Creating an Experiential Context for Assessment

Question 1

What are the key points in Creating an Experiential Context for Assessment ? (2pts)

Answer 1

• Focus on the Client’s Experience
• Connect the Therapeutic Process to the Client’s Life

Question 2

Focus on the Client’s Experience: How to Encourage the client to make his or her own observation and description ? (3pts)

Answer 2

• | Ask questions that evoke observation and description
• | Offer reformulations that refine the client’s observation and description
• Remain clearly open to the client’s view while sharing your own observations
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Question 3

Give exemple of questions that evoke observation and description (3)

Answer 3

• “How were you feeling in that moment?”;
• “How did you respond to this situation?”;
• “What do you feel like doing next?”

Question 4

Give exemple of reformulations that refine the client’s observation and description (2)

Answer 4

• “So, you are saying that. . . .
• … Is that right?”

Question 5

How do you Remain clearly open to the client’s view while sharing your own observations (2 exemples)

Answer 5

• “I’m seeing a lot of anxiety right now. Is that what you are experiencing?”;
• “I noticed you never talk about your wife, and I was wondering if it’s a topic you would rather avoid. Is that the case?”

Question 6

Creating an Experiential Context for Assessment: How do you improve mutual understanding? (2)

Answer 6

• Reflect back
• Use perspective taking

Question 7

How can you Use perspective taking in order to Improve mutual understanding? (2 exemples)

Answer 7

• “If I were in your shoes, I would feel quite anxious. Is that how you are feeling?”;
• “I would like to see this situation from your perspective. Can you help me picture what it’s like for you?”

Question 8

How to Connect the Therapeutic Process to the Client’s Life? (3frames)

Answer 8

• Use coordination framing to draw attention to similar experiences
• Use analogical framing to draw attention to similar functions
• Use perspective taking to bring different situations to the therapy room

Question 9

Give exemples of how to Use coordination framing to draw attention to similar experiences (2)

Answer 9

• “Is what you are feeling now similar to what you experienced in the situation you described earlier?”;
• “I noticed you change the topic of our conversation a few times. Is that what you also do when you talk with your friends about
  your personal life?”

Question 10

How to Use analogical framing to draw attention to similar functions? (1 exemple)

Answer 10

• “So, if you avoid looking at me, then you are less anxious about what I might think. Could it be that drinking alcohol has a similar effect on your anxiety about work?”

Question 11

Name 3 types of relationnal framing that can be used to increse perspective taking to bring different situations to the therapy room. ?

Answer 11

• || Interpersonal deictic framing
• Spatial deictic framing
• Temporal deictic framing

Question 12

How to use Interpersonal deictic framing to increase perspective taking in bringing different situations to the therapy room? (1 exemple)

Answer 12

• “Imagine I am your partner and we are having a casual conversation. What would the tone of your voice be like now? Can you show me?”

Question 13

How to use Spatial deictic framing to increase perspective taking in bringing different situations to the therapy room? (1 exemple)

Answer 13

• “Imagine you are alone in your apartment right now. How are you feeling now?”

Question 14

How to use Temporal deictic framing to increase perspective taking in bringing different situations to the therapy room? (1 exemple)

Answer 14

• “Imagine you travel in time and you are 2 hours from now. What thoughts are in your mind now?”