Jillien Humphrey, a social worker with Interior Health in British Columbia, has found many opportunities for incorporating the Craving Change® CBT-based concepts and resources into her practice. Read about one of the examples she shared:
“Being trained in the Craving Change® curriculum, I am more confident in the treatment plan for my clients and goals of our sessions. The Craving Change® curriculum has given my counselling practice a clear sense of how to facilitate sessions with a client so that they can learn, practice skills and have more of a “brief” action plan in place. It is very effective for clients.”
“For example, I facilitated the “stomach/mouth/heart” hunger activity with a client who described binging behaviour. I then provided psycho-education on this concept. Together we identified several triggers and utilized CBT to clearly articulate the thinking, feeling and action/behaviour around the binging behaviour. I also reviewed the “Consider the Circumstances” worksheet and had the client go through and identify trigger situations. The client was interested in trying the “Quench Your Thirst” strategy. During a subsequent session, the client reported an increased self-awareness of her eating behaviour and a significant reduction in episodes of binging.”
