Method
The focus of motivational therapy is encouraging a patient to develop a negative view of their abuse, along with a desire to change their behavior. A motivational therapist does not explicitly advocate change and tends to avoid directly contradicting their patient, but instead expresses empathy, rolls with resistance, and supports self-efficacy.
Often, a methadone or similar program is used in conjunction with motivational therapy.
Some suggest that the success of motivational therapy is highly dependent on the quality of the therapist involved and, like all therapies, has no guaranteed result. Others explain the frequent successes of motivational therapy by noting that the patient is the ultimate source of change, choosing to reduce their dependency on drugs.
Motivational therapies are focused specifically on a persons needs, or on what there problems may be. Sessions are usually short the first time you see a patient, but time can vary the next few sessions. During these times there are different methods and techniques used by the therapist. Techniques consist of: Brief solution focussed therapy, Cognitive behavioural therapy, Schema focussed therapy, Interpersonal therapy, Compassion focussed therapy and compassionate mind training, and Hypnosis.
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