Videotherapy in the context of group therapy for late-latency children of divorce.

Although videotape has been used for a variety of clinical and research purposes, it is now being used in a unique fashion as a therapeutic tool in group treatment of late-latency children of divorce. The videotherapy takes the form of videotaped dramas staged by children, with the intent of making a "movie." The timing of its use is crucial, the child's stage of development is relevant, and its effectiveness is dependent on other therapeutic activities. Several differences appear to exist between videotherapy and usual role playing in therapy, chief of which is that the children invest their activity with more enthusiasm than is usually observed in therapy. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)