Topic: court-mandated

I compare it to finding someone lying on the sidewalk, helping them up, brushing them off, and pushing them down again.

“You don’t see much motivation or insight. But I guess that’s why they have to be compelled in the first place, right?”

Their fondness for risk and excitement makes them ill-suited to a ‘straight’ lifestyle they would no doubt describe as boring.

Involving the therapeutic team adds strength to the message and can speed the accomplishment of important goals.

The behavior of antisocial persons is a challenge to traditional substance abuse counseling. Offender populations are packed with antisocial clients. It helps to address these behaviors directly, beginning with the treatment plan.

A big fine, for instance, isn’t necessarily a better deterrent than a lesser one that is administered quickly and effectively.

But if the client also conveys a strong desire to get a degree or a worthwhile job, or start a family or get out of debt – these also constitute motivators for success.

It’s not just what you present to your client — it’s how you present it. By following a few simple rules, you get better results. It’s not a perfect system, by any means. But it should improve outcomes.

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.