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Alcohol Treatment Matrix cell B2 At the crux: the encounter between clinician and client |
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Influences explored across the Matrix come to a head in the encounter between clinician and client. Take a step back and (in the words of one of this cell’s reviews) you will see that therapies may be the “trees”, but the “forest” is the client-therapist relationship. ‘Bite’ commentary on selected key research highlights the 1970s study which predated variation-quashing standardisation of treatments and therapists, then under three headings develops evidence-informed understanding of the client-clinician relationship, in which ‘wrong’ can sometimes be ‘right’ and vice versa: Aren’t effective relationships just a matter of being nice? ‘Don’t tell me what to do!’ Avoiding resistance-provoking mistakes may be more important than doing the ‘right’ things, but sometimes even the ‘wrong’ approach is right. Demonstrating empathy is seen as critical, yet occasionally even something so ‘right’ can be wrong. Click button below to view cell and ‘bite’ commentary. |
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One of 25 cells in the Alcohol Treatment Matrix, a staff development resource mapping seminal and key research and guidance on alcohol brief interventions and treatment. | ||
“Just wanted to thank you for posting the alcohol matrix bites – we are loving them.”
Clare Davies: Residential Rehabilitation Manager, Windana therapeutic community, Melbourne, Australia |
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