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APA PsycTherapy video database has expanded

Monday, 14 August 2023

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  • A graphic depicts two people sitting on comfortable chairs in a one-to-one therapy setting.

    See what's new in APA PsycTherapy database. Over 300 new demonstration videos available for streaming.

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APA PsycTherapy is a database of high-quality, unscripted therapy demonstration videos.

This year, the streaming video collection is expanding tremendously. Content will increase by 50%!

In May, more than 300 videos demonstrating a range of psychotherapy approaches were added.

What’s great about these resources is that students can learn through first-hand observation, via the video medium.

“Students learn how to translate theoretical concepts into practice and different ways of handling critical incidents that can arise during treatment.”

APA expand on this is a recent blog post announcing the new content.

This database will be of interest to psychology, counselling and criminology cohorts.

Content at a glance

  • 900+ videos
  • 1000+ psychotherapy demonstration session
  • well-known video titles - series and single-title
  • a large addition of EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) content
  • new content features interviews with therapists and discussion and analysis of therapy demonstrations

Features

The video player has features that make for easy viewing:

  • transcripts
  • closed captions
  • quality audio
  • metadata: indexed terms and keywords
  • contextual information: video DOI, record and release date, therapeutic approach
  • search/filter content according to: title, therapeutic approach, therapist or topic

You can watch videos and use the search filters directly from the homepage after gaining access to the database with your ECU federated login.

Hot tip

To make use of the extra options available - including saving, editing and sharing new clips and playlists, first create a PscyTherapy account within the platform. This takes moments to do and then you’ll have the option to curate your own tailored video library from the content.

Note: Be sure to log in through ECU Library’s A-Z databases link before creating your own account, as you won’t be able to access content without ECU’s subscription.

Tell me more

If you’d like to learn more about APA PsycTherapy’s new content, please see this entry in the APA Publishing Blog.

Get started

Start watching videos by logging in through ECU Libray’s A-Z list of databases, listed under PsycTherapy.

Don’t forget you can connect with your friendly Librarians by emailing library@ecu.edu.au.

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