by Danny Pettry | Aug 26, 2020 | Featured
A Summary of Bruce Larson’s (1999) Lecture The Disease of Addiction: Symptoms & Phases Summary by Danny Pettry Source: The Disease of Addiction: Symptoms & Phases [Motion picture]. (1999). United States: Hazelden. Larson (1999) argues that addiction is not a...
by Danny Pettry | Aug 24, 2020 | Featured
Cognitive behavior therapist teach a connection between our thoughts, feelings, and actions. Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) provided by trained professionals is an evidenced-based practice for treating depression and anxiety. Example: 1: Unhealthy thought: I’m no...
by Danny Pettry | Aug 24, 2020 | Featured
You can ask yourself: Why do I do what I do (to motivate yourself). However, it is best to avoid asking clients/ patients Why-based questions. These types of questions automatically put people on a defensive approach. In example: Why did you act out? Why didn’t...
by Danny Pettry | Aug 24, 2020 | Featured
Do you need motivation? This is your motivation to get up and go to work every day? The Old Approach to Motivation: Extrinsic rewards and punishments might buy short-term change, but they don’t buy long, heartfelt changes. Rewards may include: salary, recognition....
by Danny Pettry | Aug 24, 2020 | Featured
Balance is the key to helping people change There is a scale with empathetic on one end and authoritarian on the other end. Both ends of the scale are unhelpful. A helpful approach falls somewhere in the middle. Let’s look at the two extremes. ...
by Danny Pettry | Aug 24, 2020 | Evidence/ Research, Featured
Tips on being therapeutic: People who go into careers like recreational therapy are typically well-suited for being therapeutic. Therapeutic approach is like second nature for most recreational therapists. We, recreational therapists may work with Direct Care...
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