PsycVIDEO^®

PsycVIDEO is your web guide to a wide variety of videos in the social and behavioral sciences. Whether you are looking for psychotherapy training materials, management training, content suitable for the general public, information on professional ethics, or other subjects related to professional training, the following resources can help you.

APA Psychotherapy Training Videos

APA produces psychotherapy training videos for clinical training and continuing education. They provide psychology students and practitioners with expert introductions to various therapeutic approaches and hands-on knowledge of how to treat particular patient issues. In each video a psychotherapist demonstrates a way of conducting psychotherapy. In addition, in interviews, the therapists discuss the approach taken in the session, as well as reactions and thoughts on how the session went.

Read more about APA's Psychotherapy Training Videos

Other APA Videos

APA has produced other videos intended as supplementary material for teaching psychological concepts and introducing students to the field of psychology. They may also be used as stimulus material for professional workshops or individual practitioner use.

Topics include the following:

• B.F. Skinner
• Legal Risk Management
• Non-Human Animal Research
• Animal Research and Psychopharmacology
• Careers for the 21st Century
• Understanding Each Other
• Reclaiming Hope after September 11, 2001.

View more information on these APA videos.

Psychology Videos in PsycEXTRA

In mid-2008, PsycEXTRA includes nearly 6,000 records pointing to videos related to social science and human behavior. All records include a brief abstract, the intended audience, and full contact information for the distributor. Index terms and other descriptive data help the user determine if the video described would suit their purpose and give them clues for finding other similar videos.

Videos included in PsycEXTRA include those for

• The general public
• Managers
• Trainers, both for management and professional psychology
• Professionals and researchers in the social sciences
• Students seeking career guidance

Read more about PsycEXTRA

Reviews of Videos

PsycCRITIQUES, featuring book, film, and video reviews, is released weekly, and it sits atop a searchable database of nearly 40,000 reviews. Video reviews are searchable by title and year. Nearly every weekly release contains a review of a new video.

Each review is accompanied by a PsycINFO record, which includes an abstract, index terms, and full contact information for the distributor, as well as purchasing information. Readers can sign up to get alerts when new content is added to PsycCRITIQUES.

Sample Titles

• A Sociocultural Overview of the "Obesity Epidemic"
• Consulting with Teachers: Good Examples of What to Do and What Not to Do
• How to Save a Life
• Evidence-based treatment: Where is the evidence?
• Understanding the Personal Impact of Breast Cancer
• Health Psychology in Action
• Assessment and Treatment of Insomnia
• Domestic Relations and Alzheimer's Disease

Learn more about PsycCRITIQUES

APA Database Search Training Videos

Want to learn more about searching APA databases? These brief video tutorials will point you in the right direction. You'll learn how to target your search using the Term Finder on APA PsycNET, how to use the author index, and how to take the most advantage of the platform.

Find out more about APA Search Training Videos

You can also find the search videos on YouTube!

APA Magazine Articles on Using Videos

Two popular APA magazines—gradPSYCH and Monitor on Psychology—occasionally carry articles on the use of videos in teaching and practice. You'll find topics like these:

• Lights, camera, action (using multimedia to enhance learning)
• Animal Research and Ethics
• Earlier Diagnosis of Autism
• Video-Based Therapy

Visit the Monitor on Psychology or gradPSYCH web sites for more information.