I attented a conference last weekend and left with some interesting questions. One was whether video teaching/conferencing could be useful in a drug rehab centers? One of the most difficult tasks in a rehab is to keep the clients motivated to stay the course. Change requires a lot of effort and the tendancy to go back to what was before, is a strong pull. While recorded dvd’s can give a lot of information, there is nothing like a live performance. I think that in live presentations, all the little mistakes that get edited out in recording, somehow give it more credibility. Seeing that no one is totally perfect, gives us all encouragement.

I think video distance teaching could help a lot of rehab centers. Smaller centers, those with less than 15 clients just don’t have that many staff. No matter how great of teachers and presenters they may be, they have to give so many of the sessions it will become a little stale no matter what. Live video conferencing could give a fresh face once in a while and really keep the motivation rolling. Unfortunately there are just not enough Dr. Phils to go around. Video through the internet could make a huge contribution, at a resonable cost to all concerned. Let’s hope those talented people in the field start to make themselves available through this medium to all rehab centers.

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