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Video feedback in CBT supervision: review and illustration of two specific techniques

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 October 2016

Craig J. Gonsalvez ,
Robert Brockman  and
Hamish R. M. Hill
Craig J. Gonsalvez*
Affiliation:
School of Social Sciences & Psychology, University of Western Sydney, Australia
Robert Brockman
Affiliation:
Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Hamish R. M. Hill
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Australia
*
*Author for correspondence: Professor C. J. Gonsalvez, School of Social Sciences and Psychology, University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith 2751, Australia (email: c.gonsalvez@uws.edu.au)
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Abstract

There is now expert consensus that directly observing the work of trainee therapists vs. relying upon self-report of sessions, is critical to providing the accurate feedback required to attain a range of competencies. In spite of this expert consensus however, and the broadly positive attitudes towards video review among supervisees, video feedback methods remain under-utilized in clinical supervision. This paper outlines some of the weaknesses that affect feedback based solely on self-report methods, before introducing some of the specific benefits that video feedback methods can offer the training and supervision context. It is argued that video feedback methods fit seamlessly into CBT supervision providing direct, accessible, effective, efficient and accurate observation of the learning situation, and optimizing the chances for accurate self-reflections and planning further improvements in performance. To demonstrate the utility of video feedback techniques to CBT supervision, two specific video feedback techniques are introduced and described: the Give-me-5 technique and the I-spy technique. Case examples of CBT supervision using the two techniques are provided and explored, and guidance as to the supervision contexts in which each of the two techniques are suitable, individually, and in tandem, are outlined. Finally, best practice guidelines for the use of video feedback techniques in supervision are outlined.

Keywords

CBT supervisionobservational techniques in supervisionsupervision methodssupervision techniquesvideo feedback
Type
Special Issue: International Developments in Supporting and Developing CBT Supervisors
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the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist , Volume 9 , 2016 , e24
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Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 2016 

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