Motivational interviewing

On November 9th, Erin and I co-facilitated a group discussion around trauma-informed practice as part of our Group Facilitation assignment as second-year nursing students. The process consisted of choosing a peer-reviewed article related to trauma-informed practice, then creating a Facilitation Plan around the article and relevant course theory, and finally facilitating a group discussion. As the next step towards the development of our group facilitation skills, we were assigned to write a…

According to Rogers (1951) MI is not founded on theory but has evolved from a client-centred counselling approach. Rather than a set of techniques, MI is a method of communication which focuses primarily on evoking the person’s instinctive motivation for change. The ‘spirit of MI’, that is the interpersonal relationship within which MI techniques are used is based on three fundamental elements. The first element is collaboration between the client and therapist as MI is a therapeutic process in…

The mock care conference assignment and presentation was an informative and educational process for our group. After our presentation the group engaged in reflection together to discuss our learning, the challenges we experienced, how our presentation relates to our class learning and to celebrate our accomplishments. Our reflection will outline our learning and challenges, the feedback from our classmates and how our presentation relates to course learning. Learning & Challenges…

Analysis and Application of a Clinical Practice Guideline: Screening For Breast Cancer The purpose of this paper is to analyze a current clinical practice guideline (CPG) on breast cancer screenings by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). A CPG is a statement that compiles the highest level of evidence-based research from systematic research reviews (SRR) and other research to direct practitioners with appropriate health care interventions (Sriganesh, Shanthanna, & Busse, 2016).…

The foundation of family social work lies within the awareness, theoretical, and decision-making skills of the case worker. He or she must be able to identify issues and strengths to effectively match appropriate resources, services, and techniques for the best possible outcomes. Family Social work originates when an initial referral is made to an organization. There is no script to follow, so it is imperative that family social workers possess positive communication attributes as wells as core…

into the American Football world, as it would be extremely challenging to be perceived as anything else apart from “damaged goods”. Once he is fully recovered, he will see what opportunities present themselves, though is interested in becoming a motivational…

While it could be considered commonplace to suggest that all individuals deserve personalized care to meet their ever-changing needs that is not the reality in Canada. I believe that this is the future of social work across the lifespan: meeting the needs of individuals at every stage of life and help support individuals and families in the transitions as they occur through collaboration, information sharing support in various circumstances, and pursuing transformative ideologies in every aspect…

Interviewer: So, you did the kinetic drawing. Interviewee: Uh-huh. Interviewer: Now I am going to ask you three questions about your drawing. Can you describe to me what all the components of your pictures are? Just the facts and what we are looking at. Interviewee: These are people in different departments here. This is supposed to be the community or kids, and they are doing research. So, they are either doing some computer games, surveys, genetic markers, food or questionnaires. That is…

I have had the honor and opportunity of interviewing some amazing athletes in the OCR world, that includes several Spartan Pro athletes and one of the youngest and oldest active racers in the sport and it seemed only fitting to interview one of the most inspiring adaptive athletes in OCR. We both ran the same Spartan race weekend in Canada this year, so I made it a point to go say hi and setup this interview.  Interview with Misty: • When did you run your first obstacle course? Misty: On…

created surveys can be tailored to identifying the barriers and behavior issues that contribute to the patient being noncompliant. NCW can use these surveys to create interventions to resolve the barriers and also implement behavior change and motivational interviewing techniques when necessary. Monthly pill counts and food diaries are ways to monitor if a patient is adhering to their treatment plan. Interventions can be initiated to address barriers to compliance and/or a need for re-education.…