Effects of adding video feedback to emotionally focused therapy supervision: A concurrent multiple-baseline across subjects design

J Marital Fam Ther. 2022 Oct;48(4):1059-1074. doi: 10.1111/jmft.12586. Epub 2022 Mar 7.

Abstract

Emotionally focused therapy (EFT) is an empirically supported intervention for relationship distress with an established model of supervision. This study examined whether incorporating video feedback (VF) software into EFT supervision would improve therapists' level of development compared to traditional EFT supervision in a university training clinic. A concurrent multiple-baseline across subjects design, along with a thematic analysis of qualitative data, were used in this proof-of-concept study of the new supervision component. Overall, quantitative findings suggested that using VF in EFT supervision resulted in some improvement to therapists' development, while qualitative findings showed that all participants supported the incorporation of VF into EFT supervision. Future research on VF is needed to provide additional insight into the use of video review supervision.

Keywords: emotionally focused therapy; multiple-baseline design; supervision; video feedback.

MeSH terms

  • Couples Therapy* / methods
  • Emotion-Focused Therapy*
  • Feedback
  • Humans