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1
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What is Reflection?

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Acknowledging the client’s feelings and reflecting the feelings back to them.

2
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What is exploring silence?

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Being attentive and remaining silent when the client is silent.

SILENCE EQUALS SILENCE

3
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What is Confrontation?

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CHALLENGE and ESTABLISHED CLIENT to think about behaviors. Can be used with addicts or perpetrators

Not aggressive!

4
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What is Active Listening?

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A technique focus on both verbal and non-verbal communications

5
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What is Paraphrasing?

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Explaining the client’s issues in your own words

6
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What is Partialization?

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Taking overwhelming problems and breaking them up into smaller manageable parts

PRIORITIZE PROBLEMS

7
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What is Clarification?

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Asking the client questions to help understand what they are saying