Multimedia Compact Disc: Play Therapy Counseling Skills

Abstract

Multimedia compact discs have become an important part of counseling education. Many educators recognize the value of compact discs in training and methods of instruction. The purpose of this study was to develop an instructional compact disc and to survey counseling students' perceptions of the compact disc. Participants included 71 counseling graduate students from two universities in the southern part of the United States. Students viewed the compact disc and completed a survey to assess their perceptions of the compact disc. Overall students' perceptions were positive and they believed that the compact disc was a helpful tool in learning counseling skills.

KEYWORDS:

• CD
• counseling
• multimedia
• play
• therapy

Notes

Note: Participants rated statements on a scale from 1 to 3, in which 1 = poor, 2 = good, 3 = excellent.

Note: Participants rated statements on a scale from 1 to 3, in which 1 = disagree, 2 = unsure, 3 = agree.