Abstract:

This study aims to examine the films used in therapy, family counseling in Turkey in the field of cinema therapy. Document analysis and systematic review methods were used in the research. A total of seven studies meeting the criteria of the study were reached and these studies were evaluated in terms of methods, theories, findings and results. As a result of the evaluation, it was found that the studies subject to the research were directed towards therapy, consultant training and both. There was no information about the practice process of cinema therapy and all the researches were done by document analysis method. In addition, there is no experimental research on cinema therapy in the field of family counseling has been found in Turkey. Researchers for future studies, suggestions were presented to researchers such as reference to a theoretical information during the film analysis research, to conduct experimental studies, to state the stage, duration, and the conceptual equivalent of the scenes. It is thought that there is no study evaluating the studies about cinema therapy in family counseling in Turkey. This study will contribute to the literature and family counselors in terms of having a perspective on the future studies.

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