The therapist's task is to support the client in the new behavior. The client continues to maintain the desired change over time. The client reverts to previous behavior. People who struggle with substance abuse want to reach personal goals, yet are utilizing behaviors which are counterproductive. Many times people who are abusing substances are not able to see themselves handling their life issues any other way or have lost hope that change is possible.
People are in a constant state of change.
Clients are individuals, and use substances for differing reasons. If clients are accepted for who they are, and if they are able to explore their strengths and past successes in a structured way, they can build upon these strengths to conquer their substance abuse and reach their personal goals. Common Myths of the Brief Counseling Model 1. This model will not produce long-term results. Unfortunately, most drug and alcohol programs do not have long-term statistics.