Client Language Acknowledge Change Talk: Reflect and/or Affirm then……. Invite Change Talk: Reflect, Open Questions CR: Complex Reflection OQ: Open Question Client Speech: Sustain Example Responses Possible Client Change Talk Talk Desire: I just love smoking and CR: You can’t imagine Well, it would be how it me feel. life without smoking. miserable but my family Low on importance. CR: It’s your best friend. would stop pushing me OQ: What would life be about this. CR: So there like without cigarettes? would be at least one (envisioning) advantage. OQ: Of course only you will decide, but what are some other possible advantages? I’d like to be able to CR: You don’t want I guess because I am eat whatever I want anything to have to diabetic now and it whenever I want. Low change in your life. CR: would help me. CR: You on importance. You want freedom in have some your eating habits. understanding of the OQ: Why are you being issue. OQ: What other asked to do something information would help different? (elicit) you? Ability I’ve and I don’t CR: If you did try, you I certainly couldn’t do it think I can stop would need help to alone. CR: It would be a smoking. Low on boost your confidence. challenge that you confidence. OQ: What are some would need to share. other challenges in your OQ: What are some life that you met challenges in your life successfully? that you met successfully? I can’t keep up with all CR: You are It’s not that I don’t want the kinds of foods, the overwhelmed. to be doing better. CR: amounts; it’s too OQ: What would help You are concerned about much! Low on you the most? your health. OQ: What confidence. would help you the most right now? Reasons
Client Language Acknowledge Change Talk: Reflect and/or Affirm then……. Invite Change Talk: Reflect, Open Questions CR: Complex Reflection OQ: Open Question Client Speech: Sustain Talk Example Responses Possible Client Change Talk Desire: I just love smoking and how it me feel. Low on importance. I’d like to be able to eat whatever I want whenever I want. Low on importance. CR: You can’t imagine life without smoking. CR: It’s your best friend. OQ: What would life be like without cigarettes? (envisioning) CR: You don’t want anything to have to change in your life. CR: You want freedom in your eating habits. OQ: Why are you being asked to do something different? (elicit) Well, it would be miserable but my family would stop pushing me about this. CR: So there would be at least one advantage. OQ: Of course only you will decide, but what are some other possible advantages? I guess because I am diabetic now and it would help me. CR: You have some understanding of the issue. OQ: What other information would help you? Ability I’ve and I don’t think I can stop smoking. Low on confidence. I can’t keep up with all the kinds of foods, the amounts; it’s too much! Low on confidence. CR: If you did try, you would need help to boost your confidence. OQ: What are some other challenges in your life that you met successfully? CR: You are overwhelmed. OQ: What would help you the most? I certainly couldn’t do it alone. CR: It would be a challenge that you would need to share. OQ: What are some challenges in your life that you met successfully? It’s not that I don’t want to be doing better. CR: You are concerned about your health. OQ: What would help you the most right now? Reasons
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