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Engaging

6 techniques · 1 approach
MI
Affirming (OARS)
Affirming (OARS)
Affirmations are the genuine recognition of the client's strengths, efforts, and values. It is not praise ("well done!"), but the noticing o…
MI
Agenda Mapping
Agenda Mapping
A technique of the focusing process of MI: a joint identification of the theme or direction of the conversation from several possibilities. …
MI
Exploring Values and Goals
Exploring Values and Goals
A technique of directly exploring what matters to the client. Values are the compass of change in MI: when behavior diverges from values, in…
MI
Expressing Empathy
Expressing Empathy
One of the four original principles of MI. Empathy in MI is the accurate understanding of the client's inner experience, conveyed through re…
MI
Open-Ended Questions (OARS)
Open-Ended Questions (OARS)
A basic MI skill. Open-ended questions invite the client to tell their story in their own words, without steering them in a particular direc…
MI
Working with Discord
Working with Discord
Discord is the moment when therapist and client find themselves on different shores: the client feels pressured, misunderstood, or not heard…
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