Motivational Work turns upside-down the traditional notions of how to motivate. In my last blog (no. 80), I focused on the influence of the psychotherapeutic paradigm in interaction with the hierarchy of society. In this blog, I will concentrate on other affections which follow the psychotherapeutic model. Moreover, Motivational Work has an opposite view of … [Read more…]
Motivational Work equates to psychotherapy. Because of insufficient motivation, unmotivated and destructive clients are not considered suitable for advanced psychotherapeutic methods. On the other hand, Motivational Work states that you can treat unmotivated clients in the same complex way as motivated clients. As a result, social order is undermined. Deep down, all clients are alike. … [Read more…]
I am fascinated by the perseverance of old ideas. In particular, I will focus on treatment methods in psychology and social work. All of them are built on the psychotherapeutic model, which demands that the client needs to be reasonably well-functioning. In other words, he must be able to come to sessions all by himself, … [Read more…]
Each fall I go down to the cemetery, in the center of the city. There, I pick up horse chestnuts, which have come down from the trees. It is a peaceful and meditative exercise, done in the golden sunshine, so typical for this season. Later on, I put these chestnuts in the pocket of … [Read more…]
When I supervised motivation workers this week, I was once again reminded of the risk of being burnt out, especially when you are afraid of your client. This situation reasonably often appears in my supervision groups. The staff is all the time confronted with very destructive and out-going behavior. If you do not have control … [Read more…]
