Reality of a Goal: Vision Boards Avenue to Success: Professional Patricia Wright LCSW
Vision Boards Developing a Life Worth Living and the Substance Abuse Client Patricia Wright LCSW
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE FACETS OF RECOVERY?
Interventions Motivational Interviewing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Insight oriented-reflection Develops discrepancy Addresses ambivalence creatively Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Cognitive Restructuring Examining and challenging belief systems Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Creative visualization Need to access Wise Mind Positive affirmations
Some of the Benefits Goal setting Dreams begin to crystallize Hopes- Develop Spirituality- Begin to see a need for it. “Want to…” “Wish For’s”
Vision Boards in Group sessions Ice breaker Group Cohesion Breaks down walls- Clients drop their guard Art as a creative form of expression
Ways to use in Therapeutic Milieu Motivational Interviewing Pros and Cons Helps clients see discrepancies in goals and behaviors Pre-recovery and post-recovery Looking forward only, present and beyond Clients may find their voice for the first time
Results Clients see the devastation that substance abuse has had on their lives Clients get to see “what is missing” in their life vision, hopes and dreams Clients become more motivated to stay in recovery and believe recovery is possible to achieve One step towards the goal you are willing to make?