Driscoll Model of Reflection | Management

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MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEW :DRISCOLL REFLECTION

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I am using Driscoll model of reflection with the purpose to reflect upon my experiences of the
motivational video between a substance-abuse client and a composed interviewer.
1. What-
Chris Mitrevski was the registered nurse of an intensive care unit who was called by the
unit manager that he had to leave the hospital because he was found of drinking of
alcohol several times during work. Further, the manager told him that these kinds of
behavior are unacceptable and the hospital has zero tolerance protocol. After that, he
turned up for the drug and alcohol services to get assessed or counseled. The assessor
talked to him in a very composed manner that sympathizes with his situation by telling
him that is quite frustrating to be in such position and asked me the details about it.
The motivational video had been a learning ground as it taught me to be flexible enough
to change oneself by leaving away the bad habits and accepting the new and good ones
from the example of Chris. The other learning’s include the composed way of handling
the reactions of the patient and calming him to make him understand about the situation
(Cinimagestudio, 2014). It taught me the importance of good listening skills and
patience while communicating with the client as it will be helpful in bringing out the
emotional aspects of the client’s lifestyle. Before the commencement of the interview it
was expected that may be Chris would not be in the position to listen to the interviewer
but the empathetic qualities of the assessor had made him open up about his experiences.
The way the assessor, interacted with the client, automatically made me react
wonderfully great, I really praise the patience of the assessor in establishing effective
communication with the client.
2. So what
The effective communication between Chris and interviewer was an epitome of how the
counselor should counsel its patients. The communication had showed the importance of
patience and good listening skills as it develops the good understanding between them. I
felt that the unbiased attitude is the best way an assessor could posses to deal with such
clients as it leads to better understanding between them. The way assessor asked directly
the questions in order to come out with the trauma that made him addictive to alcohol
was remarkable. After seeing, the communication skills of assessor, which made me feel
that it would be very challenging for me to be dept in asking questions. Moreover, I felt,