Enveloping both the clinician and the client in radical love, HRPT is a way of being with clients in wellness and positive conversation.  It is a practice in pragmatism and creativity, a partnership between all parties creating possibilities for positive change.  Finally, HRPT says, “meet people where they’re at…and don’t leave them there.”

In this workshop, we will explore the concepts of HRPT which blends the views of social justice with self-determination theory, and humanism integrated with holistic health.  HRPT is a comprehensive view of a client which focuses more on their abilities than their needs.  We will also explore the 4 Tent Pegs of HRPT: Motivational Interviewing, Stages of Change Theory (TTM), Drug/Set/Setting, and Self Determination Theory.  At the same time, we will confront our own uncomfortableness around risky behaviors – especially drug use – which can undermine our well-meaning work with clients.

Dee-Dee Stout has degrees in Business,…