The active element of motivational work is the dynamic between the motivational worker and his client. The motivational worker does not hide behind a mask or a role, for the more he is himself, the more he can take advantage of therapeutic situation’s opportunities. The personal inventory he brings to the meeting with his client … [Read more…]
The approach toward the unmotivated is the opposite, which means seeing the contact rebus The approach toward the unmotivated is the opposite of that one takes toward the motivated. If one treats an unmotivated client as if he is motivated, his highly transmuted contact rebus will remain unsolved, and he will receive negative feedback. Conversely, … [Read more…]
Appraising the level of motivation is necessary before applying the methodology derived from the contact rebus theory. A motivational worker must be convinced that his client is latently motivated and has a destructive, concealed contact rebus. Thus, he has a different, cloaked message behind what he appears to communicate to others. The concealed way of … [Read more…]
While we do not always meet the family contact rebus in motivational work, we do have ongoing contact with the organizational contact rebus. This is because the staff teams who encounter latently motivated clients are often part of the official, bureaucratic organizations in sectors such as healthcare, criminal justice, and social services. Whether these organizations … [Read more…]
We can see the family as a type of group, the collective contact rebus of which exists as a family contact rebus. In addition to the collective contact rebus, there exist contact rebuses for the various relationship patterns within the family, as well as the remaining individual contact rebuses of each family member. The parents … [Read more…]
