Jacob Campbell, Ph.D., LICSW
These are my presentations. My name is Jacob. I enjoy sharing ideas and developing helpers. I am an associate professor at Heritage University. I am sharing my presentations here to give ease of access for my students and so others can hopefully find useful information to learn and grow.
Recent Presentations
- Date:
- November 2026
Week twelve we look to develop strategies for how to impact change with our clients. It is an asynchronous week, with no in-person class because of Veterans Day. Students will read Chapters 17 and 18 from Hepworth et al. (2023) to explore key strategies for helping clients change, including additive empathy, interpretation, and confrontation, along with the barriers that make change hard for clients and how we might limit those barriers in our practice. In the forums, students will discuss the chapters, practice surface and additive empathetic responses, try a four-part model for assertive confrontation, reflect on their own experiences of making change, and consider what facilitates recovery. Students will also submit their Interviewing Skills Role-Play, due on Monday morning. There is also a lecture video that discusses additive empathetic responding. The agenda for that is as follows:
- Week 12 expectations
- Additive empathy and interpretation
- Reactance theory
Learning Objectives for the Week
- Define and differentiate surface empathy, additive empathy, and interpretation in the context of direct social work practice.
- Identify and apply the components of additive empathy and interpretive responses in client interactions.
- Practice assertive confrontation using a structured four-part model.
- Identify and analyze common barriers that interfere with the client change process.
- Reflect on personal experiences of making change to build insight into client challenges.
- Analyze the principles of the SAMHSA Recovery Model.