Counseling Techniques & Therapeutic Interventions Flashcards
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Which of the following is an example of a 'high-risk situation' as defined in Marlatt's relapse prevention model?
Answer: Encountering social pressure to drink at a party
High-risk situations in Marlatt's model are circumstances that threaten a client's sense of control and increase the probability of relapse, such as social pressure to use substances.
In 12-step facilitation therapy, the counselor's role is primarily to:
Answer: Encourage active engagement with 12-step programs as a core recovery support
12-Step Facilitation Therapy actively promotes client engagement with AA, NA, or similar programs by introducing core concepts (acceptance, surrender, active involvement) and encouraging attendance.
A counselor implementing Seeking Safety with a client who has co-occurring PTSD and substance use disorder would primarily focus on:
Answer: Teaching coping skills for present-day safety from trauma and substance use
Seeking Safety is a present-focused, integrated treatment that teaches practical coping skills to help clients achieve safety from PTSD symptoms and substance use without requiring trauma processing.
Which motivational interviewing spirit component involves the counselor conveying genuine interest and caring for the client's well-being and autonomy?
Answer: Compassion
Compassion in MI means the counselor actively promotes the client's welfare and prioritizes the client's needs, distinguishing MI from approaches that could exploit the relationship.
In family systems therapy applied to addiction, the concept of 'enabling' refers to:
Answer: Family behaviors that unintentionally protect the addicted person from consequences of their use
Enabling behaviors are actions by family members that shield the person with addiction from natural consequences, inadvertently reinforcing continued substance use.
The primary goal of motivational enhancement therapy (MET) is to:
Answer: Rapidly generate internally motivated change using MI strategies in a brief format
MET is a brief, structured adaptation of MI that uses personalized feedback and MI techniques to rapidly mobilize the client's own internal resources and motivation to change.
When a counselor uses 'double-sided reflection' in Motivational Interviewing, they are:
Answer: Reflecting both the client's ambivalence and their change talk to highlight the discrepancy
A double-sided reflection acknowledges both sides of the client's ambivalence (sustain talk and change talk), helping the client experience the discrepancy and often evoking more change talk.