CRC Motivational Interviewing & Counseling Techniques Flashcards

What is the primary spirit of Motivational Interviewing?

Answer: Collaboration, evocation, and autonomy

MI is grounded in a collaborative spirit that evokes the client's own motivation while respecting their autonomy.

Which OARS skill involves making statements that recognize a client's strengths and efforts?

Answer: Affirmations

Affirmations in MI are statements that acknowledge a client's strengths, efforts, and positive behaviors.

In Motivational Interviewing, 'change talk' refers to:

Answer: Client statements that favor movement toward change

Change talk consists of client statements reflecting desire, ability, reasons, or need to change.

The 'righting reflex' in MI refers to the counselor's tendency to:

Answer: Tell clients what they should do to fix their problem

The righting reflex is the natural urge to fix problems by directing clients, which MI trains counselors to resist.

Rolling with resistance in MI means the coach should:

Answer: Avoid direct confrontation and instead explore ambivalence

Rolling with resistance means not opposing it but using it as a signal to adjust approach and explore ambivalence.

Which MI technique acknowledges both the client's reasons to change and their reasons to stay the same?

Answer: Double-sided reflection

A double-sided reflection mirrors both sides of the client's ambivalence — desire to change and resistance to it.