{"id":653,"date":"2021-04-07T18:19:17","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T18:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmacdonald1960.co.uk\/?page_id=653"},"modified":"2021-04-14T09:17:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T09:17:55","slug":"ruler","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thenewmaudsleyapproach.co.uk\/index.php\/skills\/ruler\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u2018readiness ruler\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The &#8216;readiness ruler&#8217; is a useful tool that can be used to explore readiness to change.&nbsp; This technique can open doors to change, particularly when combined with problem solving discussions towards a solution focused approach.&nbsp; People tend to act in a way that is consistent with what they have vocalized.&nbsp; Consequently, this technique is a useful listening device in opening the way for an exploration of ideas as it can promote &#8216;change talk&#8217;.&nbsp; There are two aspects of readiness to change.&nbsp; The first is how important change is to the individual and the second is how confident the individual is that change can be tackled. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.&nbsp; importance to change&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>How important is it for you to change?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>What concerns you about your present behaviour?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>What are your desires, reasons and needs for change?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>What is the strength of your commitment to changing?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>What score would you give yourself out of 10?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/thenewmaudsleyapproach.co.uk\/PageImages\/PI_Ruler.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-197\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2.&nbsp; confidence and ability to change<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>How confident are you in your ability to change?&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Do you have the skills necessary for change to happen?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>What is the biggest reason for you making this change?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>What score would you give yourself out of 10?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/thenewmaudsleyapproach.co.uk\/PageImages\/PI_Ruler.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-197\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reflections<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Interesting you\u2019ve given yourself a \u20183\u2019.&nbsp; Why not a \u20182\u2019? &nbsp;<\/li><li>What would have to happen to give yourself a \u20184\u2019?&nbsp;<\/li><li>What resources would you need for this to happen?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8216;readiness ruler&#8217; is a useful tool that can be used to explore readiness to change.&nbsp; This technique can open doors to change, particularly when combined with problem solving discussions towards a solution focused approach.&nbsp; People tend to act in a way that is consistent with what they have vocalized.&nbsp; Consequently, this technique is a &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thenewmaudsleyapproach.co.uk\/index.php\/skills\/ruler\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The \u2018readiness ruler\u2019&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":630,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-653","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewmaudsleyapproach.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewmaudsleyapproach.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewmaudsleyapproach.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewmaudsleyapproach.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewmaudsleyapproach.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=653"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thenewmaudsleyapproach.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":788,"href":"https:\/\/thenewmaudsleyapproach.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/653\/revisions\/788"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewmaudsleyapproach.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewmaudsleyapproach.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}