Spirit
An active participation between experts
What is "Partnership?"
A staff responding to a client's statement by saying the underlying feeling
What is a "Complex Reflection"?
An activity designed to identify and strengthen a person's values
What are "Value Cards?"
Language where the client expresses their arguments for change.
What is "Change Talk?"
A way of diagramming a client's pros and cons regarding a change that helps them make a decision
What is "Decisional Balance"?
Language where the client expresses their arguments for the status quo.
What is sustain talk?
A clinicians tendency to correct a clients problem, to fix it.
What is the "fixing reflex?"
The knowledge that clients have within them their own experience, wisdom, strengths, and resources that the interviewer can call forth
What is "Empowerment"?
Taking the sum of a person's change talk, values, and strengths and offering it back as in a bouquet of flowers.
What is "Summary?"
Three letters used to describe a process of giving clients information.
What is "A-O-A?" Ask-Offer-Ask
Two traits that can be discussed on a 10- point ruler to evoke change talk
What is "Confidence" and "Importance?"
Respecting that all people have the right, ability, and need to choose their own life courses
What is "Autonomy" in the Spirit of MI
The third source of focus, in addition to the clients wishes and your clinical expertise.
What is "Setting?"
Two client beliefs that are essential to change.
What are Confidence & Hope?
When there is disharmony in our collaborative relationship.
What is "Discord"?
The four features of Acceptance.
What is Absolute Worth, Autonomy, Accurate Empathy and Affirmation?
A paper with goals in different circles can be used for this task
What is "Choosing a Path?"
A client driven set of steps to achieve a change.
What is a "Change Plan"?
What the staff person does to reflect the difference between a person's values and behavior
What is Highlighting the Discrepancy