Motivation Worksheet: Substance Use Motivation Scale
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The Happier Therapy editorial team is made up of Masters and PhD counselling psychologists. Each worksheet is created by a team member with exposure to and experience in the subject matter. The worksheet then gets reviewed by a more senior editorial member. This is someone with extensive knowledge of the subject matter and highly cited published material.
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What is the theory behind the Motivation Worksheet: Substance Use Motivation Scale?
A Substance Use Motivation Scale is a handy tool developed to help people who use substances to identify where they lie on the motivation scale with respect to their willingness to leave the substance they are addicted to. It explores their motivation level and the reasons behind it. It helps them focus on their end goal as sessions progress.
How will the worksheet help?
This worksheet can help clients who are seeking help for their substance abuse issues determine their current level of motivation to end their use of substances. This will also help provide vital information to the therapist so that the treatment program can be tailored to their client’s needs.
How to use the worksheet?
This worksheet can be used by therapists with clients who are seeking help to end their substance use problem. Instruct them to first mark where they lie on the motivation scale with respect to their willingness to leave their substance of addiction. Then tell them to explain their choice, why they did not mark any higher or lower and what have been their motivations to seek help.
