Seeking Safety
Mark M. Lowis, LMSW
President: MML Consulting, LLC.
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Common Elements for Recovery
Orientation
Common Elements for Person Centered
Motivational Interviewing
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Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Strength-Based
Strength-Based
Strength-Based
Focuses on the strength of
the recipient/practitioner
alliance
Respects Recipient Autonomy
Focuses on the strength of
the recipient/practitioner
alliance
Respects Recipient Autonomy
Focuses on the strength of
the recipient/practitioner
alliance
Respects Recipient Autonomy
Gives Choice and Control to
the Recipient
Recipient Chooses activities
from Manualized Exercises
Starts with what the know
and adds information to
strengthen motivation to
change
Increases motivation to
change behaviors to enhance
safety
Client chooses to participate
and agreements are
formalized
Approach is intended to
Approach is intended to
Approach is intended to
target issues important to the target issues important to the target issues important to the
Recipient
Recipient
Recipient
Helps Recipient improve
Helps Recipient develop skills Helps Recipient learn about
ability to self-govern
for self-protection from
reactivity and devise skills to
threats from Trauma and
regulate emotions and
Substance Abuse
improve behaviors
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