Objectives:
- Define the client as a person, persons, group, aggregate or community with whom the clinician is engaged in a professional, therapeutic partnership.
- Learn how to assist clients in assuming responsibility for their own learning and treatment
- Discuss ways to develop collaborative partnership relationships with clients which are critical to the success of client centered learning
- Identify information, resources and support for clients that will promote care a way that is evidence informed and respects clients’ preferences.
- Realize the importance for clients to understand the information in order to facilitate effective learning and treatment compliance
- Explore the concept of temperament, and how each dimension communicates an aspect of relapse prevention which needs to be attended to.
- Identify how individualized relapse prevention plans can increase client compliance and success
- Teacher: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes