The Family Puppet Interview. You Can Learn a Lot from a Lobster
Description
In the 1970s, pioneer drama therapist Eleanor Irwin and colleague Elaine Portner developed the Family Puppet Interview, a technique that uses a puppet-show format to diagnose psychological problems in families with school-age children. Observing the interaction between parents and children as they select puppets, plan a story, and present a show gives the therapist clues about the family's decision-making process, communication style, behavioral patterns, roles, and areas of conflict. In this program, Portner works with a volunteer family to demonstrate a Puppet Interview session and how it can shed light on group dynamics as well as individual areas of concern.
Runtime
29 min
Subjects
- Puppets (4)
- Clinical psychology (56)
- Therapeutics (155)
- Family psychotherapy (45)
- Mental health services (62)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2013], c2008
Database
Films on Demand
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