Reliability of Videotape-Assisted Recall in Counseling Process Research

The demand for naturalistic, fine-grained methods in counselor training and counseling process research has supported use of the videotape-assisted recall (VAR) method. By reviewing videotapes of counseling sessions, clients can, for example, provide ratings of specific counselor behaviors or of their own moment-to-moment experience. The reliability of ratings made with VAR is not well established. This article includes reliability data from a test-retest procedure. Twelve participants met individually with a counselor for 20 minutes each to discuss a "minor but real personal concern," and the interviews were videotaped. The videotape recall was conducted twice. Participants made ratings of two types of recalled affect at times of occurrence of each of six counselor nonverbal gestures. Stimulus order was disguised from the first recall to the second. Reliabilities of ratings ranged from .508 to .822

Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Graduate students · Nonverbal communication · Pedagogy · Recall · Reliability (semiconductor) · Applied Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Psychology · Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology