Should I Stay or Leave?
Always good to collect opinions from others. But when you feel you’ve talked to enough people, try applying ‘impact analysis’ to the issue.
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Author: C. Scott McMillin
Using Leverage in Counseling the Court-Referred Client, Part 6
A big fine, for instance, isn’t necessarily a better deterrent than a lesser one that is administered quickly and effectively.
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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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Preventing Adolescent Cannabis Abuse
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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Using Leverage in Counseling the Court-Referred Client, Part 5
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.
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