Definitions
OARS
SPIRIT of MI
Change Talk
Now That's Random
100

When someone feels two ways about making a change.

Ambivalence.

100
What does OARS stand for?
O-Open Ended Questions A-Affirmations R-Reflections S-Summarizations
100

What does MI stand for?

Motivational Interviewing.

100

Any statement made in favor of change.

Change Talk.

100

What is the number 1 side dish for Thanksgiving?

Stuffing/Dressing. 

200

Reflecting back what the client said and/or making a hypothetical guess at the person's true meaning beyond what the client verbalized. 

Reflective Listening.

200
Convert this closed question into an open question:
Do you want to go to treatment?
200

Name a specific target behavior where Motivational Interview would be helpful.

Chemical use, finding pro-social friends, treatment, going to school....

200

Identify the change talk:

"It doesn't make sense for me to get a job. No one is going to hire me with a felony. It's important for me to take care of my family, but I can make ten times more money on the street."

200

What famous musician from MN was born under the name Robert Zimmerman?

Bob Dylan.

300

Strategies and techniques that have been proven to reduce recidivism, including such examples as motivational interviewing, case planning, Carey Guide tools, targeting interventions to high risk offenders and their high risk areas of need, and engaging community support

Evidence-Based Practices (EBP)

300
Convert this question to a reflection:
Do you care about finishing your probation?
300

Name one reason Motivational Interviewing is so useful

Guide towards change, engage with clients, collaboration and allows clients to find their own reasons to change. 

300
Identify and respond to the change talk:
"I hate taking those meds. I know what I need to do to stay healthy and I'm tired of people telling me what to do"
300

What do you call a group of flamingos?

A Flamboyance.
400

This strategy acknowledges what the client is saying and adds it to the other side of the client's ambivalence

Double-sided reflection

400

These are the best kind of affirmations:

What are 'heavyweight' affirmations?

400

What are the 4 Motivational Interviewing Processes?

Engaging, focusing, evoking and planning.

400

This is the first step in responding to change talk. 

Recognizing it.

400

What year did MN become a state?

1858.

500

A person's belief in the possibility of change. The Person's belief they can change and have ideas about how to change. 

Self-Efficacy. 

500
Taking this off the end of your question can often times turn them into reflections:
What is the "swoop"?
500

Name a Motivational Interviewing Trap.

Expert, Labeling/Blaming, Shaming, Premature Focus, Confrontation-Denial, Question-Answer.

500

What is the acronym associated with Change Talk?

DARN-CAT.

500

On what MN lake was water skiing invented?

Lake Pepin.