Purpose of the Series

    The American Psychological Association Psychotherapy Videotape Series III presents distinguished psychotherapists of different theoretical orientations demonstrating treatments for specific health problems.

    Hosted by Jon Carlson, these videos feature real people participating in actual psychotherapy sessions with expert therapists in the field of behavioral health.

    Each video in the series is divided into three segments and presented in a practical, informative, and entertaining format. The featured topic is introduced in a provocative discussion between the host, Dr. Carlson, and the leading therapist in the field about the major theories in behavioral health. This discussion is followed by an actual therapy session, with the featured therapist demonstrating how to apply behavioral health principles. The final segment is a lively question-and-answer exchange between Dr. Carlson and the featured therapist reviewing the session and explaining how the theories were put into practice in the session. Each video runs more than 100 minutes.

    Designed for clinical training and continuing education, these videos were created to assist psychology students and professionals in gaining insight and knowledge into how to work with patients who have behavioral health issues. Some of the anticipated uses include:

• learning how experienced practitioners treat clients with various behavioral health problems,
• concretely illustrating theoretical concepts in health psychology in practice,
• gaining a first-hand look at what happens in a real live session,
• comparing technical interventions associated with different systems of psychotherapy for specific behavioral health problems,
• observing how therapists deal with specific critical incidents in treatment, and
• training for specific therapeutic interventions for behavioral health problems.