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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Don’t Forget Denial
It seems to me that it’s entirely possible for one person to be lying, ambivalent, and in denial at the same time.
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Changing the Tipping Point
Try thinking of recovery as a learning process based in experience rather than the acquisition of information.
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The Power of Denial
It’s an unconscious process. Not an exercise of will; more like a reflex.
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How Easy am I to Manipulate?
Their targets often know or strongly suspect they’re being manipulated, but give in anyway because they can’t figure out how to avoid it.
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Examining Goals and Assumptions
Others enter counseling with no intention of changing at all. Their goal is simply to placate some authority.
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Hidden Agendas
If we want to see any progress, we’ll have to figure out a way to break this apparent impasse.
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The Active and the Passive
At its root, treatment is primarily a work relationship– with goals that need to be accomplished, and outcomes that must be kept in mind.
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A Simple Test
Really resistant clients are already planning to continue using alcohol or drugs throughout treatment, possibly in secret.
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Building Blocks of Motivation
Even when the patient has concluded that continued substance use is no longer the best option, he or she still harbors a number of important doubts about the ability to change.
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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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My Counselors are Being Manipulated!
Counselors and therapists are — and I’m generalizing shamelessly here, so forgive me — warm, empathetic, even sympathetic by nature.
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Why Addicted People Manipulate
Takes a while to become really good at it, but most do. Addicts are not always great manipulators — that would be somebody so skilled you never realized you were being manipulated — but they’re bold, persistent, and creative when it comes to getting what they want
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