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Using Leverage in Counseling the Court-Referred Client, Part 2
Wasn’t it Archimedes who promised that given a lever long enough and a place to stand, he would move the world? In using leverage, think of credibility as the place you stand.
Topics: counseling, court-mandated, DUI/DWI, establishing credibility, leverage, Using Leverage Series
Using Leverage in Counseling the Court-Referred Client, Part 1
Understanding how leverage works in the context of addiction treatment can give you the tools to identify your client’s agenda, and help them over the “rough spots” that inevitably occur when you work with offenders.
Topics: counseling skills, court-mandated, DUI/DWI, leverage, Using Leverage Series
Resetting Your Triggers
The trick is to find another reward to replace the one that’s no longer available. For instance, if we’re no longer going to have a cigarette with coffee after dinner, what other reward could we substitute in its place?
Topics: anxiety, behavior modification, maintaining sobriety, Recovery Tools, relapse, smoking, tools for recovery, triggers
Alcoholic Defenses
Even if such arguments have stymied you for decades, it’s quite possible, with a little coaching, to deal with them effectively in future.
Topics: Alcoholic Defenses, defense mechanisms, intervention, What Keeps Alcoholics and Addicts From Getting Help
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