Counseling Skills and Therapeutic Techniques Flashcards
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Which counseling technique involves the counselor restating the client's words in a slightly different way to check understanding?
Answer: Paraphrasing
Paraphrasing involves restating the client's message in the counselor's own words to demonstrate understanding and check accuracy.
Motivational Interviewing's OARS technique stands for Open questions, Affirmations, Reflections, and:
Answer: Summaries
OARS in Motivational Interviewing stands for Open questions, Affirmations, Reflections, and Summaries — core communication skills.
In Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for addiction, the primary focus is on changing:
Answer: Dysfunctional thoughts and behaviors
CBT targets maladaptive thought patterns and behaviors that contribute to substance use and relapse.
Which therapeutic approach emphasizes the client's inherent capacity for growth and self-determination?
Answer: Person-centered therapy
Person-centered therapy, developed by Carl Rogers, is built on the belief that clients have the inner resources to grow when provided with the right therapeutic conditions.
When a counselor uses a 'double-sided reflection' in Motivational Interviewing, what are they doing?
Answer: Reflecting both the client's ambivalence and their reasons for change
A double-sided reflection acknowledges both sides of a client's ambivalence, validating their hesitation while highlighting their own change talk.
Which stage of the Transtheoretical Model (Stages of Change) is characterized by a client acknowledging a problem but not yet committing to action?
Answer: Contemplation
In the Contemplation stage, clients are aware of their problem and consider change but have not made a commitment to act.