Helping skills

Assignment:

Application Analysis: Understanding Counseling skills in Addictions

This week you will reflect upon the role of an addictions professional addressing an addictions client overcome resistance to change. Answer the following questions:

1. What are the mechanisms (biological, sociological, ecological, etc.) that explain the natural resistance to change?
2. Explain one way to overcome resistance to change and provide a specific example that could be used in treating cliencts with substance use disorder.
3. Discuss the value of overcoming resistance to change as it relates to human behavior and addictions treatment.

Assignment Expectations:

• Length:
  
  • 1200 words; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner
• Structure:
  
  • Include a title page and reference page in APA style
• References:
  
  • Use at least 3 scholarly or career-field sources. Include the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions