I found out about VIG only today in discussion with a colleague and we have decided to look at look at possibly using it with the ALPs programme. What is the VIG you ask?
Video Interaction Guidance “is a technique which aims to improve communications and relationships for participants. Participants are involved in discussing very short recordings of their interactions of their successful interactions with a Video Interaction Guider.” The important word for me in this blurb is “successful”, focussing on where things have gone right and re-inforcing and exploring that strategy/choice/behaviour.
We already use digital video with the group, but this is much more focussed and will be delivered by a trained Video Interaction Guider. This person will initially be another professional not directly involved with the ALPs programme, but it may be something we look to having as an integral part of the programme in future.
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David Gilmour // Mar 16th 2007 at 12:49 am
Which interactions are you thinking of? Is this between ALPS students, or between students and professional partners, for example?
Hilery Williams // Mar 16th 2007 at 6:01 pm
VIG works fantastically well with any pair or group in communication.
It was originally designed to analyse interactions between a parent and child for whom there was concern - particularly in terms of behaviour.
I have used it - have just completed Phase 1 training in East Lothian - and find it an very powerful tool because it starts from assumptions that people want to improve their interactions and that this is possible. Super Nanny it isn’t - we only focus on positive communication - whether verbal or non-verbal.
I’d be interested to find out how your project progresses.
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