NURS 4312 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Ion, Employee Assistance Program, Fetus
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Brief interventions: frames risk or impairment related to drug abuse. F feedback: provide the client direct feedback about potential or actual personal. R responsibility: emphasize personal responsibility for change. A advice: provide clear advice to change risky behavior. M provide a menu of options or choices for changing behavior. E empathy: provide a warm, reflective, empathetic, and understanding approach. S self-efficacy: provide encouragement and belief in the client"s ability to change. Understanding which stage the client is in will determine which interventions will be helpful: The individual is not currently considering change: "ignorance is bliss" People are not intending to take action in the foreseeable future, usually in the next six months. Techniques: validate lack of readiness, encourage re-evaluation of current behavior, encourage self-exploration, not action, explain and personalize the risk. Traditional health promotion programs are often not designed for such individuals and are not matched to their needs. (velicer, 1998) Encourage evaluation of pros and cons of behavior change.
