Abstract
This study examined the comparative effects of circular questioning plus video-feedback versus circular questioning plus verbal-feedback upon a variety of perceptions held by family members. Five families were assigned to a circular questioning plus video-feedback treatment condition and 5 families were assigned to a circular questioning plus verbal-feedback treatment condition. Thirty-two members of these families (16 in each condition), who were above 9 years old, answered pre- and post-treatment measures assessing a variety of their perceptions regarding the presenting problem. Family members' pre- to post-treatment change scores on these measures were compared to assess the differential changes in perceptions that occurred among family members across the two treatment conditions. Change was assessed across the following dependent measures: nature of the presenting problem, person(s) responsible for the problem, seriousness of the problem, solvability of the problem, family cohesion, and family adaptability. There were two post-treatment only dependent measures: therapist understanding of the problem, and therapist neutrality. Results indicated that in the video-feedback condition there was a greater pre- to post-treatment change in family members' perceptions regarding the responsibility of family members for the presenting problem. No other comparisons were significant. Results are discussed in terms of Milan theory and the video-feedback literature, therapeutic interventions with families, and future research.
Kemenoff, Sylvia Miko (1994). Using the family as a co-therapist : the therapeutic effectiveness of video-feedback in the context of Milan Systemic Therapy. Texas A&M University. Texas A&M University. Libraries. Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /DISSERTATIONS -1551730.