One of the great things about the Internet is that there is so much ready-made content available that can be used when educating students. Above is a video that I will be using in one of my online courses next week. In my Counseling Theories course, we will be discussing Gestalt Therapy.
This video is a demonstration of Fritz Perls, founder of Gestalt
Therapy, counseling a client. Students will watch this video and respond
to the following prompt:
Fritz Perls conducted Gestalt therapy in a controversial way by using personal confrontation and self-disclosure. Watch the Video of Perls working with client “Gloria.” Do you see examples of confrontation? What is your reaction to such methods? What do you think about this session?
This
video will be especially useful because our Counseling Theories course
is taught online. This video and others like it can help students gain understanding of the application of the theories we are studying and
begin to get an understanding of how theories influence practice. It also helps beginning counselors start to gain an understanding of how a counseling session might look. I remember my first year as a counselor trainee wondering, "Am I doing this right? What are other counselors doing during session." Videos can help new counselors begin to answer some of these questions and give them a reference point as they begin to find their own counseling style and theoretical orientation.
I found this video easily by going to YouTube and Searching "Gestalt Therapy Counseling Session." I looked at several videos before I chose the one that best suit the need I was looking for.
YouTube also recently introduced YouTube for Educators. This site is very similar to their original site. However, it focuses on the needs of teachers. It has videos organized by subject and has content that has been approved and recommend by teachers. Check out this new site and let me know what you think. How are you using videos in your courses? I would love to hear your thoughts.
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