THE USE OF VIDEOTAPE IN GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY
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In recent years the group process as an agent of change has attracted considerable attention in the behavioral sciences. This has been demonstrated by the proliferation of group movements, of which group psychotherapy is only one part. Broadly defined, group psychotherapy is that process of behavior change which is initiated in persons through the structured medium of group interaction, and with the planned intervention of a professional therapist(s). Also gaining popularity in the behavioral sciences has been the use of videotape equipment in conjunction with both individual and group psychotherapy. Our discussion here will address itself to attempting to link, both theoretically and practically, the group psychotherapy process with videotape usage. Our focus shall concern itself only with the traditional model of group psychotherapy, i.e., verbal communication and mutual interaction of members in groups of single individuals, couples, and families. (Stein, 1970) Models of encounter groups, T-groups, sensitivity groups, etc., are viewed as outside the concern of this paper.
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