Curiosity as a Driving Force

Didactic Perspectives on Video and Emotion Work in the Competence Development of Counselors

Authors

  • Helle Merete Nordentoft Aarhus University
  • Karen Louise Møller Aarhus University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15845/ntvp.v9i2.4073

Abstract

Authentic video footage of counselors’ own sessions has the potential to raise their awareness of how to balance institutional demands with counselees’ needs. Working with video can be perceived as boundary-pushing, but so far, research has not explored how didactic choices impact counselors' emotion work and learning. From a sociological perspective on emotions, this article investigates emotions and learning processes in the use of video footage during supervision sessions in a teaching module for a continuing education program for counselors. The findings show how students' individual practices are transformed into a collective practice by didactically establishing a shared, inductive, distanced, and curious perspective on the video footage. Initially nervous about "exposing" mistakes, the students become comfortable and learn how their own assumptions, along with subtle power dynamics in counseling, can potentially create a discrepancy between what they do and what they think they do. Finally, they discover how small details can have a positive impact on the flow of the conversation.

Author Biographies

Helle Merete Nordentoft, Aarhus University

Helle forsker i dialogiske og kollektive læringsprocesser i det universitetspædagogiske og psykiatriske felt. Hun har særligt fokus på, hvordan visuelle og digitale medier - senest kunstig intelligens - faciliterer kritisk refleksivitet samt en meningsfuld og kvalificeret kobling mellem teori og praksis i en akademisk kontekst.

Karen Louise Møller, Aarhus University

Karen Louise arbejder med udvikling af undervisning, uddannelse og rågivning af undervisere ved Aarhus Universitet. Hun forsker i undervisningsudvikling med særlig fokus på anvendelsen af digitale redskaber i undervisningen i en akademisk kontekst. Hun har derudover fokus på udvikling af undervisningen inden for det naturvidenskabelige område.

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Published

2024-11-21

How to Cite

Nordentoft, H. M., & Møller, K. L. (2024). Curiosity as a Driving Force: Didactic Perspectives on Video and Emotion Work in the Competence Development of Counselors. The Nordic Journal of Pedagogical Supervision, 9(2), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.15845/ntvp.v9i2.4073