Skills Plus HOUSING FIRST SKILLS TRAINING UNIT ONE: INSPIRATIONAL INTERVIEWING Why Inspirational Interviewing? Chronically and episodically homeless people are in a cycle of depression and hopelessness. Before they can plan for their future, they have to...
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Skills Plus HOUSING FIRST SKILLS TRAINING UNIT ONE: INSPIRATIONAL INTERVIEWING Why Inspirational Interviewing? Chronically and episodically homeless people are in a cycle of depression and hopelessness. Before they can plan for their future, they have to truly feel like they have one. Inspirational interviewing is a technique aimed at meeting people at whatever point they are at in their lives and showing them that they have possibilities open to them. Inspirational interviewing will not replace other techniques you use with clients, but it is a useful tool to have in your toolbox. “If people do not see any hope of things ever changing, they will act accordingly.” - Gray Poehnell & Norman E. Amundson What are the big questions? Q. What is inspirational interviewing? A. It is a way to talk to people about change. It is goal-oriented and client- centred and aims to help people move past uncertainty. It is a relationship that is based in an equal partnership rather than a “rule breaker” a
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