Counseling Skills and Therapeutic Techniques Flashcards
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What is the primary goal of 'motivational enhancement' as used in addiction counseling?
Answer: Increasing the client's intrinsic motivation to change
Motivational enhancement aims to build and strengthen the client's internal motivation and commitment to change.
A counselor who avoids arguing with a client and rolls with resistance is using which evidence-based approach?
Answer: Motivational Interviewing
Rolling with resistance, rather than confronting it directly, is a core principle of Motivational Interviewing.
In group therapy for substance use disorders, what is the PRIMARY therapeutic benefit unique to the group setting?
Answer: Universality — realizing others share similar struggles
Universality, the sense that one is not alone in their struggles, is a curative factor unique to group therapy that cannot be replicated in individual sessions.
Which technique involves the counselor asking a client to rate their readiness to change on a scale of 1–10?
Answer: Readiness ruler
The readiness ruler is an MI technique that quantifies motivation and opens discussion about what would move the client's number higher.
Contingency management in addiction treatment uses which behavioral principle?
Answer: Positive reinforcement for abstinence
Contingency management provides tangible rewards (vouchers, prizes) as positive reinforcement for verified abstinence or treatment participation.
What does 'empathic confrontation' mean in addiction counseling?
Answer: Pointing out discrepancies between a client's stated values and behavior in a compassionate way
Empathic confrontation gently highlights inconsistencies between what a client says they value and how they are acting, without aggression or judgment.