MI Principles
Counselor is showing an understanding of a youth's thoughts and emotions.
What is expressing Empathy?
A youth has fallen back into his old behaviour and getting behavioural reports for the exact things he said he was going to change.
What is Relapse?
Give three Buzz phrases for Change Talk.
What is "I can" "I need" "I wish" "I will" "I am"?
This means we are trying to "Fix" the youth.
What is Righting Reflex?
These questions open the door, encourage youth to talk, encourages elaboration and discussion, and leave broad latitude for how to respond.
What is Open-Ended Questions?
Supporting a youth's belief that he can change. Supporting the "Can do" attitude.
What is supporting Self-Efficacy?
A youth is thinking about change, but has not made any plans or done anything yet.
What is Contemplation?
It spells DARN when you combine the first letter of each word and is part of Change Talk.
What is Desire, Ability, Reason, Need?
A youth is minimizing his behaviour. He is not taking responsibility for his actions and justifying it with everything he can come up with.
What is Rationalization?
It spells OARS if you combine the first letters of these words.
What are Open-Ended Questions, Affirmation, Reflective Listening, and Summarize?
Pointing out the gap between current behavior and future goals.
What is Developing Discrepancy?
A youth is making progress towards his change. He is in a good routine and has stopped receiving behavioural reports.
What is Mantenance?
It spells CAT when you combine the first letters of each word and is part of change talk.
What is Commitment, Activation, Taking Steps?
List the four types of resistance.
What is Rationalization, Reluctance, Rebellion, and Resignation?
This technique collects information, links and transitions.
What are Summaries?
Counsellor doesn't argue or threaten; counsellor stays focused and offers choices.
What is Rolling with Resistance?
A youth is making plans and talking about how he is going to change.
What is Preparation?
List three ways to reinforce Change Talk
What is Elaboration or Open Questions, Affirmations, Reflections, and Summaries?
This is when we play the expert, blaming, labelling, premature focus, question-answer, and confrontational-denial role.
What is Traps we use to create resistance?
These are two types of Reflections.
What is Reflection of feelings and Reflection of meaning.
Name the four Principles of MI.
What is Express Empathy, Developing Discrepancy, Rolling with resistance, and Supporting Self-Efficacy.
List all six Stages of Change in order.
What is Pre-Contemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, Maintenance, Relapse?
List three ways to elicit Change Talk.
What is Decisional Balance, Goals/Values Exploration, Elaboration, Importance/Confidence Ruler, Querying Extremes, Looking Back/Looking Forward, and Evocating Questions?
List two ways to roll with resistance.
What is Avoid arguing for change, avoid meeting resistance with resistance, shift direction of momentum, and resistance is a signal to respond differently?
These are two types of Simple Reflections and are probably most easy.
What is Repetition and Paraphrase?