Love that your 2017 focus will be on engaging the family. So often family members (I am one) get mixed messages: “detach with love, let them hit bottom on one end” and use of positive reinforcement, listening, motivational interviewing techniques on one end”. In my opinion, neither one is particularly effective – and depends in part on the degree of influence that the family member has and how often they see their struggling loved one. I’m looking forward to what you have to say about all of this…..as well as how to balance the balancing/enabling conundrum.
January 4, 2017 @ 4:51 pm
Love that your 2017 focus will be on engaging the family. So often family members (I am one) get mixed messages: “detach with love, let them hit bottom on one end” and use of positive reinforcement, listening, motivational interviewing techniques on one end”. In my opinion, neither one is particularly effective – and depends in part on the degree of influence that the family member has and how often they see their struggling loved one. I’m looking forward to what you have to say about all of this…..as well as how to balance the balancing/enabling conundrum.