Have you ever had a client/patient who seemed more interested in focusing on their problems instead of solutions? How do you help someone who gets stuck in a perpetual rut? Encouraging clients to be solution focused means helping them focus on what’s going right, determining what has been helpful in the past, and challenging them about what they can do today to create change. Find out how to help clients acknowledge and break negative patterns, ask empowering questions, and replace excuses with positive action.
We all must learn to adapt to the new normal, but Mental Health providers will become the new Frontline. Building psychological immunity for Mental Health Ambassadors will be critical to successfully navigating the fallout of the pandemic. We will all experience challenges and conflict as we try to adapt to new work environmental health management requirements, new social rules, and anxiety surrounding contact points –clinicians and clients alike. Professionals attending this program will learn numerous effective interventions to promote the culture of eliminating stigma around COVID- 19 and an environment where everyone is encouraged to get help by accessing resources available to them. Developing sensitivity to the impact of the outbreak on ourselves and those we serve are key to a successful transition to our New Reality.