2.- Making observations

Once the Project file has been created the coding screen is displayed. The video window with its controls is on the left side of the screen. The SOFTA coding sheets are on the right side. The user, while watching the video of a session, observes family members’ interaction and clicks the appropriate behavioral items defined by the SOFTA

The Engagement dimension is selected in the sample screen below. If the daughter were to express optimism about the therapy, the user would click on that item in the daughter’s column, and perhaps enter a comment about the observation.

 

 

To review the four SOFTA dimensions and their behavioral indicators, choose the Help menu option, then Descriptors.