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…]
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…]
Here is an example of how the humanistic approach can help a social worker, Bonita. It keeps her commitment to her client. At the same time, it stops her from being burnt out as a part of her protective suit (see Motivational Work Part 1: Values and Theory, pages 44 -45). Case Study Carmen, 35, … [Read more…]
Motivational Work Part 1 fills a vacuum in theory and method. It is an approach designed to help people who are considered to be unmotivated and hopeless. Most personnel contacts are based on the client/patient being motivated to some degree, i.e. that he or she wants to cooperate constructively and accept help. When you expect … [Read more…]
Motivational Work Prevents Burnout Motivational Work prevents burnout when personnel meets clients and patients in social services, psychiatry, and the penal system who are considered unmotivated. You have the same phenomenon in medical care. There is often reduced engagement in unmotivated patients that do not listen to the doctor’s recommendations and do not take care … [Read more…]
