Resisting the Righting Reflex

Developed by the Outreach Worker Training Institute (OWTI)
of Central Massachusetts Area Health Education Center, Inc.
Outreach Worker Training Institute
(OWTI)
Patient Navigator
Certificate Course
November-March, 2010-2011
Healthy Weight Competencies
Basics of Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Part Two
Class Objectives
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Conduct a “guiding” counseling style interview to assist patients in
resolving ambivalence
Develop and present a 30 second message evoking patients’ own
motivation to change in support of patients’
patients ability to change
Class Outline
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Welcome, Class Overview and Goals
R i ti the
Resisting
th Righting
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Reflex
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Recognizing Change Talk
Rolling with Resistance
Structured Networking and Break
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Core
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Communication
i ti Skill
Skills off MI
Your Message to Your Patient
Questions and Answers
Class Evaluation
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The Righting Reflex
What is the Righting Reflex?
Health
H
l h care workers
k
h
have a powerful
f ld
desire
i to fifix
things
Why is this a Problem?
People have a tendency is to resist persuasion
persuasion,
especially when ambivalent
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Examples of the Righting Reflex
Large Group Activity
• What are some examples of the Righting Reflex?
• How might the Righting Reflex come up while discussing
healthy weight?
• Why might it be difficult to resist the Righting Reflex?
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Resisting the Righting Reflex
How can you resist the righting complex?
By recognizing:
• Client ‘s Role is to argue and provide
reasons for change
Worker’s
s Role is to guide them
• HC Worker
through ambivalence and understand their
motivations
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Recognizing Change Talk
Getting that DARN Commitment:
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Desire for change: “I want to…”
Ability to change: “I know I can…”
Reasons to change: “It will help me to...”
g “I have to because…”
Need to change:
Commitment Language Terms:
Vow, promise, will, plan to, consider, may
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Rolling with Resistance
Two opposite views of resistance:
• The client is behaving defiantly
• The client views the situation differently
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Structured Networking
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Recall a time someone you knew (at work,
school, family) resisted making a change in their
b h i regarding
behavior
di achieving
hi i a h
healthy
lth weight.
i ht
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Write down
do n possible reasons that person had
to resist making behavior change.
Compare your list with as many
other p
participants
p
as yyou can in
the next five minutes.
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Basics of Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Part Two
Break
10 Minutes
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Core Communication Skills of MI
• Asking: to understand client’s
client s problems
• Listening: to understand the meaning of
their problem correctly
• Informing: educating the client
Must balance these skills; be flexible
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Review: Definition of
Motivational Interviewing
What is Motivational Interviewing?
• Client
Cli t centered
t d
• Directive Method
• Aims to enhance motivation to change by
addressing client’s ambivalence
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(Source:
Miller W & Rollick S “Motivational Interviewing:
g Preparing
p
g
People for Change” 2006)
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Your Message to Your Patient
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Pair up and select the role of PN or patient
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Conduct a “guiding” counseling style interview to
assist your “patient” in resolving ambivalence
about achieving a healthy weight
•
Switch roles
•
Develop a 30 second message using patients’
own motivation to change in support of patients’
ability to change
•
Present your message to the group
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Questions and Answers
We welcome your questions!
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We
th k you for
f your answers!!
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Basics of Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Part Two
Class Objectives
1.
2.
Conduct a “guiding” counseling style interview to assist patients in resolving
ambivalence
Develop and present a 30 second message evoking patients’ own
motivation to change in support of patients’ ability to change
Class Outline
1.
2.
3
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Welcome, Class Overview and Goals
Resisting the Righting Reflex
R
Recognizing
i i Ch
Change T
Talk
lk
Rolling with Resistance
Structured Networking and Break
Core Communication Skills of MI
Your Message to Your Patient
Questions and Answers
Class Evaluation
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