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Advantages of VIG.

  • Reduces staff and carer stress levels.
  • Increases positive interactions.
  • Helps promote effective learning.
  • Increases satisfaction and effectiveness in management.
  • Enhances assessment and target setting.

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    What is VIG?

  • Video Interaction Guidance is a technique for improving communication in situations where it naturally occurs, building on each individual’s unique style by concentrating on what is effective.

  • Taking and viewing video clips of interaction is the basis of the technique. No video is taken or used without fully informed consent.

  • The approach uses strict protocols related to video ownership and all use of video.


    • VIG works by;
  • Raising self-awareness and reflection

  • Increasing attuned responses to others.

  • Activating clients to solve their own problems.

  • Retraining perceptions.

  • Reducing stress and increasing self-confidence.

  • Achieving collaborative relationships.


  • Work always begins from where a person is and moves forward at the pace best suited to the individual.

  • Interactions are studied in a detailed way by looking at them in the situation where change is sought.

  • The collaborative way of working means you will get the chance to reflect, discuss and extend your skills.

  • Control of the use of video remains with the client and your permission to record, view and save material is a prerequisite to any video use.


    • All VIG practitioners take part in intensive regular supervision both in training and as part of ongoing support and validation of the work we do.
  • Psychologists working for Kent Educational Psychology Service follow national professional guidance on ethical practice.