Video Enhanced Reflective Practice: Professional Development through Attuned Interactions

Video Enhanced Reflective Practice (VERP), an application of Video Interaction Guidance, supports individuals or groups to reflect on and develop their professional communication, teaching or therapeutic skills with their clients through shared review of moments of attuned interaction in video clips of their day-to-day practice.

This book brings together international researchers and practitioners from a range of professions to define VERP, present its theoretical basis and review the current research evidence. Increasing in popularity, VERP is used as a reflective professional development tool for a wide range of professionals and employees, supporting them to analyse and reflect on moments of their effective interaction on video, in situ in the professional environment. The VERP approach is optimistic and empowering, focusing on strength and potential rather than problems or weaknesses.

This book provides examples of VERP's application in a wide range of sectors and will be of interest to trainers, CPD providers, managers, psychologists, social workers, higher education educators, health visitors, early years professionals, teachers, counsellors, therapists, and professionals in the private, voluntary, government and local authority sectors.

Liz Todd is Professor of Educational Inclusion at Newcastle University. She practices and trains others in VIG and she has over 20 years of experience as an educational psychologist working with families, schools and professionals. Liz plays a leading role in Newcastle University's Research Centre for Learning and Teaching with a number of funded research projects.

Monika Celebi is an independent parent-infant psychotherapist and Video Interaction Guider. She also has experience working as a movement therapist, antenatal educator, yoga teacher, baby massage facilitator, and manager of a women's refuge.