Stages of Change
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Stages of Change
Steve Carlson, Psy.D.
Spectrum Community
Mental Health
“Change is the
manifestation
of our ability to
grow and become”
Anne Wilson Schaef
Agenda
The nature and types of change
Brain injury and change
Stages of change
Tools and tasks that help facilitate
change in a positive direction
Why change?
“Hard work pays off in
the future; laziness
pays off now”
Steven
Wright
Two types of change
Forced
Intentional
With life there is pain
Physical
Emotional
Psychological
Existential
Pain can motivate
us towards change
Or we can cope with pain by…
Avoid it
Resist it
Anesthetize it
Minimize or deny it
Blame others
Intentional change is hard work!
Too much change
causes stress
Too much stability is
boring
Stability
Change
Coping with another’s pain
“Whenever we fix
other people’s
problems, we
give them a
bigger problem:
powerlessness”
Give a fish?
Teach to fish!
Anna Christie
Building motivation for change
What does not work
Telling people what to do
Persuading with logic
Warning
Reassuring, consoling
The “expert” trap
So what can we do?
Spirit of Motivational Interviewing
Collaboration
Evocation
Autonomy
“It is the truth we
ourselves speak
rather than the
treatment
we receive that
heals us”
O. Hobart Mowrer (1966)
“What people
really need is a
good listening to”
Create a rich environment
through listening
Undivided
attention
Body language
Eye contact
Genuine interest
Set aside
assumptions
Silence &
presence
Brain injury and change
Cognitive deficits
Decreased memory and new learning
Decreased attention and speed of processing
Decreased judgment, insight, and planning
Behavioral deficits
Depression
Anxiety
Impulsivity
Stages of change
Pre-contemplation
“Who, me?”
Contemplation
“Yes, but”
Preparation
“Uh-oh”
Action
“Do it”
Maintenance
“The grind”
Relapse
“Back to the
drawing board”
Stages of change and
treatment tasks
Precontemplation
Contemplation
Preparation
Action
Maintenance
Increase concern and
hope for change
Tip the decisional balance
Commitment and effective
plan
Problem solving; support
self-efficacy
Prevent relapse; resolve
context problems
Stage 1: Precontemplation
“We don’t know what we don’t know”
No plan to
change in the
foreseeable
future
Usually
a six
month time
frame
Unaware a
problem exists
Stuck in precontemplation
Five R’s
Reveling
•
Reluctance
Rebellion
Resignation
Rationalizing
Treatment task for
“precontemplators”
Increase concern and hope for change
“It’s all grist to the mill”
Defn: “Everything can be used to move
toward a profit or conclusion”.
Social
pressure
Aging
Illness
Personal
concerns
Human development
Shift in values
“Cultivating seeds for change”
Stage 2: Contemplation
“We begin to know that we don’t know”
To change or not to
change, that is the
question.
Increased instability
Ambivalence
Taking stock
Creating an atmosphere for
change
“Contemplating
change in an
atmosphere of fear,
hopelessness,
or exhaustion is a
self-defeating
exercise”
Strategies that promote
contemplation
Provide feedback at the
proper time
Demonstrate as much
objectivity as possible
Provide feedback in the
context of concern
Effective and doable
consequences that
reinforce your
expressions of concern
Processes of change:
Cognitive/experiential
Consciousness
raising
Emotional
arousal
Self-reevaluation
Environmental
reevaluation
Social liberation
“Surveying the
landscape of my life”
Treatment task for
“contemplators”
The goal: A firm decision
to change
The tasks:
1.
2.
3.
Gathering decisional
considerations
Examining them
Compare pro’s and con’s
Desired outcome: Tip the
decisional balance
The hope: Increased
self-efficacy
Confidence about performing a
specific behavior
Payoff Matrix
Change
Pros
Cons
No Change
Stage 3: Preparation
“Yes, I want to change. But how?”
Preparation stage
Transition stage
Decision to change
is made
Reduced
ambivalence
Exploration of
options for change
Treatment tasks for
“preparation” stage
1. Making & strengthening a commitment
adequate to support the attempt to
change
2. Developing a plan for action that is
sound, reasonable, and feasible
Action plan worksheet
1.
2.
3.
4.
The changes I want to
make are:
How important is this
goal (level of
motivation)
The most important
reasons to change
are:
The steps I plan to
take in changing are:
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
The ways other people
can help me are:
I will know if my plan is
working if:
Some things that
could interfere with my
plan:
How will you manage
these barriers?
Level of confidence
(self-efficacy)
Stage 4: Action
Breaking free
from the ties that
bind us to the
problem behavior
Physiological
ties
Psychological ties
Social ties
Main tasks of “action stage”
1. “Breaking free”
Utilizing behavioral change processes &
strategies of the plan
2. Commitment
3. Revising the plan as needed
4. Managing temptations & slips that can
provoke relapse
Processes of change:
Behavioral
Reinforcement
Counter-
conditioning
Stimulus control
Self-liberation
Helping
relationships
Relapse
The role of relapse
Relapse vs slips
Trial & error learning
Recycling
Regrouping before
the next attempt to
quit
Stage 5: Maintenance
“Making change permanent”
Sustaining recovery
involves developing
new, strong, and
healthy habits as
well as repairing the
damage done by the
addiction.
The successful person…
1. Actively counters threats &
temptations
2. Checks and renews commitment
3. Makes sure decisional balance
remains negative for reengaging in the
problem behavior
4. Establishes a protective environment
and satisfying lifestyle
Best Practices
Exercise patience & adjust expectations
Consistent routines & meeting structure
Minimize distractions
Learning strategies
Interactive teaching
Break down information
Check for understanding
Summarize (you and client)
Measurable goals
Step by step plans for change