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serving the interview. It helps to see it firsthand rather than just taking notes about each definition. ” We have con-ducted this demonstration many times in our own classes. At no time have we encountered students whose family is-sues have surfaced and upset them during the demonstra-tion. However, instructors should be sensitive to this issue and approach the demonstration as they would approach teaching any material that may be personally relevant to students. Our data have limitations, including the possibilities that (a) the findings do not generalize to other populations, and (b) evaluations of the demonstration vary according to qual-ity of interview. Nonetheless, the data suggest that the inter-view enhanced the students ’ understanding of a variety of basic family therapy concepts and that students found the demonstration instructive and interesting