WEEK 3 DISCUSSION
PROMPT:
During this week, one of your readings covered the process of meeting with a client for the first time. The reading expanded on the application of Motivational Interviewing and the stages of motivation. For this discussion board, think of examples of your own experience with each of the motivational stages during various times in your life. The examples does not necessarily need to involve substance abuse. Think about times in your life when you have tried to make a change and briefly share what that change was. As you went through the process list one example for each stage: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance. What barriers did you experience that made moving from one stage to another difficult? What was helpful to you as you moved from one stage to the next? Based on the reading and your experience what strategies can you employ that would assist a client in his or her move from precontemplation to contemplation?
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