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Video Supervision

with Ron Available Now

As we all have experienced, the latest world economic conditions have had a negative impact on our community and made it more difficult to travel and attend many of the Hakomi workshops here in the United States and in other countries. To help offset the high costs of travel we are offering a unique opportunity for Hakomi students and practitioners to take advantage of Ron’s insightful supervision and be supervised by Ron using video. Ron has produced several very insightful training tapes using this technique and is now offering it as a means of having your current skill level analyzed between workshops or if you are unable to attend a workshop at the present time.

Comments on your session will be based on both the components of the original version of the method and aspects of the newer, refined version. Individuals interested in the differences between the two can learn a lot about those differences through this kind of supervision.

The technique: Ron will play your session on his computer and will be video taped watching it. At various points, Ron will stop the tape of your session and make comments. When the analysis is complete, your tape and Ron’s video taped comments, will be edited together and returned to you on a new DVD.

Video Supervision Set Up Instructions

As part of our program of offering video supervision with Ron Kurtz we have developed a simple set up that will help with your video supervision.

Equipment:

1. DV camera
2. Tripod.

Optional:

1. DV Camera w/audio input for at least one microphone
2. A camera operator

1. Head set for the operator to monitor the sound as it is being recorded (if the sound is poor for the operator it will more than likely be bad on the tape).

Set Up

1. Set the camera up in a well-lit room.
2. The camera should be positioned so that the client is facing you and the camera. (See illustration #1)

1. Set the lens focal length wide enough include you and the client with emphasis on the client. (See illustration #2)

Recording

1. Start the tape about 30 seconds before the session begins.
2. If you have an operator, his or her primary job is to monitor the camera and maintain the proper framing of the image and the correct sound level. Often the client’s face will register emotions that are not obvious in a “long shot” and the operator, if aware of the expressions, can zoom into a tighter shot that frames the client’s face. It is important that the operator not overdo camera movements and zoom for the sake of zooming. This can be distracting. It is better to leave the camera static than making distracting movements.
3. Good audio is important. Often the therapist and client will speak very softly. It is at this time that the audio should be adjusted to increase recording volume. If there is no manual adjustment available on your camera, then microphone placement is even more important. If your camera has an input for an external microphone, then the microphone should be placed as close to the therapist and client as possible. Preferable on a small stand. If there is no microphone input then the camera should be moved as close as comfortable for the client.
4. If you have a camera operator, be sure to have a second new tape open and at hand so that if a tape change is needed it can be made with only a slight loss of information. Be sure to set the recorded tape’s anti-record slide to the non-recording position when you are finished.
5. Tape should be recorded in NTSC format. If that is not possible, for example if PAL is your area’s standard, then a DVD should be made of the tape and the disk forwarded to Ron.

Video Supervision Cost: US $375.00 (Includes return shipping and handling)