Scott Washburn

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About Scott Washburn

Private Practice: Providing counseling and assessment services to clients with mental health and substance use challenges with an integral/ holistic, solution-focused approach. Committed to helping clients find inclusive pathways to recovery. Affiliated with Soul Work Counseling as an independent practitioner. Adjunct/Community Faculty member at Metropolitan State University and University of St. Thomas. Specialties: Teaching courses on Addiction and Integrated Care Counseling in post-secondary educational settings; Collegiate Recovery Program development and Leadership Development Training; research of collegiate recovery outcomes; Motivational Interviewing in counseling and instructional settings; Critical Pedagogy in instructional learning settings. Research Interests: 1. Applying Integral Theory as a framework for understanding the multidimensional nature of addiction and mental health challenges towards successful pathways to recovery. Utilizing Developmental Theories of Evolutionary Change for illuminating natural processes of transformation and inclusive trajectories of recovery from addiction and co-occurring mental health challenges. Integrating Motivational interviewing principles with Transformative Learning Theory for designing successful approaches to personal change.