tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887701053197945139.post5505244375667029357..comments2023-08-10T05:32:21.235-05:00Comments on Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Social Worker: self determinationAwake and Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13257495492315814077noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887701053197945139.post-15451231931167304452009-07-01T22:54:52.275-05:002009-07-01T22:54:52.275-05:00I agree this is true and so hard to accept. When I...I agree this is true and so hard to accept. When I first dealt with a situation of wanting a client to be at a place she wasn't ready to move to, a coworker shared the bus metaphor with me -- that as the social worker (or case manager) maybe you could get to the bus stop on time to get on the bus, but it doesn't matter that you get on it, it matters that the client gets there. And to remember there'll be another bus.<br /><br />It's hard to do.Emptyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12240281777077363101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887701053197945139.post-44423183169741391942009-02-10T05:20:00.000-06:002009-02-10T05:20:00.000-06:00I should re-look at my MI stuff, i've been thinkin...I should re-look at my MI stuff, i've been thinking about it since you said that.Awake and Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13257495492315814077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887701053197945139.post-13872416697038531512009-02-08T15:30:00.000-06:002009-02-08T15:30:00.000-06:00So true! I struggle with this constantly. I'm su...So true! I struggle with this constantly. I'm sure you can relate. You just want THEM to want to be successful as much as YOU want them to be successful. The best we can hope for is to plant seeds and evoke change talk. Motivational Interviewing gives some great strategies in that area. It took me along time to realize that my clients' worlds didn't revolve around my schedule.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887701053197945139.post-1533960631710147942009-02-06T02:30:00.000-06:002009-02-06T02:30:00.000-06:00I suppose the question then is "will I remember it...I suppose the question then is "will I remember it".Awake and Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13257495492315814077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887701053197945139.post-50335514611922355462009-02-05T00:59:00.000-06:002009-02-05T00:59:00.000-06:00That's one of the most important lessons to learn ...That's one of the most important lessons to learn I think in the 'helping' professions and it took me a lot longer than you to learn itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com