Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
343855 The Arts in Psychotherapy 2009 6 Pages PDF
Abstract

The First Step Series (FSS) is a protocol of five art therapy directives designed for the initial stages of substance abuse treatment. These directives target denial to facilitate client identification of ambivalence and eventual acceptance of lifestyle changes necessary for recovery. Motivational Interviewing (MI) [Miller, W. R., & Rollnick, S. (2002). Motivational Interviewing: Preparing people to change (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford Press] informs a conceptualization of denial as normal ambivalence that occurs during any change process. Normalizing ambivalence sets the stage for the related therapeutic tasks of matching the client's attitude toward treatment, promoting trust in the therapeutic relationship, and gently supporting the client's internal desire for change.

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