Motivational Interviewing - Lesson 4A

Please read the following article and complete the individual exercise below by 5 PM ET the day of the next live webinar. NOTE: please make sure you scroll all the way down to the end of the page and complete all activities.

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OPTIONAL: Repeat Individual Exercise 1

Practice Makes Perfect! Try using your OARS skills again at home or at work with a family member, friend or client. Apply what you have learnt through the latest lectures and reading to complete Assignment 1 Implementation-of-Motivational-Interviewing-Skills.

Note: This exercise is optional. You do not have to submit this assignment but will have an opportunity to reflect and debrief  in the next live session.


Individual Exercise 2: 

Instructions: Please spend some time practicing your responses to the client’s comments using the OARS (Open ended questions, Affirmations, Reflective listening and Summary Statements). For this activity, read the response from the clients.  Provide an example response to each of the client’s comment using one of the four OARS skills and name which OARS strategy you used.

Comment 1: “I am not sure if you can help me. I have chronic back pain.  I have tried everything and I only get comfort at night if I have 2-3 beers.”

Comment 2: “I get a lot of exercise at work. I am never standing still!  After work, I am so busy with getting dinner ready and doing things around the house that I can not fit in exercise.”

Comment 3: “I am not sure why my physician thought I should speak with you. Overall, my diet is good.  I cook home cooked meals for my family 4 days a week.  I know I should eat more vegetables but I hate salads.”

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2 comments on “Motivational Interviewing - Lesson 4A

  1. Comment 1: “I am not sure if you can help me. I have chronic back pain. I have tried everything and I only get comfort at night if I have 2-3 beers.”

    Technique used: Reflective Listening.
    If I understand you completely, you are not sure I can help you deal with your chronic back pain, that you have tried massage, visited a chiropractor, been assisted by a physiotherapist, worked with an acupuncturist, and have taken over the counter and prescribed medication without success.

    Comment 2: “I get a lot of exercise at work. I am never standing still! After work, I am so busy with getting dinner ready and doing things around the house that I can not fit in exercise.”

    Technique used: Summarizing
    What I have heard you say is that someone has suggested you take up an exercise routine but that you do not need an “official” exercise program because you are very active at work as well as at home.

    Comment 3: “I am not sure why my physician thought I should speak with you. Overall, my diet is good. I cook home cooked meals for my family 4 days a week. I know I should eat more vegetables but I hate salads.”

    Technique used: Affirmation
    You must really love your family to make home cooked meals for them four days a week.

  2. Comment 1: “I am not sure if you can help me. I have chronic back pain. I have tried everything and I only get comfort at night if I have 2-3 beers.”
    Technique Used: Open Ended Questions to gain more knowledge on the subject matter in order to provide better feedback and tailored advice to client
    "When did you develop this pain? What activities trigger this pain?

    Comment 2: “I get a lot of exercise at work. I am never standing still! After work, I am so busy with getting dinner ready and doing things around the house that I can not fit in exercise.”
    Technique Used: Affirmation and Reflective listening
    Repeat the clients response, complex listening and let them feel comfortable with their choices
    Comment 3: “I am not sure why my physician thought I should speak with you. Overall, my diet is good. I cook home cooked meals for my family 4 days a week. I know I should eat more vegetables but I hate salads.”
    Technique Used: Open ended questions and Summary

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