ADMH 1
Involves simply looking at the person in a natural way, without “glaring” or “staring.” Some breaks are perfectly natural, while still maintaining a focus on the client.
What is eye contact?
can be answered with one or a small number of words (e.g., “Do you like school?”),
What are Closed ended questions?
Head nods and “uh-huhs” are examples of these
What are encouragers?
refers to an individual's ability to effectively communicate, convey, negotiate or assert his or her own interests, desires, needs, and rights
What is Self Advocacy
typically includes information about client characteristics, identified problems and their assessment, goals, interventions, services rendered, and documentation of progress.
What is documentation?
Typically includes facing a client directly and leaning slightly toward the client, with a comfortable posture and arms unfolded, not slouching and not ramrod straight.
What is body language?
cannot be answered with a simple 'yes' or 'no', and instead require the respondent to elaborate on their points.
What are open ended question?
may also be used at the end of an extended interaction of a topic just discussed in an interview before transitioning into another topic.
What are summarizations?
a developed plan to preemptively identify triggers, ways to manage cravings, preventative tools, support groups and programs, & lifestyle changes.
What is Structured Relapse Prevention?
The following are three examples:
The client places unrealistic demands on you.
A client admires you and tells you how much you remind them of their best friend.
A client displaces anger onto you during a session when talking about his abusive parent.
What is transference?
Rephrasing the main content of the client’s message (usually in a shortened form) to clarify the essence of what he or she has just said.
What is Paraphrasing?
Including volume, pitch, and pace or speed of talking.
What are paralinguistics or vocal qualities?
in this stage of change, clients have not yet begun to think about changing and giving up addictive or problematic behavior
What is precontemplation?
Thinking errors that manifest in negative thought patterns
What is Stinking Thinkin?
when you as the clinician transfer your feelings onto your client. Often clinicians don’t realize when this happens.
What is Countertransference?
May be defined as the verbal and nonverbal counseling skills that communicate the therapeutic conditions, show clients that counselors are focusing their attention on them and what they have to say, facilitate strong therapeutic relationships, and encourage and reward continued client communication
What are attending skills?
taking a moment to reflect on what has been communicated in order to think about what to say in response, accepting that a few moments of silence will be okay.
What is the use of silence?
Most people in this stage of change are planning to take action and are making the final adjustments before they begin to change their behavior. Have not yet resolved their AMBIVALENCE. Still need a little convincing.
What is preparation?
can often be confused with sympathy or compassion
What is Empathy?
definition in psychology is when a client redirects their feelings from a significant other or person in their life to the clinician.
What is Transference?
which refers to the delay from the time that a client finishes speaking until the counselor begins a response
What is latency in speaking?
when counselor responses follow from client leads, continuing on the same or a related topic that follows directly from what the client is communicating, as opposed to introducing new topics.
What is verbal tracking?
governs the manner in which personal health information may be collected, used and disclosed within the health sector in Ontario.
What is PHIPA?
willing to act with and for others in pursuit of ending oppression and creating equality
Who is an Ally?
the people, places and things that have the potential to lead to a relapse.
What are triggers?
In this Stage of change clients acknowledge that they have a problem and begin to think about solving it. Clients struggle to understand their problems, to see its causes, and wonder about possible solutions. Many clients have indefinite plans to take action within the next few months.
What is contemplation?
The Stages of Change are a part of this broader model
What is the Trans Theoretical Model or TTM
Stage where people overtly modify their behavior and their surroundings. Make the move for which they have been preparing. Requires the greatest commitment of time and energy.
What is Action?
Change never ends with action. Without a strong commitment to this stage, there will surely be relapse, usually to precontemplation or contemplation stage.
What is Maintenance?
is about changing policies, laws or rules that impact how someone lives their life. These efforts can be targeted at a local, state, or national agency. The focus can be changing laws, or simply written or unwritten policy. What is targeted depends on the type of problem and who has authority over the problem
What is systems advocacy