The American Psychological Association (APA) has announced the release of its new database, PsycTHERAPY. Designed for students, faculty, and seasoned professionals in psychotherapy and counselling, PsycTHERAPY is a database of therapy demonstration videos specifically developed to enable viewers to observe how therapists spontaneously employ different approaches and techniques in practice.
At launch, PsycTHERAPY’s more than 300 videos provide illustrative examples from nearly 100 renowned therapists in North America at work with participants (including individuals, couples, and families) via different approaches with persons facing an array of psychological challenges. These videos will provide viewers hands-on application of an extensive range of therapeutic techniques, extending from the most frequently practiced approaches to lesser-known models.
Specific clinical topics and challenges (more than 200 in total) featured in videos include many of the main issues dealt with in psychotherapy and counselling, including addiction, anxiety, depression, and health and relationship problems. The database reflects the full breadth of clinical practice in the variety of approaches and topics represented in its content. Additional content is scheduled to be added to PsycTHERAPY on a biannual basis.
PsycTHERAPY is searchable in multiple ways. To ensure the most precise searching, each video is coded with index terms and metadata about the participants, the session content, and therapeutic approaches demonstrated. In addition, each video in PsycTHERAPY has a synchronized transcript, highlighting the content being spoken. Users can skip to a desired section of the video by clicking on the corresponding text in the transcript. They can also create and customise short clips of specific techniques or demonstrations, which can be shared in turn with a class or smaller group or the user’s immediate institution.
PsycTHERAPY is offered exclusively on the APA PsycNET platform, and the search is integrated into the APA PsycNET platform along with APA’s other leading database products.
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