Motivating People: Practical Strategies and Techniques for Support Workers by Robin Dynes
In all types of support services and care situations one of the biggest challenges is motivating people to change their behaviour. It particularly applies to individuals who are difficult to motivate because they might lack insight, wilfully ignore or refuse to face their situation, are affected by depression or health problems or are victims of unfortunate circumstances or fear of failure.
The task may be to motivate someone to improve their quality of life by participating in a group in a residential home, change a lifestyle because of health reasons, address offending behaviour, learn a new skill to obtain a job or complete an anxiety management programme. The strategies and techniques will help:
- Arouse their interest in making changes
- Encourage the consideration of change
- Support their planning for change
- Mentor the person through planned actions
- Ensure momentum is maintained
- Guide the person in making positive use of any relapses
- Make sure the change is successfully achieved
This is an invaluable resource for support workers, social workers, health workers, youth workers, probation officers, employment services, tutors and carers. The techniques can be applied when working with individuals or groups in all types of settings including residential homes, day centres, probation, education or youth work.
About the Author:
Robin has worked for Social Services, The NHS, The Probation Service, and Adult Learning for over 30 years. Most recently he has been the Social Inclusion Officer across two authorities. His main role was to develop an innovative outreach curriculum that is accessible and meets the needs of people with disabilities, older people and others who are vulnerable. The aim being to ensure equal opportunity for people with disabilities so they have an active and fulfilling role within the community.
To do this he formed partnerships with day centres, residential homes, social work teams, primary care, special schools, probation, employment agencies, elderly clubs, churches and other providers of services within the community. He also advised and contributed to disability awareness and qualification training programmes for adult learning staff and tutors and the other agencies involved.
Previously he managed a mental health day centre and has worked in multi-purpose day centres, a number of psychiatric hospitals, probation and is a trainer and counsellor.
Author: Robin Dynes
Age Suitability: All
Extent: 214 Pages – A4 Spiral-bound
Published: Apr 2014
CODE: SM-9585