Active Listening Skills Flashcards
Skill where we use our body to communicate and pay attention to our patient
Attending
Leaning forward
Attending
Setting aside feelings and thoughts and judgments temporarily
Bracketing
Invitation to the patient to go on his line of thought
Leading (direct/indirect)
Indirect - open invitation
e.g. What can I do for you?
Direct - verbal prompts with a specific direction
Involves paraphrasing events and perception checking
Reflecting content
Involves articulating emotions for the patient
Reflecting feeling
Involves inquiry about the meaning behind nonverbal cues (e.g. could you tell me what was behind that action?)
Reflecting experience
Giving questions that elicit more information about a particular topic (digging deeper)
Probing