Helper Role
Helper's main role during the Action stage.
What is collaborating with clients to explore and support change?
A reason a client may resist change.
The four types of action.
What is relaxation, behavior change, behavior rehearsal, decision-making?
The difference between giving information and direct guidance.
What are facts/resources vs/and suggestions for action?
The first three steps of behavior change.
What is clarify concern, explore action ideas, assess previous attempts/resources?
The helper does this to help clients examine this before action.
What is value, priorities, and barriers?
Immediate relief contributes to resistance.
What is clients feeling better after insight/support and lose motivation to act?
Action that focuses on INTRApersonal change.
What is behavior change?
This is the difference between feedback and immediacy.
What is client's behavior vs/and client-helper interaction?
The SMART goal acronym.
What is Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound?
What is their insights and understanding previous stages?
The lack of cognitive or emotional insight means this for change readiness.
Action type that focuses on INTERpersonal change.
What is behavioral rehearsal?
What is behavioral exercise OR role-play?
This happens after generating and calculating options in behavior change.
What is implementing plans and following up?
Client do this to determine their own action instead of the helper.
What is taking ownership and responsibility?
The lack of resources will affect motivation to change.
What is clients may feel unable to act if they want to without support and/or tools?
An example of a relaxation strategy.
What is deep breathing OR diaphragmatic breathing OR mindfulness OR guided meditation?
An example of direct guidance.
What is assigning homework?
The steps of behavioral rehearsal.
What is assess the situation, determine goals, evaluate options, model, role-play, implement and follow up?
This is important to explore change before implementing action plans.
What is allowing clients to weigh pros and cons of changing vs not changing?
What is using motivational interviewing?
This makes decision-making become an action.
What is clarifying and committing to direction?
This is when the helper would use immediacy.
What is exploring the here-and-now?
What is practicing and receiving feedback before trying new behaviors?