Transitional Life Coach At Almost Home Mission Statement

The idea of motivational interviewing builds on Rogers' theories about people having freedom of choice and changing through the process of self-actualisation (Davidson, 1994). Miller and Rollnik (1991) describe it as a technique in which the heath practitioner becomes a helper in the change process while expressing acceptance of their client. A central goal of motivational interviewing, says Geldard & Geldard (2012), is to help resolve the ambivalence which prevents clients from realising their personal goals and to facilitate positive change. Motivational interviewing is mostly utilised to counsel those troubled by addiction (not just substance, but also behaviours).

Question #1: What education/training is required for your entry into the career you have chosen? Answer:

Currently, I am a counselor in training at East Carolina University within the Department of Addictions and Rehabilitation Studies. Upon graduation, I will be pursuing licensure as a Clinical Addiction Specialist and a Professional Counselor. I am working at the Navigate Counseling Clinic, under the supervision of Qunesha Hinton, who also serves as my ECU doctoral student supervisor. My faculty supervisor is Shari Sias, Associate Professor, Substance Abuse and Clinical Counseling Program Director at East Carolina University (office number: 252-744-6304; email: siass@ecu.edu) and facility supervisor is Dr. Leigh Atherton at Navigate Counseling Clinic (office number: 252-744-6300; email: athertonw@ecu.edu) .

Tasks There are four tasks to this assignment. A Short answer questions B Your work role C Career pathway D Presentation or report

Question 1: Please provide to me your career path that has led you to your current position.

Giffords, E., Alonso, C., & Bell, R. (2007). A Transitional Living Program for Homeless Adolescents: A Case Study. Child & Youth Care Forum, 36(4), 141-151. doi:10.1007/s10566-007-9036-0

Come up with a creative way to convey my research about myself and my career choice.

I had the pleasure interviewing Ms. Sabrina Anderson. Ms. Anderson is a Probation Counselor II at Foundations Residential Facility in Fairfax, Virginia. Foundations Residential Facility counsels young women between ages of 12-18 who are mandated by Fairfax Juvenile Court System due to various offences. Most of the women were victims of sexual and drug abuse. There are six residents at the facility whose probation period ranges from eight to twelve months long. The maximum number of ladies that are allowed is twelve: each counselor has two clients. The residents are required to stay at the facility for a week and then may go home on the weekends if they well behaved. In the beginning, Ms. Anderson and her client will come up with a plan/agenda

Interview paper with a Counselor (Rebecca Alexander), and a Social Worker (Mina McVeigh). This interview is for Mrs. Scott’s online class.

This intervention was a personal intervention conducted on myself. I am a 39-year-old Caucasian married mother of two currently enrolled in the Advanced Standing Master Social Work Program at Florida International University.

By using my interpersonal skills and communication, firstly I will need to build bridges with staff and partner agencies and form relationships. This then will give me the opportunity for supervisors and staff to build trust and confidence in me as a manager as well as me building confidence and trust in my supervisors and team. It will give me the opportunity to have one to one and team meetings for me to share my ideas and plan ahead to achieve the requirement performance to meet our targets. This will give staff the opportunity to discuss strategies and operational plans and how they will be implemented. It also gives my supervisors and staff the

In the Care About Your Care video discussion one of the transitional care implementations was a nurse visit after leaving the hospital. In the article, Transitional Care Interventions Prevent Hospital Readmissions for Adults with Chronic Illnesses, the author’s identified that same intervention of a nurse visit, but stipulated that the visit should be within three days of discharge and be performed by a registered nurse or advanced-practice nurse, along with other interventions such as, “care coordination by a nurse and communication between the primary care provider and the hospital” (Verhaegh, MacNeil-Vroomen, Eslami, Geerlings, Rooij & Buurman, 2014). During the nurse visit it would be beneficial to perform a drug reconciliation to reduce

and interview with Mr. Martinez was not only an enjoyable experience, but informative as well. Program planning was demonstrated with real world applications. I was able to gather enough information to conclude my ideas on the pros and cons of the agency. Perhaps most importantly, some avenues of career opportunities were demonstrated with a Health Promotion degree in the substance abuse field. Since I closed my Three Quarter Way House in Miami in late 1997 and drifted away from the recovery community, I have had a longing to be involved again. This has formed part of my reason for continuing my educational pursuits. Mr. Martinez and his staff were generous with their time, interaction, and advice. On Mr. Martinez’s advice, I plan to pursue to become a Certified Peer Support Specialist to compliment my degree. Also, I plan to attend the Burke County Substance Abuse Network breakfast with Mr. Martinez on the last Friday of the month. This assignment proved to be a most valuable

Motivational Interviewing (MI) refers to a client centred counselling approach, which is directed to enhance motivation in an individual for behaviour change Miller & Rollnick (as cited in Christopher & Dougher, 2009). MI as a method understands and accepts that the clients are at different levels of readiness to change their behavior. It consistently focuses on goals to prepare the client for transformation by providing motivation for commitment to change (Bricker & Tollison, 2011) in the domains of substance abuse, addiction and risky health problems. It proceeds to make the client aware of the causes, consequences and risks that could be a result of the behavior. Through this, the client foresees the possibilities of enhancement and becomes motivated to achieve it (Jenson, Cushing, Aylward, Craig, Sorell & Steel, 2011). MI is coherent with the

9. What skills do I have to have in order to be in this position?