Motivational interviewing

The Strengths Perspective in Social Work In social work practice the strengths perspective centers on the client’s abilities, talents and resources rather than their problems and deficits. The main objective of this approach is for the social worker to concentrate exclusively on identifying, drawing out and building on the clients’ strengths to assist them with their challenges and what there are trying to achieve. Although this perspective has been the focus for social work, other professionals…

Alexis Griffin is the Clinical Director and a Physical Therapist at Performance in Motion. She works with clients who have sustained serious injuries and need rehab. Alexis and the team at Performance in Motion also work with populations who aren’t injured are seeking to improve their sports performance. I chose Alexis because a friend of mine was seriously injured while weight training and they told me about how grateful they were that did physical therapy with Alexis. I went to Performance in…

Gender is an important variable to consider when planning and evaluating studies in all areas and at all levels of health-related research (Wizemann & Pardue, 2001). Gender is especially important in substance abuse treatment services because the background characteristics, substance abuse patterns, and personal histories of female substance users may differ from those of males. In the past, most research related to outcomes for substance abuse treatment programs involved male participants.…

Co-occurring disorders like substance abuse and psychiatric disease pose major to challenge to public health system. Especially among population that is not required to seek treatment. I have been working with a participant for by the name of Sam. He was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder II over forty years ago. I have a client who is taking medication for hypertension, type II diabetes and take 300gm of Depakote for is bipolar disorder and struggles with alcohol abuse he drinks daily. I am…

For my reflective essay I have chosen to look at the challenges of working with older people in a health and human service setting and in particular how this would challenge me to work as an effective practitioner in the discipline of nutrition. In the last five years I have worked and spent time with older adults from different settings, some who are healthy and engaged in all areas of their lives, living independently and contributing to their community. I have also spent time with older…

impairs may impair an individual’s basic function. Coping mechanisms help to improve the basic functions of clients with schizophrenia. In this article physical activity is used for clients for a wide variety of purposes. Despite the limitation of interviewing individuals in one geographical urban area, results found that physical activity is beneficial for clients with…

Positive Motivational Strategies’ Influence on College Binge Drinking Misuse and abuse of alcohol by college students continues to be a pervasive and ongoing concern resulting in negative consequences to include: driving under the influence arrests, vehicle crashes, sexual (date rape and unprotected sex) and non-sexual assaults, vandalism, minor injuries and health problems, and severe outcomes such as suicide attempts or death. Excessive drinking also affects a student’s academic performance…

As steel slammed against steel, the haunting echo of the jail cell closing rattled through Jane Doe’s head. She wondered how she was going to survive the next 18 months staring at these bars. She was sorry for hitting her mom, lying to her friends, and stealing $28.98 from the convenience store. All this and Jane was only 15. How could this happen? “It’ll be fun,” they said. “It's harmless” they added. Not so harmless now is it? Unfortunately, this story may happen more commonly then we may…

Most of these therapies involve forms of both individual and group counseling. There are several types of outpatient therapies. These include: cognitive-behavioral therapy, multidimensional family therapy, motivational interviewing, and contingency management ("DrugFacts: Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction"). Cognitive-behavioral therapy focuses on helping addicts recognize, avoid, and cope with situations where drugs are involved. In addition, cognitive-behavioral…

1007/s10826-015-0304-6 Champassak, S. L., Miller, M., & Goggin, K. (2015). Motivational interviewing for adolescents in the emergency department. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 16, 2, 102-112. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1522840115000233 Clair-Michaud, M., Martin, R. A., Stein, L. A. R., Bassett, S., Lebeau, R., & Golembeske, C. (2015). The impact of motivational interviewing on delinquent behaviors in incarcerated adolescents. Journal of Substance…