Assignent Solutionnurs

In module 5, you watched the following video. We will use that video again for this module.
In what way did the therapist focus the session for the client, develop an outcome, and action plan. Make sure to describe in detail.
How did you see the therapist challenge the client in his reluctance to feel what he was reluctant to feel? Make sure to describe in detail.
Please respond to Alicia:
Dr. Johnson worked to assist the couple with building a foundation for positive change. She identified and got to the root of the couple’s concerns while promoting achievement of the couple’s goals. She used her counseling knowledge and skills to provide helpful services to enhance promotion of a successful treatment progress. She used a client centered/focused structured approach to help the couple overcome the barriers they are facing. Scott’s anger and temper concern his wife, Leslie. Scott, in turn, feels like she views him negatively. Dr. Johnson asks questions to help Scott feel more comfortable and open with his feelings, showing other emotions besides the anger he is portraying. Instead of just focusing on the couple, she focuses on both Scott and Leslie independently, gaining a better insight into their thoughts and backgrounds. Dr. Johnson does a lot of positive reassurance with Scott, ensuring him it is okay to have feelings and to be vulnerable. “Emotional processing—the working through of emotions and the ability to examine feelings and body states—has been found to be fundamental in effective experiential counseling and therapy.” (Ivey, pg. 164) Scott was initially reluctant about changing his anger because he didn’t know how to deal with his emotions in a healthier manner. Dr. Johnson explains how the anger affects Leslie and their relationship and focuses on the positive way he was talking calmly and openly with her. She encourages the couple to not only speak to her during the session but to speak to one another, which seemed to be very helpful.
Please respond to Taylor:
Susan introduced herself in a very professional and caring manner and I think that is important to note because I truly believe that bringing this attitude to the table right off the bat played a huge role in how successful the session was for Scott and Leslie. She focused the session by starting up a little bit with Scott and Leslie’s marital history and going over what brought them in to that session. After she talks about that with them, she verifies that she has the correct information. From there, she begins asking more in depth and open ended questions to both Scott and Leslie and the open ended questions definitely paid off because they both go into more detail about what they’re feeling and dealing with on their individual levels of the mutual problem. Susan took a very client focused approach (Ivey, Ivey, Zalaquett 221).
For me, personally, I didn’t see her trying to “challenge” either of these two to feel what they needed to feel. I don’t think she was trying to make them “feel” anything at all, I thought she just wanted them to hear the other. The one spot I can think of that I saw this was when she was asking Scott some questions as he was talking about his anger and he changed from an “I’m just angry” mentality to truly understanding what the underlying anger is and how embarrassed he actually feels when Leslie does certain things or acts a certain way towards him. She definitely helped him find his triggers!