Group Therapy Session in "The Sopranos"
Select a movie or television show which portrays a group session.
Provide a link for the video of the session (Hint: YouTube is a great place to search for video clips) and provide a summary of your observation.
Provide one SMART objective for this group.
Group Therapy Session in "The Sopranos"
Video Clip: The Sopranos - Group Therapy: [invalid URL removed]
This clip features Tony Soprano, the protagonist of the HBO series "The Sopranos," attending a group therapy session with other people experiencing various mental health struggles.
Summary of Observations:
- Resistance and Limited Disclosure:Tony exhibits resistance throughout the session. He offers sarcastic comments, minimizes his problems, and avoids revealing sensitive details about his life as a mob boss.
- Focus on Universality:The therapist tries to connect Tony's experiences to broader themes like anger management and family dynamics, hoping to find common ground with other group members.
- Limited Emotional Engagement:Tony appears emotionally guarded and hesitant to connect with the other group members or share his vulnerabilities.
- Specific:Group members will identify at least one core emotional trigger that contributes to their negative behaviors.
- Measurable:This can be measured by having each member verbally share their identified trigger(s) with the group.
- Attainable:Identifying a trigger is a realistic first step towards managing them.
- Relevant:Understanding triggers is crucial for all group members to manage their mental health.
- Time-bound:This objective could be achieved within a specific timeframe, such as by the end of the next two group sessions.