Motivational interviewing in intake/crisis intervention
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2019-02-25
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This Advance Practicum report examines my experiences in further developing my
clinical skills, primarily in the area of Motivational Interviewing (MI) techniques, while
completing an Advanced Practicum with the Health Sciences North (HSN) Mental Health and
Addictions Program (MHAP) as the intake/crisis worker. The intake/crisis program of
Manitoulin Island is designed to address the mental health and addiction crisis needs of clients
over sixteen years of age who present in psychological distress at either of the emergency
departments of the Manitoulin Health Centre (MHC).
My goals within this practicum were to enhance my social work practice skills by
facilitating motivational interviewing techniques during intake and crisis interventions, working
as part of multidisciplinary team, attending clinical supervision, and diligently critiquing my
social work practice with reflective MI log journals and a supervision journal. Throughout this
report, I reflect on the critical analysis of the practicum as I focus on two distinct observations
and insights within my MI experiences: 1) How can MI enhance treatment compliance? and 2)
What challenges might MI methods of interviewing present? Throughout the process of
completing this practicum and report, I reflected on the effective use of MI with the different
populations that presented, increased my MI skill set, and developed increased self-awareness through reflective social work practise.
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Motivational Interviewing (MI) techniques, intake/crisis program, mental health, addiction crisis needs, Manitoulin Health Centre (MHC)., social work practise