Counseling skills

Question 1

ensure accuracy and understanding

Answer 1

The purpose of clarrification

Question 2

The purpose of paraphrasing or restating

Answer 2

listening for content and affect

Question 3

identify the feelings of a client and repeat them back

Answer 3

reflection

Question 4

tie together multiple elements or themes in the client’s various messages

Answer 4

summarization

Question 5

a type of action response where the addiction counselor or other helping professional asks the client a question to help further explore his or her emotions and experiences

Answer 5

probing or questioning

Question 6

a type of action response where the addiction counselor or other helping professional points out discrepancies and mixed messages in the client’s thoughts, feelings and/or actions

Answer 6

confrontation

Question 7

a type of confrontation where the addiction counselor or other helping professional focuses on the client’s discrepancies

Answer 7

experimental confrontation

Question 8

a type of confrontation where the addiction counselor or other helping professional attempts to clarify misinformation or remedy a lack of information

Answer 8

didactic confrontation

Question 9

a type of confrontation where the addiction counselor or other helping professional focuses on the client’s resources and past successes

Answer 9

strength confrontation

Question 10

a type of confrontation where the addiction counselor draws attention to the client’s perceived failings, flaws and shortcomings in hope or encouraging the client to take action

Answer 10

weakness confrontation

Question 11

a type of action response where the addiction counselor or other helping professional provides a client with another explanation for his or her thoughts, attitudes and/or behaviors

Answer 11

interpretation

Question 12

the ongoing process of improving one’s level of functioning, while striving to maintain abstinence from psychoactive substances

Answer 12

recovery