The Angry Couple Worksheet
Watch the first 25 minutes of”, “The Angry Couple” video located on the student website. Read the Mental Health Facilitator Module 5 “Using Questions.”
Answer the following three questions in 200 to 250 words each. Include detailed responses and provide specific examples from the video.
Consider the three-stage model of interviewing as you watch the video. Provide two to three examples from the video for each of the following stages:
Exploration stage
Clarification stage
Action stage
According to “The Angry Couple” is a scene of an angry couple Judith and Richard. Both has issues with their relationship and their therapist Susan Heitler. Examples of the three-stages model of interviewing states below: Exploration Stage: Within the exploration stage Susan Heitler had Judith and Richard explain what it is that they want during the session and what they want to accomplish. She focuses on addressing how they are feeling by using open questions.
Clarification Stage: Clarification stage is the investigation part of the whole session. Susan Heitler starts to realize she needs to start making rules for this couple before it escalades to a big fight. She realizes that Judith just wants to talk and say what she needs to say without listening to anything that Richard is saying.
Action Stage: As Susan Heitler starts to understand the problem between Judith and Richard, she then notes them with the new standpoint of what she gained about their relationship and what the issue is. Now she finally initiates an effective action to achieve the objective of what Judith and Richard wants. Before the session Susan Heitler then explains to the couple what she wants for the both of them to do which is to go back to good humor and to get to what they want they must need to learn some skills not for just casually talking to each other but skills for talking about though issues.
List and describe the effective