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What is an essential skill when working with clients in a counselling context?
Which aspect of the fundamental approach emphasizes the client's self-direction?
What is primarily the responsibility of the client in the counselling process?
Why is self-directed persuasion deemed ineffective for resolving ambivalence?
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What should you do first when initiating a counselling session?
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In the context of assessing a client's readiness, what two key aspects should be evaluated?
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What characterizes the counselling style mentioned in the content?
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Which outcome measure is specifically mentioned for evaluating motivational interviewing?
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When exploring the importance of a behavior change with a client, what question focuses on understanding their motivation?
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What approach should not be used by the counsellor when trying to resolve a client's ambivalence?
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What is a key action health professionals should take during motivational interviewing?
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Which of the following techniques aims to build rapport with the patient in motivational interviewing?
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What should health professionals avoid during motivational interviewing, according to the principles outlined?
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What is one method to elicit self-motivational statements from patients?
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During motivational interviewing, it is important to help the patient consider what?
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What aspect of motivational interviewing helps to affirm the patient's commitment?
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In motivational interviewing, what approach should be taken to address patients' ambivalence?
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Which component is essential for effective motivational interviewing?
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What does the concept of 'decisional balance' involve in motivational interviewing?
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Which of these actions is NOT part of motivational interviewing?
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Study Notes
Motivational Interviewing Overview
- The client is responsible for articulating their own ambivalence about change
- Self-directed persuasion is an ineffective method for resolving ambivalence
- When resolving ambivalence, counselors should act with a quiet and eliciting style
- Effective outcome measures include the Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity (MITI) and the Behavioural Change Counselling Index (Becci)
Motivational Interviewing Key Principles
- Collaboration: Motivational Interviewing is a partnership with the client that honors their experiences and perspectives.
- Evocation: Intrinsic motivation is enhanced by drawing on the client's own perceptions, goals, and values.
- Autonomy: The client's right and capacity for self-direction are facilitated by informed choice.
Motivational Interviewing Process
- Establish rapport
- Set an agenda
- Talk about a single behavior with the client, while remaining open to other issues
- Assess the client's readiness for change by exploring their importance of and confidence in making the change
- Explore the importance of change by asking the client "Why?"
- Explore the client's confidence in making the change by asking the client: "How?"
- When concluding Motivational Interviewing, reinforce the client's commitment to the change and encourage follow-up
Motivational Interviewing Health Professional Actions
- Ask open-ended questions
- Listen reflectively
- Affirm the client
- Summarize the discussion
- Elicit self-motivational statements from the client
Eliciting Self-Motivational Statements
- Explore the importance of change, including:
- Personal values
- Expectations of change
- Who will benefit from the change
- What will change
- "Do I really want to make this change?"
- "Will it make a difference?"
- Explore confidence by taking into account:
- Self-efficacy (How will I make this change?)
Assessing Readiness for Change
- Use a scale of 1 to 10 to assess the client’s importance of and confidence in making the change, with 1 being “not at all motivated” and 10 being “100% motivated”
- Explore why the client chose their specific number on the scale
- Ask how the client can increase their score
Importance: Explore
- Explore the client's reasons for wanting to change by asking them:
- "Why should I change?"
- "Why so high?" (If their score is high)
- "How can you go higher?"
- Ask the client to examine the pros and cons (benefits and costs) of changing.
- For both initiating and maintaining the new behavior
- Explore the client's concerns about changing
- Ask the client to imagine being "over the fence" to see the benefits from the other side
Confidence: How? What? Decisional Balance
- Explore how the client feels about the change by asking them:
- “Can I do it?”
- “How will I do it?”
- “How will I cope with…? (Ask in relation to the disadvantages).
- “Will I succeed if …?”
- "What change?"
Decisional Balance for Ambivalence (MI)
- To examine client ambivalence, explore the advantages and disadvantages of both maintaining their current behavior and initiating new behavior:
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Maintaining the current behavior:
- What do they like about it?
- What worries them about it?
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Initiating a new behavior
- What would they like about it?
- What would concern them about it?
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Maintaining the current behavior:
Agenda Setting
- Help the client identify more than one issue to address
- Elicit personal views and feelings about the issue
- Provide explanations about the issue including:
- Causes
- Symptoms
- Solutions
Good Rapport
- Good rapport is essential for Motivational Interviewing, and can be achieved by:
- Avoiding arguments
- Employing skills such as:
- Reflective listening
- Shifting focus
- Reframing
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This quiz provides an overview of the key principles and process of Motivational Interviewing. It emphasizes collaboration, evocation, and autonomy while engaging clients in their behavior change journey. Assess your understanding of the techniques used in this client-centered approach to counseling.
