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Small-Group Videotape Training for Psychotherapy Skills Development

Dr. Abbass is Director of Education at the Dalhousie University Department of Psychiatry, Halifax, Novia Scotia, Canada. Address correspondence to Dr. Abbass, Dalhousie University Department of Psychiatry, 5909 Veteran's Memorial Lane, Halifax, NS, Canada, B3H 2E2; allan.abbass{at}dal.ca (E-mail).

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. Conclusion: 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.

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