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Transtheoretical Stages of Change theory
Bill Higgins wrote:
"It was my understanding that there is little or no evidence to support
stages of change in a social work setting. Is this not true?"
SOC theory has proven useful in virtually every area of human/social
services. See: Hohman, MM (2001). "Motivational Interviewing: An
Intervention Tool for Child Welfare Case Workers Working with
Substance-Abusing Parents." Child Welfare, 76 (3), May-June: 275-289.
SOC and motivational interviewing are generally used together.
Prochaska, JO, Norcross, JC, DiClemente, CC (1994). "Changing for Good."
New York: Avon.
Web sites: http://hsc.usf.edu/~kmbrown/Stages_of_Change_Overview.htm
http://www2.msstate.edu/~bhunt/Stages_of_Change_Theory/transtheoretical.html
http://www.alcohol.org.nz/hadenough/questionnaire/stag.html
Miller, WR & Rollnick, S (1991). "Motivational Interviewing." New York:
Guilford Press.
Web site: http://www.motivationalinterview.org/
These are two of the most powerful techniques for changing human behavior
that I have ever encountered. I don't go for the latest "in" thing, but this
is different.
-Randy Webber
J. Randall (Randy) Webber, M.P.H. rwebber@chestnut.org
Director of Training and Publications
Chestnut Health Systems
Lighthouse Institute
720 W. Chestnut Street
Bloomington, IL 61701
(309) 829-1058 Ext 3411
<http://www.chestnut.org/li/>
"All people are equal, it is not birth, it is virtue alone that makes
the difference. "
- Voltaire
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu
[mailto:owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu]On Behalf Of
bill higgins
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 2:57 PM
To: Child Maltreatment Researchers
Subject: Re: Early recognition of seriousness
It was my understanding that there is little or no
evidence to support stages of change in a social work
setting. Is this not true?
Bill
--- DSWLFSU@aol.com wrote:
> Two thoughts occur to me about this:
> 1) I think there is a great need to build into
> assessments and subsequent
> family work the Prochaska/diClemente model of change
> which i think isn't as
> central to practice as it should be. There's a
> summary of this work in the
> Reader accompanying the new Framework
> 2) I believe that all case files should have a
> Critical Incident File at the
> front of the file so that all incidents of note can
> be put down and this,
> freed from all the vast accumulation of detail that
> files inevitably gather,
> can give a readily available overview of the pattern
> of events. A particular
> inquiry into a child death in Sheffield a few years
> ago argued this point
> very persuasively.
>
> David Saltiel
> Service Manager
> West Leeds Family Service Units
> Tel: 0113-275-7600
> email: dswlfsu@aol.com
>
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