The Dilemma of Reactance
Psychological reactance is a common issue in addiction treatment wherever it’s been mandated as a consequence of an offense, or as an alternative to punishment.
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What to Expect From Counseling
Counselors are taught that the best way to make progress is to let the client determine the direction the relationship takes.
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Using Leverage in Counseling the Court-Referred Client, Part 9
Their fondness for risk and excitement makes them ill-suited to a ‘straight’ lifestyle they would no doubt describe as boring.
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Using Leverage in Counseling the Court-Referred Client, Part 8
Even the most recalcitrant drinker can appreciate the desirability of avoiding still more consequences. It’s a side door around some of the alcoholic’s denial.
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Using Leverage in Counseling the Court-Referred Client, Part 7
Involving the therapeutic team adds strength to the message and can speed the accomplishment of important goals.
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Dual Dilemma: When Addiction & Mental Illness Combine
The key to treatment success is an integrated approach: One treatment team treats both illnesses using an integrated treatment plan.
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Treating the Antisocial Addict: Treatment Planning
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.
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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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Using Leverage in Counseling the Court-Referred Client, Part 4
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.
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Rehab Soundbyte: Cookie Power
Call it a bribe, call it an incentive, call it a clever idea… Giving a reluctant client a reason to comply can help treatment along.
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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.
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Challenge: Motivating a Group of Court-Referred Clients
Some members are talkative enough, but others participate minimally and a couple are openly hostile and challenging.
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The Professional as Target: Being Manipulated
As a professional, you have an agenda to fulfill. So too does the addict. His agenda is very different, but he’s even more committed to it.
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