Our Intervention Got Ratted Out!
It’s not really surprise or shock that convinces the alcoholic to seek treatment. It’s a combination of influence and leverage.
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Posted by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 18, 2012 | Families | 4 |
It’s not really surprise or shock that convinces the alcoholic to seek treatment. It’s a combination of influence and leverage.
Read MorePosted by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 4, 2012 | Prevention, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
Imagine a student sitting in the school auditorium listening to a teacher or police officer insist that cannabis makes you less intelligent. Meanwhile, he knows that the kid in front of him, an honor student, smokes pot every weekend.
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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.
Read MorePosted by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 1, 2012 | Families, Programs, Treatment | 0 |
Our longstanding practice of branding anyone who drank again a ‘failure’ kept us from recognizing very real success right under our noses.
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If Bob gets a job, his mom will ask him to move out of the basement, and he’ll have to get a roommate, which he doesn’t want, so better to remain unemployed.
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