Using Videotherapy to Help Adolescents Cope With Social and Emotional Problems

Abstract

One way teachers can help adolescents who have learning disabilities and behavioral problems cope with social and emotional problems is through the use of videotherapy. Similar to bibliotherapy, in which students learn through the experiences of characters they read about in books, videotherapy uses videos for the same purpose. In videotherapy, the students identify with the characters in the film with the help of teacher-facilitated dialogue. This article provides a lesson plan featuring the movie Rudy and suggests films with themes relevant to adolescents.