Different Stages in Career and Life
Introduce your paper by saying something about the Stages of Change model. Acknowledge that clients can be in two different stages of change (different stages for different issues) and how this could challenge a counselor. Note the four principles of Motivational Interviewing. Introduce your counseling scenario (your client is in “X” stage of change for career development, and “Y” stage of change for substance abuse.
Dialogue
Client: talking talking talking. (Note the stage of change the client is expressing).
Counselor: responding responding responding. (Note the Motivational Interviewing principle demonstrated by the counselor). For example:
Client: I like getting high but I don’t really like myself afterwards or the things that I sometimes do to get it. (Contemplation).
Counselor: So you enjoy the feeling at the time, but afterwards you feel bad and question your decisions. (Developing discrepancy). ….and so on…
How the Dialogue Addresses the Challenges
Explain how the scenario you wrote addresses the challenges of working with clients who are in different stages of change for career development and substance abuse. Point to the two different stages and the way the counselor responded (using Motivational Interviewing strategies). Reference the textbook and other outside readings.
Add a concluding paragraph here. Counselors should be aware of techniques such as motivational interviewing to…...
References
Wood C & Cato S (2012) Career counseling and lifestyle planning for clients with addictive
behaviors. In D. Capuzzi & M. D. Stauffer (Eds.), Career counseling: Foundations, perspectives, and applications (2nd ed., pp. 399-429). New York, NY: Routledge