Reflective Listening In Social Work
1. The first step in SBIRT is to ask clients for permission to discuss alcohol and drug use. What are your thoughts on this and what will you do if they refuse?
Asking clients permission before discussing alcohol and drug use shows them respect. In fact, social work ethics and values promotes dignity and worth of a person. Therefore, as social work professionals the expectation is to treat each person in a caring and respectful manner by being mindful of individual differences and respecting the right to self-determination (NASW, 2017). If a client refuses to address the question, it would be appropriate to not pursue the issue but explore reasons for not wanting to answer. This will in turn promote talk about the underlying factors that may …show more content…
Affirmation serves to create a supportive atmosphere. Social workers often use this to help builds a rapport with the clients. Reflective listening - is a response statement given by the worker guessing what the client means. It shows that the worker understands what the client is saying by stating the underlying meaning, and feelings of that which was expressed. Reflective listening provides a way of checking what the client means. Reflective listening can take several …show more content…
There are four principles of motivational interviewing. Please describe what they are.
A. Empathizing with both sides of ambivalence - is the ability to accurately understand and reflect back to the client his or her meaning without judging or stereotyping.
B. Developing Discrepancy- Reflect the difference between client's current behavior and goals for the future.
C. Rolling with Resistance - resisting the urge to fix circumstances. Meeting the client where they are at because a client may be resistant because the worker is resistant.
D. Supporting self-sufficiency- Client is responsible for change. Therefore the worker should support the client’s decision.
5. Describe how to use the ruler in motivational interviewing.
Utilize rulers to explore issues such as patient’s importance, confidence and readiness to change their alcohol use. The client will be able to see on a scale of 1 - 10 the level or motivation for change.
6. Describe how to use the “elicit-provide-elicit” in motivational interviewing.
Using open-ended questions, reflection and affirmation allows the client to begin talking about and hearing their own motivation for
Asking clients permission before discussing alcohol and drug use shows them respect. In fact, social work ethics and values promotes dignity and worth of a person. Therefore, as social work professionals the expectation is to treat each person in a caring and respectful manner by being mindful of individual differences and respecting the right to self-determination (NASW, 2017). If a client refuses to address the question, it would be appropriate to not pursue the issue but explore reasons for not wanting to answer. This will in turn promote talk about the underlying factors that may …show more content…
Affirmation serves to create a supportive atmosphere. Social workers often use this to help builds a rapport with the clients. Reflective listening - is a response statement given by the worker guessing what the client means. It shows that the worker understands what the client is saying by stating the underlying meaning, and feelings of that which was expressed. Reflective listening provides a way of checking what the client means. Reflective listening can take several …show more content…
There are four principles of motivational interviewing. Please describe what they are.
A. Empathizing with both sides of ambivalence - is the ability to accurately understand and reflect back to the client his or her meaning without judging or stereotyping.
B. Developing Discrepancy- Reflect the difference between client's current behavior and goals for the future.
C. Rolling with Resistance - resisting the urge to fix circumstances. Meeting the client where they are at because a client may be resistant because the worker is resistant.
D. Supporting self-sufficiency- Client is responsible for change. Therefore the worker should support the client’s decision.
5. Describe how to use the ruler in motivational interviewing.
Utilize rulers to explore issues such as patient’s importance, confidence and readiness to change their alcohol use. The client will be able to see on a scale of 1 - 10 the level or motivation for change.
6. Describe how to use the “elicit-provide-elicit” in motivational interviewing.
Using open-ended questions, reflection and affirmation allows the client to begin talking about and hearing their own motivation for