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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Posted by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 19, 2012 | Addiction Clinicians, PDF Articles | 0 |
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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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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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.
Read MorePosted by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 9, 2012 | Addiction Clinicians, PDF Articles | 0 |
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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