Quantum Desistance: How to Shape Behavior Change One Week at a Time
About this episode
This episode introduces Quantum Desistance, a practical approach to behavior change in supervision, emphasizing the importance of patterns and identity transformation.
What if the people you supervise aren't one fixed version of themselves… but multiple possible versions—each shaped by what gets reinforced over time? In this episode, I introduce a practical way to think about behavior change in supervision—what I've been developing as Quantum Desistance . This isn't about physics. It's a lens. A way to understand how change actually unfolds—not through one intervention, but through patterns that repeat, stabilize, and eventually become identity . We build from what you already know: The Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) model Desistance theory and identity transformation The role of reinforcement, environment, and relationships And then take the next step: 👉 Moving from managing risk → shaping probability 👉 From behavior → identity 👉 From compliance → coherence You'll hear how this shows up in real supervision using a case example, and how small, intentional shifts can begin to change what becomes more likely for the people you work with. I also walk through a simple, field-tested tool: "Shift the Week, Shift the Self" A structured way to: Map a client's real week Identify patterns that drive behavior Introduce the Three Selves (Working, Feared…
People in this episode
Host: Joe Arvidson
Topics covered
- behavior change
- supervision
- identity transformation
- reinforcement
- desistance theory
Keywords
- Quantum Desistance
- behavior change
- Risk-Need-Responsivity model
- identity
- supervision
- reinforcement
- Three Selves
- TIDES Supervision Model
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: TheTIDESLLC.com
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