Research article summary (published 27 Feb 2003):

Who plays the client? Collaborating with theater departments to enhance clinical psychology role-play training exercises.

Full Abstract

This article offers a description of a student-active method of teaching clinical psychology applications, such as interviewing and psychotherapy, that involves collaboration between psychology and theater departments. Clinical psychology instructors recruit theater students to play the client roles in live dyads with the instructors or other students. These dyads may take place during or outside of class and may be videotaped for use in other educational settings. Practical and logistical issues are discussed, and empirical data are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of this method.Copyright 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol 59: 363-368, 2003.

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Author information

Author/s: Pomerantz, Andrew M (AM);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 62026, USA. apomera@siue.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of clinical psychology (J Clin Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2003-Mar; vol 59 (issue 3) : pp 363-8

Dates: Created 2003/02/11; Completed 2003/06/18; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 12579551, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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Art Humans Interpersonal Relations Program Development Psychology, Clinical - education

Psychology, Clinical - education Psychotherapy - methods Role Playing Students Video Recording

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