Counseling Techniques Flashcards
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In group therapy for addiction, 'process versus content' refers to the distinction between:
Answer: What is being discussed versus how members interact while discussing it
Content refers to the topic being discussed in group, while process refers to the interpersonal dynamics and patterns occurring among members as they discuss it.
A counselor working with a client who has cannabis use disorder notices the client intellectualizes their use to avoid emotional exploration. The BEST response is to:
Answer: Gently redirect toward the emotional content underlying the intellectualization
Gently and empathically redirecting from intellectualization toward the underlying emotional experience helps clients access and process the feelings that often drive substance use.
Which relapse prevention strategy involves helping clients identify warning signs that occur weeks or days before an actual relapse?
Answer: Early warning sign identification (relapse road map)
Relapse road mapping or early warning sign identification helps clients recognize the gradual behavioral, cognitive, and emotional changes that signal an approaching relapse long before it occurs.
A client says their spouse 'makes them' drink when they nag. A counselor applying rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) would address this by:
Answer: Challenging the irrational belief that others control one's emotional responses and behaviors
REBT's A-B-C model holds that events (A) do not directly cause consequences (C); rather, irrational beliefs (B) about events do, so the counselor challenges the belief that others control one's drinking.
The technique of 'bibliotherapy' in addiction counseling primarily refers to:
Answer: Assigning readings to supplement therapy and promote self-reflection
Bibliotherapy uses assigned books, articles, or recovery literature as a therapeutic adjunct to promote insight, normalize experiences, and reinforce session content between appointments.
When a client in recovery repeatedly arrives late to sessions and minimizes its importance, a counselor addressing this pattern therapeutically is working with:
Answer: Resistance
Resistance manifests as behaviors that impede the therapeutic process; addressing the latency pattern therapeutically helps the client explore underlying ambivalence about treatment.
In Network Therapy for addiction, the client's support network is involved primarily to:
Answer: Provide accountability and support relapse prevention during and between sessions
Network Therapy enlists supportive family members and friends as active treatment allies who help the client maintain abstinence and cope with triggers between sessions.