Showing posts with label Stages of change. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stages of change. Show all posts

Saturday, June 4, 2022

The Stages of Change Model



There is a great article and brief video at the VeryWellMind web site describing what is called the Stages of Change Model.

There are six stages:

  1. Precontemplation
  2. Contemplation
  3. Preparation
  4. Action
  5. Maintenance
  6. Relapse
In everyday language these stages can be called"
  1. Fuck you
  2. Maybe I do, Maybe I don't
  3. How could I?
  4. Let's do it.
  5. Used to
  6. Oh shit I messed up.
To read more click here.

The stages of change are not followed in a step by step fashion necessarily, but people can move forward and backward somewhat. Knowing which stage a person is in primarily enables the helping person know how to tailor their questions and suggestions for the person needing or wanting to make a change.