What is Solution Focused Therapy? And how may you use Solution Focused Therapy (SFT) to empower your clients to get unstuck and achieve their goals? Today, we have the honor of an interview with Denise J. Krause, MSSW, a Clinical Professor and Associate Dean for Community Engagement and Alumni Relations at the University at Buffalo School of […]
Motivational Interviewing: A Client-Centered Approach (2 of 2)
Last week, we learned from Kathleen Sciacca, a pioneer in the development of integrated treatment for co-occurring mental illness and substance disorders, that “Motivational Interviewing (MI) is grounded in Carl Rogers’ “client-centered” counseling and “empathic reflective listening.” This week, we are fortunate to have another opportunity to learn more about this client-centered approach with Kathleen […]
Motivational Interviewing: A Client-Centered Approach (1 of 2)
What is motivational interviewing? Have you heard about this term and wondered what exactly it was referring to? Today’s interview is with Kathleen Sciacca, a trainer and programmer for Motivational Interviewing, as well as a pioneer in the development of integrated treatment for co-occurring mental illness and substance disorders. Her integrated treatment programs and motivational […]