Motivational Interviewing Flashcards
Goals of Counselor
Express empathy and elicit clients’ reasons for commitment to changing substance use behaviors.
What is the therapeutic relationship?
Collaborative, partnership.
Acceptance
Respect for and approval of client.
Absolute worth.
Prizing the inherent worth and potential of the client.
Accurate empathy
An active interest in, and an effort to understand the client’s internal perspective reflected by your genuine curiosity and reflective listening.
Autonomy support
Honoring and respecting a client’s right to and capacity for self-direction.
Affirmation
Acknowledging the client’s values and strengths.
Compassion
Active promotion of the client’s welfare and prioritization of clients needs.
Evocation
Elicits and explores motivations, values, strengths, and resources the client already has.
PACE
Partnership, Acceptance, Compassion, Evocation
Is MI person-centered and humanistic?
Yes
How does it differ from person-centered counseling?
It guides the Convo to a specific, client-driven change goal.
4 Processes as Basis for MI approach
- Engaging
- Focusing
- Evoking
- Planning
What is MI?
A counseling technique.
Ambivalence
Client ambivalence is a roadblock to change, not a lack of knowledge or skills about how to change. It is not denial or resistance, but a normal experience in the change process.
