Comments on: Your Empowering Solution

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 02 May 2008 04:25:54 +0000

We appreciate the comments, as always. Regarding referrals: most of our clients are self-referred through our website and it does a very good job of screening out clients who are looking for something else. That said, there will still always be clients who, at least, need help sorting out their options. Happily, I spent about ten years researching how to predict which clients would benefit from traditional treatment, who wouldn’t, and who would be harmed by it. That makes referral easier and we maintain good connections with a number of alternatives. And, finally, when no really appropriate ones exist, we modify and accommodate accordingly.

By: gamecock96

gamecock96 — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:52:43 +0000

The philosophy which supports holding patients accountable is so important. Too often people get caught up in the whole victim mentality- we have to do waht we can to give them the power to fight back and persevere.

By: Jeni

Jeni — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:51:10 +0000

I would think that you would want to break this very gently to a patient and work with him to discover the other resources which are going to be out there for him which can be of value through his situation. I personally love all that the name of the practice stands for, because I think it gives you strength just to know that you are going to make a difference in your own life and that these are the therapists who can give you the knowledge for how to make this happen.

By: David

David — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:39:06 +0000

Yeah I think that would be very tough to have to turn someone away. When this is the case do you have other referrals lined up for the client? Have you ever been in a situation where you soldier through a case with a patient because the patient does not want to go with someone else?

By: Sandra

Sandra — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:36:38 +0000

What do you do with a client when you realize that this is not going to be the best therapeutic situation for him or her?

By: amyhop

amyhop — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:35:58 +0000

This is fantastic! I love the model that you are using, giving the patients a choice in their therapy and helping them to realize up front that you are not necessarily there to change their lives for them but to give them the tools for them to modify their lives and behavior for the better. I like that fact that you encourage them to say yes to new behaviors and give them the resources they need to make this happen.