From Advice-Giver to Change Evoker: Breaking Your Fix-It Reflex

Catch yourself jumping into fix-it mode with clients? This dynamic session shifts you from directing change to evoking it. Grounded in MI spirit and skill, you'll learn to recognize the righting reflex, strengthen collaboration, and sustain client-driven insight.

What you'll take away

• · Decision frameworks you can use the next morning, not theoretical models
• · Real Arkansas-licensure scenarios, gray-zone cases that don't fit a flowchart
• · Skill rehearsal in pairs with structured feedback (no role-play torture)
• · Annotated handouts, references, and follow-up resources
• · A space to think out loud with peers who are doing the work

Who it's for

• · Licensed counselors (LPC, LMFT, LMSW, LCSW)
• · Counseling supervisors and supervisees
• · Substance use counselors (LADAC, ADC, AADC)
• · Peer support specialists and recovery workers
• · DOT Substance Abuse Professionals
• · Faith-based counselors, school counselors, addiction interventionists
• · Agencies, universities, and churches commissioning custom training