Motivational interviewing

Learning Plan Audit Creating a learning plan was a challenging task for me. Having challenged my third year practicum, I missed out on some practice in identifying attainable and timely goals. The initial version of my learning plan was very vague, which made it more difficult for me to focus on specific tasks during the first half of my placement. However, at the midpoint meeting, my supervisor and I reviewed my learning plan and made key changes that ultimately helped me focus my learning…

rejected by their families are six times more likely to be depressed, three times more likely to use illegal drugs and eight times more likely to have attempted suicide than adults who have experienced acceptance by their nuclear family (Friedman, 2014). This social justice issue is further exacerbated at the macro level. Antigay and antitransgender social prejudice stems from the belief that being gay or transgender is somehow wrong, sinful or immoral. The subtleties of these prejudices can…

The following is a case study of a female patient; she is 50 years old, married with 2 older children that no longer live at home. She has a 2 bedroom home, a car, her husband works at night and she always had a smile on her face. I had the pleasure of meeting her in February 2016. She was referred to the program because of multiple emergency room visits. According to her chart she had 13 emergency room visits the 6 months prior to joining the Outpatient Care Management program. During our…

to adhere to the core values and the vision of the hospital to provide the most upmost quality of care for the patient. Soon to be a nurse educator, I am excited to promote and encourage these theories into practice. Being an inspiration and a motivational builder as a leader will give new nurses the support they need to adopt the hospital culture. Individualize and rewarding the staff verbally, asking their input will allow the staff to feel acknowledge and value as a member than just an…

We looked at that and thought “Four people is way too many. There shouldn’t be even one person that doesn’t clearly understand what is expected of them.” In the same survey mentioned above, respondents were asked if they felt their teammates had their back. While 78.5% said, agree or strongly agree, there was a shocking 21.5% that either disagreed or were indecisive of agreeing or disagreeing. One of the biggest presumptions of school faculty is that it consists of one big group of friends. It…

Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders are chronic and debilitating conditions. [1] Antipsychotic medications are the first line of treatment for psychosis and traditionally they have focused on reducing the frequency and intensity of psychotic symptoms without being fully effective in functional improvement. [2, 3] Many patients continued having positive symptoms (auditory hallucinations and delusions) and negative symptoms (apathy, emotional and social withdrawal) due to lack of treatment…

What? I came into this course with very little background knowledge about health coaching and I was pleasantly surprised at how powerful this process can be. As a coach, I experienced success and setbacks throughout the process—both of which were crucial in learning to become a better health coach. From the beginning of the coaching process, my client and I achieved many successes. My client was motivated and willing to make a change, which is a major step in the coaching process. Some…

Abstract This paper will review humanism as one of the three “major waves” of psychology. It will highlight key contributors as well as their major concepts. This paper will also discuss the influence of humanism influenced the field of psychology in the past, how it is influencing it in the present and how it could influence it in the future. There will be a discussion of support for humanism as a major system of psychology but also criticism of the system overall. Lastly, this paper will…

her at ease. I believe that if I portray all these characteristics in my interventions, they can be influential in moving the client of the precontemplation stage that she is in. My next step is employing strength based approach by using motivational interviewing questions. When the questions are asked in a motivating way and the questions asked are beneficial to the client, those questions will draw strengths out the clients (Prochaska, Norcross, & DiClemente, 2013). For instance when the…

Theories are general explanations that are supported by evidence obtained through the scientific method and are utilized in all domains of social and psychology practices. By observing people scientifically, the social worker can obtain systematic descriptions of human tendencies and differences among people and their environments. This paper will highlight two key theories used in both historically and contemporary social work. Next, a description of the main research areas and methods used…