Couples at an impasse [DVD] / American Psychological Association ; a production of Communications Services, Governors State University.

Project director, Jon Carlson ; project coordinators, Kim Snow, Judy Casey ; producer, Yevette Brown ; producer/director/editor, Jon M. Tullos.

Jon Carlson ; guest host, Pat Love.

´In Couples at an Impasse, Dr. Jon Carlson meets with a couple who have been stuck in an impasse for several months. He uses an optimistic approach that builds on the couple´s strengths to help them transcend their impasse. This session demonstrates the four stages of therapy--engagement, assessment, insight, and reorientation. Carlson uses confrontation, or what host Pat Love calls ´a velvet hammer,´ to help the couple to understand how they contribute to their own misery and guides them through strategies to help realize satisfaction.´--Container.