors' empathy level, client satisfaction, supervisor ratings, or clients' self-reported inhibition. Method of supervision, however, did effect significant change in clients' level of self-exploration over time. (Author)

A study was conducted on the use of audiotape and videotape self-confrontation techniques in training speech and hearing therapy clinicians. The dissemination phase of the study consisted of a conference held in October, 1970 at the University of Denver entitled "Videotape and Audiotape Confrontation in Clinical Training." The findings and…

Interview behavior of trainees was rated by trainees themselves and by peers on intended and actual interview behavior. Counselor trainees perceived no significant differences, while peers found a gap between intended and actual behavior. (CJ)