Counseling Skills-QUESTIONS Flashcards
antecedent-behavior-consequence (ABC)
Antecedent: Draw out the linear sequence of the story: “What happened first? What happened next? What was the result?” 2.
Behavior: Focus on observable concrete actions: “What did the other person say? What did he or she do? What did you say or do?” 3.
Consequence: Help clients see the result of an event: “What happened afterward? What did you do afterward? What did he or she do afterward?” Sometimes clients are so focused on the event that they don’t yet realize it is over.
Thoughts: “What was going on in your mind—what were you thinking?” And later, “What might the other person have been thinking?” Variations of these questions can be used at all three phases when drawing out the ABC behaviors. Emotions: “How did you feel and what were your emotions just before it happened? During? After?” Later, “How do you think the other person felt?”
