Motivation changing behavior

There are several different ways to encourage motivation to change behavior that may be useful to a professional. Just as with matching the client to the appropriate referral, it pays to match the client to the appropriate style for encouraging motivation. The following section discusses different strategies to encourage motivation in clients in work and under different conditions. 

Obstacles that interfere with client motivation and behavior change can arise from a variety of sources. Some obstacles arise from the behavior of the client,... 

Blume, A. W., Schmaling, K. B., Marlatt, G. A. (2001). Motivating drinking behavior change Depressive symptoms may not be noxious. Addictive Behaviors, 26, 267-272. 

If the conrse doesn t change behavior on the job, the investment in development has been wasted. Analyze causes for lack of change. Modify course, motivational factors, and/or environmental factors as necessary. 

To change behavior in the workplace, there are a variety of interventions available— including incentives, deterrence, education, and persuasion (Bonnie 1999, 91). Incentives and deterrents have been found to be the two greatest motivators for safe behavior. Incentives, or positive reinforcers, will increase the performance of wanted behaviors. Deterrents, or disincentives, are outcomes meant to discourage intentional... 

The soon, certain, positive, and natural consequences of risky behavior are hard to overcome. We are talking about comfort, convenience, and expediency. Now, consider safe alternatives which often mean discomfort, inconvenience, and inefficiency. The inconveniences involved in safely locking out equipment are illustrated in Figure 20.2. When you compete with natural supportive consequences in order to teach, motivate, or change behavior, you are fighting human nature. 

Understanding these characteristics (as explained in Chapter 11) can enable significant insights into the motivation behind observed behavior. Appreciating these various consequences can also suggest whether external intervention is called for to change behavior and what kind of intervention to implement. 

For example, think about a motivational speaker that you have heard. The speaker touched on things that you wanted to do and you got all excited about when listening to the speaker. However, what happens after you leave the seminar and try to maintain that enthusiasm on your own You must begin to routinely practice what you see and hear in order to become successful and to understand that changing behavior begins with your own behavior (Duhigg, 2012 Agnew Daniels, 2011). 

Traditional Safety Engineering approach (control of error by motivational, behavioral, and attitude change) Occupational safety Manual operations Selection Behavior change via motivational campaigns Rewards/punishment Very common... 

Emphasis for prevention will be on changing individual behavior by symbolic or tangible rewards based on statistical evidence from the data collection system. "Hard" performance indicators such as lost time incidents will therefore be preferred to "softer" data such as near-miss reports. Accident prevention will also emphasize motivational campaigns designed to enhance the awareness of hazards and adherence to rules. If a severe accident occurs, it is likely that disciplinary sanctions will be applied. 

At present, many clients ate teferred by the courts and thus are required to complete treatment. Anothet tecent change has been that entrants appear to be more depressed and less intelligent and to have more behavioral problems than in the past (DeLeon 1985). Even in the past, when chents had to demonstrate high levels of motivation to gain admission, dtopout tates wete high (DeLeon 1985). About 50% of patients drop out within the first 3 months, and only about 15% of entrants complete a year of treatment. 

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