Seeking Safety

Mark M. Lowis, LMSWPresident: MML Consulting, LLC.

Seeking Safety

Seeking Safety

Seeking Safety

Seeking Safety

Seeking Safety

Seeking Safety

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Common Elements for Recovery Orientation

Common Elements for Person Centered

Motivational Interviewing Seeking Safety Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

Strength-Based Strength-Based Strength-Based

Focuses on the strength of the recipient/practitioner alliance

Focuses on the strength of the recipient/practitioner alliance

Focuses on the strength of the recipient/practitioner alliance

Respects Recipient Autonomy Respects Recipient Autonomy Respects Recipient Autonomy

Gives Choice and Control to the Recipient

Recipient Chooses activities from Manualized Exercises

Client chooses to participate and agreements are formalized

Approach is intended to target issues important to the Recipient

Approach is intended to target issues important to the Recipient

Approach is intended to target issues important to the Recipient

Helps Recipient improve ability to self-govern

Helps Recipient develop skills for self-protection from threats from Trauma and Substance Abuse

Helps Recipient learn about reactivity and devise skills to regulate emotions and improve behaviors

Starts with what the know and adds information to strengthen motivation to change

Increases motivation to change behaviors to enhance safety

Increases motivation to identify, evaluate emotions and increase motivation to choose self-enhancing actions

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• EXERCISE• Set Up

• Facilitate Discussion Using Topic Provided